Pythagorean Theorem Friday

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 name for side c?

• head

• body

• hippopotamus

• hypotenuse

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

a= 12, b= 35, c= ? Find c

• 32

• 37

• 19

• 20

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CCSS.1.NBT.C.4

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the length of x?

• 5
• 7
• 8
• 25

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

The legs of a right triangle are represented by a and b, and the hypotenuse of the right triangle is represented by c. Which equation represents the Pythagorean Theorem?

• a² + b² = c²

• a² + c² = b²

• a + b = c

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

To get from one side of the pond to the other you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east.  To the nearest meter, how many less meters would it take if it were possible to go directly across the pond.  

• 53
• 22
• 75
• 9

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west.  What is the shortest distance back to their starting point to the nearest tenth of a mile?

• 13
• 9.4
• 6.2
• 9

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Do the side lengths 6in, 8in, and 10in form a right triangle?

• Yes
• No

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8