Question

HELP ME!!! I WILL FAN and MEDAL!!!!!


1.Find a wheelchair ramp either online or in your community. You can take a picture of one (state where your wheelchair ramp is from) and paste it in your portfolio. If you find one online, make sure to cite from where you are taking the picture.

2.Sketch over the right triangle formed from your wheelchair ramp and the ground. Include the lengths of each side of the triangle in your sketch.

Answer 1

@iGreen @amistre64

Answer 2

@sleepyjess

Answer 3

Ok, do you know the length of that ramp?

Answer 4

No

Answer 5

Would I measure in inches or centimeters

Answer 6

I think it wants an actual ramp.... in real life that you found....

Answer 7

It said you can find one online and use that

Answer 8

I guess inches?

Answer 9

11 1/2 in centimeters & 4 1/2 inches

Answer 10

cm would probably work better looking at the height

Answer 11

ok so use centimeters for everything right?

Answer 12

Yep

Answer 13

Ok so when I measure length it's 11 1/2 centimeters For the height do I measure the space between the ground and the ramp or from the ramp to the rails

Answer 14

I feel like this would be easier with a different ramp since that picture is taken at an angle. How is this one? http://prntscr.com/60894s

Answer 15

Ok we can use this one instead

Answer 16

Which one?

Answer 17

the one you provided

Answer 18

Yeah, that one is probably easier

Answer 19

Ok so The length is 15 centimeters and the height is 1 1/2 centimeters

Answer 20

@sleepyjess

Answer 21

What do I do now?

Answer 22

Ok, what is the length of this? http://prntscr.com/608dex

Answer 23

15

Answer 24

is that right?

Answer 25

Wait, did you measure the ramp on the red or blue line? http://prntscr.com/608g53

Answer 26

the blue there was no red

Answer 27

Do i measure on the blue or red

Answer 28

Blue Line: 12 1/2

Red Line: 14 1/2

Answer 29

Ok, you should have measured the blue

Answer 30

Centimeters

Answer 31

use the blue line

Answer 32

Then for this one, use the red, http://prntscr.com/608itp

Answer 33

sorry, I am making myself all confused lol

Answer 34

it's fine

Answer 35

The red line is about 12 centimeters long for the pic you just provided me

Answer 36

The blue line for the picture before the one you just gave me is 12 1/2 centimeters

Answer 37

@sleepyjess

Answer 38

Thank You! There is more to this problem if you are willing to help!

Answer 39

1.Use the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem to verify that the measurements of your wheelchair ramp are consistent with those of a right triangle (Hint: Show that ). Show all work. If the measurements are not consistent, explain why you think this may be. 2 22 c = + a b