Question

A ramp was constructed to load a truck. If the ramp is 8 feet long and the horizontal distance from the bottom of the ramp to the truck is 3 feet, what is the vertical height of the ramp?

Answer 1

7.42 feet

Explanation:

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Answer 2

x=
`√(55)` or about 7.4

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem:

8^2=3^2+x^2

64=9+x^2

55=x^2

x=
`√(55)` or about 7.4