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A ramp extends from the back of a truck bed to the ground the back of the truck bed is 3 feet above the ground the horizontal distance from the spot below the back of a truck bed to the bottom of the ramp is 8 feet how long is the ramp and show all work for full credit

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3 and 8 are legs of a right triangle. we are looking for the hypotenuse. therefore a²+b²=c²

3²+8²=c²
9+64=c²
73=c²
c=✓73 or about 8.544