Question

A wheelchair ramp is 16 feet long. The ramp sits up on a 2 foot platform. How far is it from the end of the ramp to the bottom of the platform?

Answer 1

254

Explanation:

This is basically a triangle, with a height of 2, and hypotenuse of 16.

Using the Pythagorean theorem (a^2+b^2=h^2) we can find the other side.

2^2+b^2=16^2

4+b^2=256

b^2=254

b=√254