Pythagorean theroem

Front

The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet and a base of 8 feet. What is the length of the slide?

Back

10 feet

Front

The bottom of a 13-foot straight ladder is set into the ground 5 feet away from a wall. When the top of the ladder is leaned against the wall, what is the distance above the ground it will reach?

Back

12 feet

Front

A baseball "diamond" is actually a square with sides of 90 feet. If a runner tries to steal second base, how far must the catcher, at home plate, throw to get the runner "out"? (Distance across the diagonal)

Back

127.3 feet

Front

Casey travels from her house directly west to the bank and then directly north from the bank to the mall. She then travels home on the road connecting the mall and her house. What is her total distance traveled? Options: 17 miles, 32 miles, 37 miles, 40 miles

Back

40 miles

Front

John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school?

Back

10 blocks

Front

In the Old West, settlers made tents out of a piece of cloth thrown over a clothesline and then secured it to the ground with stakes forming an isosceles triangle. How long would the cloth have to be so that the opening of the tent was 6 feet high and 8 feet wide?

Back

14.4 feet

Front

Calculate the width of a laptop with a 17" diagonal and 10" height to the nearest tenth of an inch.

Back

13.7 inches

Front

During a football play, Odell Beckham Jr. runs a straight route 40 yards up the sideline before turning around and catching a pass thrown by Eli Manning. On the opposing team, a defender who started 20 yards across the field from Beckham saw the play setup and ran a slant towards Beckham. What was the distance the defender had to run to get to the spot where Beckham caught the ball?

Back

44.7 yards

Front

The Pythagorean Theorem can only be used with ___________ triangles.

Back

Right

Front

Solve for x. SIMPLIFY your radical answer completely.

Back

4√2