document.write( "Question 316999: an airport has a sloping ramp from the terminal down to the door of the airplane. the door of the airplane is 43 ft away from terminal( where the ramp starts) and is 4 ft below the terminal side of the ramp. how long is the ramp? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #226936 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the horizontal distance from ramp to terminal = 43 ft ( leg1) \n" ); document.write( "the vertical height = 4 ft (leg2) \n" ); document.write( "length of ramp = ? (hyp) \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "they form a right triangle \n" ); document.write( "hyp^2= 43^2+4^2 \n" ); document.write( "hyp^2= 1849+16 \n" ); document.write( "hyp^2=1865 \n" ); document.write( "hypotenuse = 43.18 feet \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |