Question

A ramp was constructed to load a truck. If the ramp is 10 feet long and the horizontal distance from the bottom of the ramp to the truck is 8 feet, what is the vertical height of the ramp?

Answer 1

use the pythagoras theorem

Answer 2

find x

Answer 3

is this okay ?
8² +x²= 10²

x²=2²

1.41= x

Answer 4

100=64+x

square root the x

Answer 5

\[x=\sqrt{36}\]

Answer 6

okay so x= 6 ?

Answer 7

yep.

Answer 8

Thank you!