Pythagorean Theorem Review

Determine the distance between Point M and Point N

• 23

• 14

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Find the length of the missing side. Round your answer to the nearest 10th.

• 12.6 in

• 12.0 in

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Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the length of the missing side Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an inch.

• 9.0 in

• 8.9 in

• 8.8 in

• 9.8 in

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

A building is on fire! The firefighters have a 50 foot ladder that they set up 25 feet away from the building. About how far up the building will they be able to reach?

• 44.0 ft

• 43.3 ft

• 55.9

• 56.0

Donnie is an architect. He is drafting a rectangular bedroom and the diagonal distance is 17 feet. One pair of opposite walls is 8 feet each. What is the length of the other opposite pair of walls?

• 18.8 ft

• 19 ft

• -15 ft

• 15 ft

The Pythagorean Theorem states that:

• The sum of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the hypotenuse.

• The sum of the two legs of a right triangle, squared, is equal to the hypotenuse.

• The sum of the square of the two legs of a right triangle is equal to the hypotenuse squared.

• The sum of the two sides is equal to the third side for any triangle.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.6

CCSS.8.G.B.7

CCSS.8.G.B.8

If two side lengths of a right triangle are 17 and 15, what are the possible values of the third side?

• 9

• 8

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