SOLUTION: A local diner must build a wheelchair ramp to provide handicap access to the restaurant. Building codes require that a wheelchair ramp must have a maximum rise of 1 in. for every h

Question 1039177: A local diner must build a wheelchair ramp to provide handicap access to the restaurant. Building codes require that a wheelchair ramp must have a maximum rise of 1 in. for every horizontal distance of 20 in.
A) What is the maximum allowable slope for a wheelchair ramp?
B) Assuming that the ramp has a maximum rise, find a linear function H that models the height of the ramp above the ground as a function of the horizontal distance x?
C) If the space available to build a ramp is 190 in. wide, how high does the ramp reach?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
slope is rise/run, and here the maximum slope is 1/20.
y=(1/20)x
for x=190 inches, it would rise 190/20 or 9.5 inches.
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