Question

A ramp leads up to a building. The top of the ramp is 4 feet above the ground, and the bottom is 14 feet from the building, as shown.



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



A.
18.6 ft


B.
10 ft


C.
14.6 ft


D.
18 ft

Answer 1

@greenlegodude57

Answer 2

Have you learned the Pythagoras theorem?

Answer 3

C. 14.6 ft

Answer 4

Correct.

Answer 5

@Blank, giving him an answer doesn't teach him anything. If you just give answers, when it comes to the point that they have to do it on their own they won't know how.

Answer 6

So true, marissalovescats, so true! I am a high school math teacher and that does them no good at all.