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A skateboard ramp is in the shape of a right triangle. What is the height of the
ramp?

A skateboard ramp is in the shape of a right triangle. What is the height of the ramp-example-1
User Hikari
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Answer:

A. 12

Explanation:

A skateboard ramp is in the shape of a right triangle. What is the height of the ramp-example-1
User Shakera
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Answer:

A

Explanation:

Since the triangle is right use Pythagoras' identity to solve for height (h)

The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, that is

h² + 9² = 15²

h² + 81 = 225 ( subtract 81 from both sides )

h² = 144 ( take the square root of both sides )

h =
√(144) = 12 → A

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