Question

This skateboard ramp
has two ladders. One ladder is 40 feet high and the other is 24 feet high. The distance from the top of the taller ladder to the end of the ramp is 200 feet.

What is the distance from the top of the shorter ladder to the bottom of the ramp?

A.
184 ft
 

B.
176 ft
 

C.
160 ft
 

D.
120 ft
 

Answer 1

since the big triangle and small triangle are similar, bottom leg/hypotenuse = bottom leg/hypotenuse

24/x = (24+40)/200

and solve for x

Answer 2

@emanneyy

Answer 3

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