Question

A ramp represented by segment PQ in the figure below is used to load cargo on a truck. Maya wants to find the length of the ramp.

A right triangle PQR with the right angle at R and RQ as the base. Length of segment PR is 12 feet. S is a point on side PQ and T is a point on side RQ so that ST is parallel to PR. The length of SQ is 15 feet and the length of ST is 9 feet.

What is the length of the ramp used?
Answer

5 feet

10 feet

20 feet

25 feet

Answer 1

thats the triangle

Answer 2

YES!!!

you can also say that

Answer 3

i see

Answer 4

\[PS=(12-x)^2+9^2=144-24x+x^2+81~~~~~~~~~~So,~~~PS=\sqrt{x^2-24x+225}\]

Answer 5

Hold on....

Answer 6

yes?

Answer 7

I need to think....

Answer 8

wat