Casey and Jeremiah made a simple bike ramp out of a piece of straight plywood that is 35 inches long. If the top of the ramp stands 17 inches high, what is the length of the ramp along the ground? Round your answer to the nearest inch.
a) 31 inch
b) 35 inch
c) 39 inch
d) 43 inch

Question

Casey and Jeremiah made a simple bike ramp out of a piece of straight plywood that is 35 inches long. If the top of the ramp stands 17 inches high, what is the length of the ramp along the ground? Round your answer to the nearest inch.
a) 31 inch
b) 35 inch
c) 39 inch
d) 43 inch

campbell_st · Answer

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find x by using pythagoras' theorem