Mr. Romero attached a ramp to the base of a window sill so that the family cat could more easily climb onto it. The ramp is 84 inches long. The window sill is 50 inches above the floor. ?
What is the distance from the base of the ramp to the base of the wall?
Enter your answer, rounded to the nearest tenth, in the box.
What is the distance from the base of the ramp to the base of the wall?
Enter your answer, rounded to the nearest tenth, in the box.
1 Answer
May 24, 2018
Explanation:
The ramp forms a right triangle, where
the ramp (84") is the hypotenuse
the floor, from the base of the ramp to the wall, is side
and the wall, from the floor to the window sill (50"), is side
The relationship between the 3 sides is:
Since we know the length of