Answer:
56 inches is the horizontal distance from the end of the ramp to the back of the truck.
Step-by-step explanation:
Height of the back of the truck =33 inches
Length of the ramp = 65 inches
Length of the end of ramp to the back of the truck =?
In triangle ABC:
AB = 33 inches
BC = ?
AC = 65 inches
[tex]AB^2+BC^2=AC^2[/tex] (Pythagoras theorem)
[tex](33 inches)^2+(BC)^2=(65 inches)^2[/tex]
BC = 56 inches
