Harrison bought a 10-foot ramp to load his dirt bike into the back of his truck. The ramp hooks to the 3-foot-high tailgate. How far away from the tailgate does the ramp sit on the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.
To find: the distance where the ramp sit on the ground.
Answer to Problem 13P
The distance is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The figure provided in the question,
Calculation: to find distance where the ramp sit on the ground, use the Pythagoras theorem and then simplify,
Let d represents the distance,
Thus, The distance is
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