Question

(need help ASAP!) A moving truck has 10 feet ramp that is used to put furniture in the truck. The ramp touches the ground 8 feet from the back of the truck. How high off the ground is the ramp meet the back of the moving truck?

Answer 1

5. 0384748939

Explanation:

let's take the ramp, if u draw a diagram 8, 10 and the unknown value makes a right angled triangle

So according to pythogaraos(dnot care the spelling) theorem a square + b square = c square

Now 10 is the hypothenuse, so let's rearrange them as c square - b square = a square

now apply the values, 10 square - 8 square = X square

100 - 64 = X square

36 = X square

now root of 32 is-------

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