Question

Santiago is building a skateboarding ramp by propping the end of a piece of wood on a cinder block. If the ramp begins 63 centimeters from the block and the block is 16 centimeters tall, how long is the piece of wood?
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Answer 1

Answer:

65 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

See the attached image.  The Pythagorean Theorem says in a right triangle, (leg)^2 + (leg)^2 = (hypotenuse)^2.

$16^2+63^2=x^2\\256+3969=x^2\\4225=x^2\\x=\sqrt4225}\\x=65$