The height of a ramp at a point 2.5 meters from its bottom edge is 1.2 meters. If the ramp runs for 6.7 meters along the ground, what is its height at its highest point, to the nearest tenth of a meter? Please show work please and thank you

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The height of a ramp at a point 2.5 meters from its bottom edge is 1.2 meters. If the ramp runs for 6.7 meters along the ground, what is its height at its highest point, to the nearest tenth of a meter? Please show work please and thank you
The height of a ramp at a point 2.5 meters from its bottom edge is 1.2 meters. If the ramp runs
for 6.7 meters along the ground, what is its height at its highest point, to the nearest tenth of
a meter?
1.2 m
2.5 m
6.7 m
Transcribed Image Text:The height of a ramp at a point 2.5 meters from its bottom edge is 1.2 meters. If the ramp runs for 6.7 meters along the ground, what is its height at its highest point, to the nearest tenth of a meter? 1.2 m 2.5 m 6.7 m
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