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?

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Answer:

16.8 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

use pythagorean formula

[tex]16^{2}+5^{2} =x^{2}[/tex], you are solving for the hypotenuse

x=16.8 ft