Tyrone is building a skateboard ramp with a [iece of plywood that is 8 feet long .?

Question

He wants the height of the ramp to be 5 feet to make a strong ramp,the base must form a right angle with the back of the ramp.What will be the lenght of the base rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot

Answer 1

Break the problem down into its component parts:
Essentially, you want to make a right angled triangle with a height of 5ft and a hypotenuse of 8ft, so you take pythagoras:

8^2 = 5^2 + x^2
and solve for x

hope this helps!

Answer 2

If I understand this correct then the height will equal 5ft, the ramp that you ride on will be 8ft, so u want to know what the base or bottom side of the ramp is? If so, use
a^2 + b^2 = c^2

if so then u get 6.25 feet.

Answer 3

You need 6 sheets. 2 sheets = 4 by 16, 4 sheets = 8 by 16. 6 sheets = 12 by 16.

Answer 4

For right triangles with hypotenuse "c":

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

so,

8^2 = 5^2 + x^2

64 = 25 + x^2

x^2 = 39

x = 6.24

6.2 ft

Answer 5

sounds like Tyrone just needs to go buy a ramp

Answer 6

a^2+b^2=c^2
5^2+b^2=8^2
25+b^2=64
b^2=64-25
b^2=39
b=6.2 feet

this is how you do it. i hope that you understand it.

Answer 7

6.2 according to readie...the first guys equation I think