Answer:
17.46 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
The inclined plane is in the shape of a right triangle, therefore we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the inclined plane. The formula for this theorem is the following
[tex]a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}[/tex]
Where a and b are the two sides and c is the hypotenuse/inclined side. Therefore, we can simply plug in the lengths of the two sides into the formula and solve for c.
[tex]a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}[/tex]
[tex]7^{2} + 16^{2} = c^{2}[/tex]
[tex]49 + 256 = c^{2}[/tex]
[tex]305 = c^{2}[/tex] Â ... square root both sides
17.46 = c
