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Answer by ikleyn(52780) About Me  (Show Source):
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Apply the Pythagorean theorem:

|SR| = sqrt%2875%5E2+%2B+40%5E2%29 ft.

On Pythagorean theorem see the lessons
    - The Pythagorean Theorem
    - More proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem
in this site.


You have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry
    - GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK
in this site.

The referred lessons are the part of this textbook in the section "Introductory Geometry problems"
under the topic "Properties of triangles".


Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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"Figure not drawn to scale", means you have a triangle with lengths of two sides but no other information. NO SOLUTION POSSIBLE. You need at least two angle measures and they are not given. We do not assume that angle opposite SR to be a right angle.