The smiths want to replace the stairway that leads from their porch to their sidewalk with a ramp. The porch is 3 feet off the g

Question

4 years ago

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The smiths want to replace the stairway that leads from their porch to their sidewalk with a ramp. The porch is 3 feet off the g

round. They decide to start the ramp 12 feet away from the base of the porch to make it convenient to walk up. The ramp will be approximately ____ feet long.
-12.4
-15
-76.5
-80

Mathematics

1 answer:

Elis [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T11:30:10+03:00

Elis [28]4 years ago

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Use the pythagorean therom. 12 squared + 3 squared = x squared
So the answer is 12.4 feet