While completing a multiplication problem i need to know how to do it by associative

Aflagpole broke in a storm. it was originally 8 1 81 feet tall. 2 8 28 feet are still sticking straight out of the ground, where it snapped, but the remaining piece has hinged over and touches the ground some distance away. how far away is the end of the pole from the base of the pole along the ground?

Agrid shows the positions of a subway stop and your house. the subway stop is located at (-5,2) and your house is located at (-9,9). what is the distance, to the nearest unit, between your house and the subway stop?

Write a function rule for the table