SOLUTION: Scott set up a volleyball net. One of the poles is 7 feet high. To secure it he attached a rope from the top of the pole to a stake 3 feet from the bottom of the pole. To nearest

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Question 1089587: Scott set up a volleyball net. One of the poles is 7 feet high. To secure it he attached a rope from the top of the pole to a stake 3 feet from the bottom of the pole. To nearest tenth of a foot, find the length of rope?
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