Question

A ramp is being used to unload the back of a truck. The bottom of the ramp is 12 feet from the truck and the top of the ramp is lying on the back of the truck. If the back of the truck is 5 feet high, how long is the ramp? 17 ft 7 ft 13 ft 14 ft

Answer 1

13ft

Explanation:

Answer 2

Option C is the correct answer.

Explanation:

The arrangement is shown in the figure below,

By Pythagoras theorem we can find the length of ramp

Length of ramp
`=√(12^2+5^2) =√(144+25) =√(169) =13ft`

Option C is the correct answer.