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A ramp is being used to unload the back of a truck. The bottom of the ramp is 12 feet from the truck and the top of the ramp is lying on the back of the truck. If the back of the truck is 5 feet high, how long is the ramp?

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Answer:

13 feet

Explanation:

if we assume the angle on the ground to the truck is a ninety degree angle

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