Question

The triangle represents a skateboard ramp.

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Which is the missing side length?
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Answer 1

Where the above represents a skateboard ramp, the missing side length is 35 inches.

Note that this is solved using the Pythagoras theorem.

The Pythagorean theorem asserts that the square of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

This theorem may be written as c2 = a2 + b2, where 'c' is the hypotenuse and 'a' and 'b' are the two triangle legs.

Thus, to compute the length of the ramp, we say:

b =
`√( c^2 - a^2)`

Where c = 37in; and a = 12in

Thus,

b = √(37² - 12²)

b = √1225

b = 35.

Note that this is solved using the Pythagoras theorem.

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