Solve
-Scott Set Up a Volleyball Net in His Backyard $3.5 \mathrm { ft }$

question 39

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-Scott set up a volleyball net in his backyard. One of the poles, which forms a right angle with the ground, is 7 feet high. To secure the pole, he attached a rope from the top of the pole to a stake 5 feet from the bottom of the pole. To the nearest tenth of a foot, find the length of the rope.

• A) \(3.5 \mathrm { ft }\)
• B) \(74 \mathrm { ft }\)
• C) \(4.9 \mathrm { ft }\)
• D) \(8.6 \mathrm { ft }\)

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