You are looking for the hypotenuse. You have to find the square root of a<em>squared</em> + b<em>squared. </em>A is the first side, the flag pole, 8. B is the base, the hook is 4 feet from the base of flagpole, so B is 4. The rope is the hypotenuse. Find the square root of a<em>squared</em> + b<em>squared</em>
