Question

A town recreation hall needs to build a ramp. The height of the ramp must be 2 ft. The ramp will start 6 ft from the door. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how long will the ramp be

Answer 1

Answer:

6.32 feets

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Height of ramp = 2 feets

Length of base = 6 feets

Length of ramp = l

Using Pythagoras rule :

Hypotenus = sqrt(opposite² + adjacent²)

Length of ramp = sqrt(height of ramp² + length of base²)

l = sqrt(2² + 6²)

l = sqrt(4 + 36)

l = sqrt(40)

l = 6.3245

Length of ramp = 6.32 feets