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Maliki is building a ramp that is next to a building. The ramp is 5 feet long and has a vertical height of 2 feet. Approximately far away from the building is the ramp? building 2 feet 5 feet

and it is pythagorean theorem


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Answer:

about 4.58 feet

Explanation:


{2}^(2) + {x}^(2) = {5}^(2)


4 + {x}^(2) = 25


{x}^(2) = 21


x = 4.58

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