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The main mast of a sailboat is supported by a rope that extends from the top of the mast to the deck. If the mast is 23 feet tall and the rope attaches to the deck 15 feet away from the base of the mast,
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The main mast of a sailboat is supported by a rope that extends from the top of the mast to the deck. If the mast is 23 feet tall and the rope attaches to the deck 15 feet away from the base of the mast, how long is the rope?

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do pythagoras theorum
23^2 + 15^2 = 754
square root of 754 is 27.5 (to 1 decimal place)
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