There is a rope running from the top of a flagpole to a hook in the ground. The flagpole is 21 feet high, and the hook is 20 feet from its base. How long is the rope?

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There is a rope running from the top of a flagpole to a hook in the ground. The flagpole is 21

feet high, and the hook is 20 feet from its base. How long is the rope?

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i’m confused because you’re saying the hook is in the ground but it’s 20 feet from the base?

Fivebob answered Mar 10, 2022

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