解:過$C$作$CE\perp DN$于$E,$延長$AA'$交$CE$于$F,$則$\angle AFC = 90^{\circ}。$
設$A'F = x\ cm,$則$AF=(55 + x)\ cm。$
由題可得,$AC = 65 + 35 = 100$($cm$),$A'C = 65\ cm。$
在$Rt\triangle A'CF$中,$CF^{2}=65^{2}-x^{2}。$
在$Rt\triangle ACF$中,$CF^{2}=100^{2}-(55 + x)^{2}。$
所以$65^{2}-x^{2}=100^{2}-(55 + x)^{2},$
展開得$4225-x^{2}=10000-(3025 + 110x+x^{2}),$
$4225-x^{2}=10000 - 3025 - 110x - x^{2},$
移項可得$110x=10000 - 3025 - 4225,$
$110x = 2750,$解得$x = 25,$所以$A'F = 25\ cm。$
由勾股定理得,$CF^{2}=A'C^{2}-A'F^{2}=65^{2}-25^{2}=(65 + 25)(65 - 25)=90\times40 = 3600,$所以$CF = 60\ cm。$
又因為$EF = AD = 3\ cm,$所以$CE = 60+3 = 63$($cm$),即拉桿把手$C$離地面的距離為$63\ cm。$