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Chapter 1, Problem 58P
A standard interior staircase has steps each with a rise (height) of 19 cm and a run (horizontal depth) of 23 cm. Research suggests that the stairs would be safer for descent if the run were, instead, 28 cm. For a particular staircase of total height 4.57 m. how much farther into the room would the staircase extend if this change in run were made?
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