Question

Mark is building a ramp with a

base of 4 feet and a vertical height of 2 feet. What is the length of the ramp? Round to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

4.47 feet

Explanation:

Answer 2

4.5 ft

Explanation:

Pythagorean Theorem:
`a^(2) +b^(2) =c^(2)`

`4^(2) +2^(2) =c^(2)`

`16 + 4 = c^(2)`

`20 = c^(2)`

`√(20) = \sqrt{c^(2) }`

`4.4721.... = c`

c ≈ 4.5 ft