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.