An access ramp to a building is 3.7 m long. The distance from beginning of the ramp to the base of the building is 3.5 m. How tall is the ramp?

1.2 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The length of the ramp to the building is 3.7 m

Distance from the beginning of the ramp to the base of the building is 3.5 m.

Suppose h is the height of the ramp

from the figure, we can write

So, the height of the ramp is 1.2 m