an access ramp has a height of five feet and a horizontal distance of 60 feet. find the length of l of the ramp tothe nearest tenth of a foot
5 square root of 145
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To find the length of the ramp, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the longest side) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
In this case, the height of the access ramp is the vertical side of the right triangle, and the horizontal distance is the horizontal side of the right triangle. The length of the ramp is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.
So, using the Pythagorean theorem:
Length of ramp^2 = height^2 + distance^2
Substituting in the values given:
Length of ramp^2 = 5^2 + 60^2
Length of ramp^2 = 25 + 3600
Length of ramp^2 = 3625
Taking the square root of both sides:
Length of ramp = √3625
Using a calculator, we find that the square root of 3625 is approximately 60.21.
Therefore, the length of the ramp to the nearest tenth of a foot is 60.2 feet.