A scuba diver has a taut rope connecting the dive boat to an anchor on the ocean floor. The rope is 140 feet long and the water is 40 feet deep. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how far is the anchor from a point directly below the boat?

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christiandunn · Answer

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jhonyy9 · Answer

any idea ?

Mercury · Answer

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I hope I understand this situation correctly?

Mercury · Answer

in any case, if my diagram is correct you would just plug in the given leg and hypotenuse into the pythagorean theorem and solve for the missing leg

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