SOLUTION: 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.
a. How far should the end
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a. How far should the end
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Question 1091182: 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.
a. How far should the end of the ramp be from the base of the building?
b. What should the length of the ramp be?
WORK SHOWN:
1 18 ---> 1x=216 ---> x=216 ---> Answer to question a equals 216. (Need help solving b)
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12 x Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The length of the ramp is simply the hypotenuse of a right triangle with the other two sides equal to 216 and 18.
Therefore the length of the ramp is sqrt(216^2+18^2) = 216.75 inches
