Question

You are going to use an incline plane to lift a heavy object to the top of a shelving unit with a height of 5 ft. The base of the incline plane is 16 ft from the shelving unit. What is the length of the incline​ plane?

Answer 1

Answer:

16.8 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

use pythagorean formula

$16^{2}+5^{2} =x^{2}$, you are solving for the hypotenuse

x=16.8 ft