A scuba diver has a taut rope connecting the dive boat to an anchor on the ocean floor. The rope is 95 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? 7,425 ft

86.2 ft

103.1 ft

3,712.5 ft

The answer would be 3,712.5 feet im prett sure

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.