Pythagorean Theorem Test 8A

Can a right triangle have sides of length
 3, 4, and 5?

• Yes. 3-4-5 is a pythagorean triple
• No. 3-4-5 is not a pythagorean triple

Your family wants to purchase a new laptop with a 17” widescreen. Since the 17 inches represents the diagonal measurement of the screen (upper corner to lower corner), you want to find out the actual dimensions of the laptop. When you measured the laptop at the store, the height was 10 inches, but you don’t remember the width. What is the width?

• 13.7 inches
• 12.8 inches
• 11.3 inches
• 13.1 inches

• 9.2 in
• 11 in
• 13 in
• 9.6 in

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Do these 3 lengths form a right, obtuse, or acute triangle? 42 cm, 36 cm, 15cm

• Right

• Acute

• Obtuse

Coach Mullins 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?

• 17 miles
• 32 miles
• 37 miles
• 40 miles

What is the missing length?

• 50
• 60
• 70
• 80

To get from one side of the pond to the other you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east. To the nearest meter, how many LESS meters would it take if it were possible to go directly across the pond in a boat. THINK about the question being asked.

• 53

• 22

• 75

• 9

a = 2.1, b = 7.2, c = 7.5
Is this a right triangle?

• yes 
• no

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

^{Find the length of the missing side}

• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72