A parking garage has 9 floors, including the street level, with 8 separate ramps connecting them. Each ramp is 18 m in length and the top floor is 28 m above street level.
a. Assuming each ramp has the same dimensions, what is the slope of each ramp? (2
marks)
b. Stairs rise from the street level to the top floor. The stairwell between the street level
and the first floor has the same rise as one ramp. The slope of the stairwell is 0.95. What
horizontal distance does the stairwell cover? (2 marks)