12 feet is the distance along the ground from the truck to the end of the ramp.
What is Pythagorean Theorem?
For a right-angled triangle
(base)²+(height)²=(hypotenuse)².
How to solve the problem?
The ramp makes a right-angled triangle with the truck and the ground refer to the supported diagram.
Let x be the distance along the ground from the truck to the end of the ramp. Then
x²+5²=13²
⇒x²=13²-5²
⇒x²=169-25=144=12²
Hence, 12 feet is the distance along the ground from the truck to the end of the ramp.
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