Pythagore

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Problem
Shane marched 3
m east and 6 m
north. How far is
he from his
starting point?
 A 35-foot ladder is
leaning against the side
of a building and is
positioned such that the
base of the ladder is 21
feet from the base of
the building. How far
above the ground is the
point where the ladder
touches the building?
The main mast of a
fishing boat is supported
by a sturdy rope that
extends from the top of
the mast to the deck. If
the mast is 20 feet tall
and the rope attached to
the deck 15 feet away
from the base of the
mast, how long is the
rope?
Carrie works dues south of
her apartment. Her friend
Sarah works due east of the
apartment. They leave for
work at the same time. By
the time Carrie is 5 miles
form their apartment, the
distance between them is 1
mile more than Sarah’s
distance from the
apartment. How far from
the apartment is Sarah?
 A guy wire is attached to a
telephone pole. The distance from
the point where the wire touches the
ground to the base of the telephone
pole is 4 feet less than the length of
the wire. How far up the telephone
pole is the wire attached if the
distance from the ground to where
the wire is attached to the pole is 2
feet less than the length of the
wire?