Question

A flight of stairs is supported by two columns, as shown in the diagram.

The distance from the base of the stairs to the taller column is ? feet.

Answer 1

https://cdn.ple.platoweb.com/EdAssets/b1112091554b4d8e9ce05d554fa93977?ts=635391782308270000

Answer 2

Hint, similar triangles



So if we write a ratio of smaller to bigger we would have

\[\large \frac{6}{4} = \frac{6 + 12}{4 + x}\]