Pythagorean Theorem - Exit Ticket

How far from the base of the house do you need to place a 13.3 ft ladder so that it exactly reaches the top of a 9.7 foot tall wall?

• 9.1

• 9.5

• 10.3

• 11.2

Gwendolyn placed a 10-foot ladder against the side of her house so that the base of the ladder was 3 feet from the base of the house, as shown in the diagram.

• 10.4 ft

• 7.0 ft

• 6.5 ft

• 9.5 ft

Diane is building a slide for her kids. The ladder is 8 feet tall and the slide is 17 feet long. What is the distance between the ladder and the bottom of the slide?

• 10 ft

• 15 ft

• 21 ft

• 3 ft

A pigeon was sitting 12 meters from the base of a telephone pole and flew 15 meters to reach the top of the pole. How tall is the telephone pole?

• 9 m

• 19.2 m

• 81 m

• 10 m

A 10-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 4 feet from the wall, as shown below.

Which of the following is closest to the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the wall?

• 9 ft

• 11 ft

• 6 ft

• 14 ft

Point J (-4, -6) and point K (4, 4) are located on a coordinate grid.

Which measurement is closest to the distance between point J and point K in units?

• 18 units

• 6 units

• 13 units

• 9 units