Application of the Pythagorean THeorem

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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_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9
• 41
• 6.4
• 3

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Marcus leans a 12-ft ladder against a wall to clean a window. If the base of the ladder is 3 ft away from the wall, how high up does the ladder reach? Round to the nearest tenth.

• 12.4 feet

• 10 feet

• 11.6 feet

• 10.6 feet

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A sailing ship sails 46 km North and then 74 km East. How far is the ship from its starting point to the nearest km?

• 67 km
• 58 km
• 85 km
• 87 km

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What is the distance from the base of the house to the base of the ladder?

• 25 m
• 5 m 
• 313 m 
• 17.7 m

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Solve for x. Round to the nearest tenth.

• 21.9

• 25.3

• 8.7

• 15.6

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Solve for x. Round answers to the nearest tenth.

• 14

• 8.5

• 17

• 10

Scott is using a 12 foot ramp to help load furniture into the back of a moving truck. If the back of the truck is 3.5 feet from the found, what is the horizontal distance from where the ramp reaches the ground?

• 11.5 ft

• 12.5 ft

• 15.5 ft

• 12 ft

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A 35 foot wire is secured from the top of a flagpole to a stake in the ground. If the stake is 14 feet from the base of the flag pole, how tall is the flag pole?

• 32.1 ft

• 37.7 ft

• 49 ft

• 23 ft

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David must install fencing around a lot that is shaped like a right triangle. The side that runs east-west is 200 ft long. The side that runs north-south is 125 ft long. How many feet of fencing will he need?

• 235.8 ft

• 560.8 ft

• 435.8 ft

• 360.8 ft

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