Let represent the point where rope and pole are to be connected and
be the point where ball is being served.
Vector coordinates of points and
.
vector represents the vector from the pole to the ball.
The component form of and
is
.
Let the points are and
.
The component form .
Magnitude of is
.
Magnitude of the vector represents the length of the rope is feet long.
Magnitude of the vector represents the length of the rope is feet long.