According to federal guidelines, wheelchair ramps must be built with a l-foot vertical rise for every 12 feet of horizontal distance.
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12 ft
a What is the length of a ramp that rises 1 foot? Round to the
nearest hundredth.
b. If Max needs to build a ramp to reach a 2-foot porch, what
horizontal distance will it cover?
c. How long will the hypotenuse of Max's ramp be? Round to the
nearest hundredth.