Question

MARKING BRAINIEST!! A wheelchair ramp is 10 feet long. the ramp sits up on a 2 foot platform. How far is it from the end of the ramp to the bottom of the platform?

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance between the end of the ramp and the bottom of the platform is about 9.8 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

use the pythagorean theorem (a²+b²=c²) to solve

a and b are the legs, c is the hypotenuse

plug in given values:

2² + x² = 10²

solve for x:

x² + 4 = 100

x² = 96

x ≈ 9.80