3.5 - Pythagorean Theorem and Converse Practice

Find the value of x.

• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

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Find the value of x.

• 36
• 12
• 16
• 25

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Find the value of x.

• √33
• √29
• √35
• √41

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Do these 3 side lengths form a right triangle?
13, 80, and 81?

• yes
• no

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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 slide?

• 8 feet

• 5.29 feet

• 10 feet

• 14 feet

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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

• 13.9 feet

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A baseball "diamond" is actually a square with sides of 90 feet. If a runner tries to steal second base, how far must the catcher, at home plate, throw to get the runner "out"? (Distance across the diagonal)

• 180 feet

• 90 feet

• 13.4 feet

• 127.3 feet

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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. Calculate the width of the laptop to the nearest tenth of an inch.

• 7 inches

• 10 inches

• 19.7 inches

• 13.7 inches

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During a football play, Odell Beckham Jr. runs a straight route 40 yards up the sideline before turning around and catching a pass thrown by Eli Manning. On the opposing team, a defender who started 20 yards across the field from Beckham saw the play setup and ran a slant towards Beckham. What was the distance the defender had to run to get to the spot where Beckham caught the ball?

• 34.6 yards

• 44.7 yards

• 60 yards

• 40 yards

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Which is a Pythagorean Triple?

• 4,4,8

• 6,8,10

• 1,2,3

• 10,15,25

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