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Change the height for Ramp 2 to make a smooth slide

User Benji XVI
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First answer:

If you look carefully to the measures of the three triangles that are the ramps of the exercise, you will notice they are similar after comparing them.

• Ratio of Ramp 1 = 2/3

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• Ratio of Ramp 2 = 4/6

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• Ratio of Ramp 3 = 6/9

Second answer

The information is given on the image and we can calculate the missing measures for make a smooth slide:

• Ramp 1 - Base 10 - Height 12

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• Ramp 2 - Base 15 - Height 18

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• Ramp 3 - Base 30 - Height 36

We used the ratio 2/3 for answering the first question, now we have the ratio

5/6, as follows:

• Ramp 1 - 5/6 * 2/2 = 10/12

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• Ramp 2 - 5/6 * 3/3 = 15/18

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• Ramp 3 - 5/6 * 6/6 = 30/36

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