ratio problem
length : height = 5 : 4 = L : 8
5/4 = L/8
4L = 40
L = 10
A moving conveyor is built to rise 4 ft for each 5 ft of horizontal change.
Suppose the conveyor runs between two floors in a factory. Find the length of the conveyor if the vertical distance between floors is 8 feet. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
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It says I have to use Pythag and the answer will be a decimal number
I misread the question.
We still have to use my previous answer.
let the belt be x ft long, the other two sides of the right-angled triangle are
8 feet and 10 feet.
x^2 = 8^2 + 10^2
= 164
x = √164
use your calculator, and round the answer to the accuracy required.
We still have to use my previous answer.
let the belt be x ft long, the other two sides of the right-angled triangle are
8 feet and 10 feet.
x^2 = 8^2 + 10^2
= 164
x = √164
use your calculator, and round the answer to the accuracy required.
Thank you!!!
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