A ramp leads up to a building. The top of the ramp is 5 feet above the ground, and the bottom is 15 feet from the building as shown.

What is the length of the ramp? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
5=height 15=length

Question

A ramp leads up to a building. The top of the ramp is 5 feet above the ground, and the bottom is 15 feet from the building as shown.

 

What is the length of the ramp? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
5=height 15=length

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Oh you didn't see it in the last question? Pythagorean's Theorem 

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$$\large c = \sqrt{5^2 + 15^2} $$

lieutenantgeneral · Answer

my bad you have to find the length

lieutenantgeneral · Answer

but the numbers stay the same

lieutenantgeneral · Answer

isn't it what the triangle equals

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Well the length of the ramp is what in our case is the hypotenuse (labeled 'c' above) we have the height...and we have the width...we just need to know how long it is...that is found using the formula above