Pythagorean Theorem Practice

The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. What is the length of the sliding board?

• 10 feet
• 11.5 feet
• 12 feet
• 14 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

 Laptop screen sizes are determined by the length of the diagonal portion of the screen, rounded to the nearest whole number. A laptop screen has a 10 inch width and the height measures 8 inches. Calculate the screen size.

• 13 in.
• 14 in.
• 15 in.
• 11 in.

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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? 

• 12 feet
• 13.5 feet
• 13 feet
• 11.6 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• divide
• multiply 
• fractions
• square root

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2

The longest side of a triangle is always the...

• hypotenuse
• leg
• right angle
• base

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 cm. If one leg measures 12 cm, how long is the other leg?

• 2 cm
• 5 cm
• 25 cm
• 18 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the value of x?

• 9 in
• 19 in
• 81 in
• none of these

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CCSS.8.G.B.7