document.write( "Question 179722: Bob is pulling a 60’ rope that is tied to the top of a 48’ tree. How far from the base of the tree is Bob. (Use the Pythagorean theorem, which is very helpful in many real life ways if you wish) \r
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\"48%5E2+%2Ba%5E2=60%5E2\" where a is the distance from Bob to the base of the tree
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2304%2Ba%5E2=3600\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2=1296\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a=sqrt%281296%29\"
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