Question

An 18 foot long ramp is placed at a loading dock that is 5 feet above ground. How far is the bottom of the ramp from the dock?

Answer 1

Answer:

sqrt299

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the loading dock and the ground are perpendicular we know that they are at a 90° angle. Therefore we can use the equation :

a=5

b= ?

c=18

(Then we can move all of the numbers together but what you do to one side you must do to the other)

 Therefore,

 (Now to make b a single variable we must square root both sides)

 Therefore,

Now with all of these as numbers, we can plug this into a calculator *For all of those who have teachers who need EVERY Step see below I continue

  Where  and

(approximately)