Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems

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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CCSS.8.G.B.8

side a on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest side

• true
• false

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

• Leg A
• Leg B
• Hypotenuse
• Pythagoras' Big Buddy

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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?

• 25 feet
• 26 feet
• 27 feet
• 28 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 20 in.
• 68 in.
• 16 in.
• 80 in.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

The size of a television screen is measured by the length of the diagonal of the screen.  What size is a television screen that is 3 feet tall and 6 feet wide?

• 18
• 6.7

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Sides a and b are called legs.

• true

• false

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

• true

• false

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Find h

• 35.60
• 35.00
• 35.71
• 61.03

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• divide
• multiply 
• fractions
• square root

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2