Casey and Jeremiah made a simple bike ramp out of a piece of straight plywood. If the top of the ramp stands 15 inches high, and the length of the ramp along the ground is 30 inches, how long is the piece of plywood? Round your answer to the nearest inch.

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ash2326 · Answer

Top of the ramp stands 15 inches high
and it's length along the ground is 30 cm, |dw:1336417781881:dw|
This is the the 3d model of the ramp, the ramp is  shaded . Do you understand the figure?

anonymous · Answer

But how long is the piece of plywood? I really appreciate your help!!

ash2326 · Answer

Yeah I'll draw the figure|dw:1336418017628:dw| which will help us figure out.
Can you find the length of the ramp now?