Pythagorean Theorem Practice

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

• hypotenuse

• leg

• right angle

• base

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• divide
• multiply 
• fractions
• square root

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 25 cm
• 42 cm
• 52 cm
• 48 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 20 in.
• 68 in.
• 16 in.
• 80 in.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

What is the value of x?

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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

What is the length of the missing leg? Round to the nearest tenth.

• 2.0 in
• 11.4 in
• 5.7 in
• 5.6 in

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

The legs of a right triangle measure 5 and 7 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Round to the nearest tenth.

• 8.6 in
• 8.7 in
• 4 in
• 4.9 in

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

The Pythagorean Theorem is
c² = a² - b²  

• false
• true

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

The Pythagorean Theorem is
a² + b³ = c⁴

• false
• true

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8