A wheelchair service ramp: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires, among other things, that wheelchair service ramps have a slope not exceeding 1 12 .
a. Suppose the front steps of a building are 2 feet high. You want to make a ramp conforming to ADA standards that reaches from the ground to the top of the steps. How far away from the building is the base of the ramp?
b. Another way to give specifications on a ramp is to give allowable inches of rise per foot of run. In these terms, how many inches of rise does the ADA requirement allow in 1 foot of run?
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