document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1039177>Question 1039177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A) What is the maximum allowable slope for a wheelchair ramp?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "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?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) If the space available to build a ramp is 190 in. wide, how high does the ramp reach? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #653912 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=653912\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> slope is rise/run, and here the maximum slope is 1/20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=(1/20)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for x=190 inches, it would rise 190/20 or 9.5 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );