A straight ramp is formed by joining two right triangles back-to-back along a common…
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Problem
A straight ramp is formed by joining two right triangles back-to-back along a common vertical side of 12 m. The first triangle has a horizontal base of 9 m. The second triangle has a sloping side of 20 m and the same 12 m vertical side. Find the total horizontal length of the ramp.
(a) 26m
(b) 24m
(c) 25m
(d) 29m