A moving truck has a ramp that extends from the deck, or floor, of the truck to the ground to allow movers to wheel furniture and boxes into the truck on carts. The deck of a truck is 2.5 ft high and the ramp extends to a point on the ground 8 ft away. a) What is the slope of the ramp? b) Jaime is looking for a moving truck with a slope of 0.19 to comfortably move a large oak chest of drawers. Is the ramp of this truck too steep or too shallow? Explain. c) All the trucks offered by the moving company have the same deck. What horizontal length of ramp would Jamie need to create the slope she is comfortable with?

A moving truck has a ramp that extends from the deck, or floor, of the truck to the ground to allow movers to wheel furniture and boxes into the truck on carts. The deck of a truck is 2.5 ft high and the ramp extends to a point on the ground 8 ft away. a) What is the slope of the ramp? b) Jaime is looking for a moving truck with a slope of 0.19 to comfortably move a large oak chest of drawers. Is the ramp of this truck too steep or too shallow? Explain. c) All the trucks offered by the moving company have the same deck. What horizontal length of ramp would Jamie need to create the slope she is comfortable with?

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A moving truck has a ramp that extends from the deck, or floor, of the truck to the ground to allow movers to wheel furniture and boxes into the truck on carts.

The deck of a truck is 2.5 ft high and the ramp extends to a point on the ground 8 ft away.

a) What is the slope of the ramp?

b) Jaime is looking for a moving truck with a slope of 0.19 to comfortably move a large oak chest of drawers. Is the ramp of this truck too steep or too shallow? Explain.

c) All the trucks offered by the moving company have the same deck. What horizontal length of ramp would Jamie need to create the slope she is comfortable with?

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