SOLUTION: A ramp is placed from a ditch to a main road 2ft. if the length of the ramp is 12 ft., how far away is the bottom of the ramp from the road?

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Question 1020255: A ramp is placed from a ditch to a main road 2ft. if the length of the ramp is 12 ft., how far away is the bottom of the ramp from the road?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sqrt(12^2 - 2^2) = sqrt(140) =
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