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A ramp was constructed to load a truck. If the ramp is 9 feet long and the horizontal

distance from the bottom of the ramp to the truck is 7 feet, what is the height from the
ground to the top of the ramp? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot)
Pls help me!

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Answer:

6 ft

Explanation:

a^2 + 64 = 100

a^2 = 36

a = 6

so the height is 6 feet

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