Solving Pythagorean Theorem

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be? (Draw a picture to help!)

• 25 feet

• 26 feet

• 27 feet

• 28 feet

A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk? (Draw a picture to help!)

• 111.8 yards

• 115 yards

• 127.3 yards

• 119 yards

Jane and Miguel are siblings. They go to different schools. Jane walks 6 blocks east from home. Miguel walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other? (Draw a picture to help!)

• 14

• 10

• 5.3

• 2

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

• true

• false

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Find h

• 35.60
• 35.00
• 35.71
• 61.03

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Do the segment lengths 15, 12, and 9 form a right triangle?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe
• Pythagoras

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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.HSN.RN.A.2

Would a triangle with these side lengths be a right triangle?
4, 5, 6

• Yes
• No

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8