document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091182>Question 1091182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Regulations require that a ramp for a doctor's office must extend 12 inches for every 1 inch of rise. The ramp needs to rise to a height of 18 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. How far should the end of the ramp be from the base of the building?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. What should the length of the ramp be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WORK SHOWN:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1  18  --->   1x=216 --->  x=216 --->  Answer to question a equals 216. (Need help solving b) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #705586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=705586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the ramp is simply the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the other two sides equal to 216 and 18.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore the length of the ramp is sqrt(216^2+18^2) = 216.75 inches </SPAN>\n" );
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