Question

You are going to use an incline plane to lift a heavy object to the top of a shelving unit with a height of 5 ft. The base of the incline plane is 16 ft from the shelving unit. What is the length of the incline​ plane?

Answer 1

16.8 ft

Explanation:

use pythagorean formula

`16^(2)+5^(2) =x^(2)`, you are solving for the hypotenuse

x=16.8 ft