Question

A 13 foot long ramp rises 5 feet from the first floor to the second floor. What is the distance from the base of the ramp to the bottom of the first floor?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to your question is  base = 12 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Length = 13 ft

height = 5 ft

base = ?

Formula

c² = a² + b²

Solve for b

b² = c² - a²

Substitution

b² = 13² - 5²

Simplification

b² = 169 - 25

b² = 144

b = $\sqrt{144}$

Result the distance from the base to the bottom of the first floor is

b = 12 ft