Pythagorean Theorem #2

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 20 in.
• 68 in.
• 16 in.
• 80 in.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

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

• 14 blocks
• 12 blocks
• 10 blocks
• 8.5 blocks

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the formula used to solve for the hypotenuse?

• a²⁺b²=c²
• a+b=c
• a-b=c
• c-a=c

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Side a on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest side.

• true
• false

^{Find the length of the missing side}

• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which equation can be used to solve the word problem: the diagonal of a t.v. is 40 inches and the height is 30.  How wide is the t.v.?

• 30²  + 40² = c²
• a²  + 40² = 30²
• 30²  + b² = 40²
• 40²  + 30² = c²

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Madison is on the top of an 80 foot building. She is creating a zipline course to the ground with 100 feet of cable. How far from the base of the building will she need to anchor the cable to make the zipline cable tight?

• 60 feet
• 20 feet
• 180 feet

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CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

In a computer catalog, a computer is listed as being 19 inches. This distance is the diagonal distance across the screen. If the screen measures 10 inches in height, what is the actual width of the screen to the nearest inch?

• 16

• 21

• 17

• 18

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6
• 8,10,12
• 5,12,13
• 5,10,12

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across. What is this distance?

• 210 m
• 180 m
• 150 m

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CCSS.8.G.B.8