Quiz about Pythagorean Theorem Review

Question 1

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

Accepted Answer

right

Answer

obtuse

Answer

scalene

Answer

isosceles

Question 2

What is the side of a right triangle across from the right angle called?

Accepted Answer

hypotenuse

Answer

square

Answer

arm

Answer

leg

Question 3

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

80 in.

Answer

20 in.

Answer

68 in.

Answer

16 in.

Question 4

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

52 cm

Answer

25 cm

Answer

42 cm

Answer

48 cm

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Question 6

Find the distance between J and K.

Accepted Answer

8.2

Answer

7.7

Answer

9

Answer

10.2

Question 7

What is the distance between the two points?

Accepted Answer

6.3

Answer

6.5

Answer

6.7

Answer

16

Question 8

Casey travels from her house directly west to the bank and then directly north from the bank to the mall. She then travels home on the road connecting the mall and her house. What is her total distance traveled?

Accepted Answer

40 miles

Answer

17 miles

Answer

32 miles

Answer

37 miles

Question 9

A 15 ft ladder is leaning against a building. The base of the ladder is 9 ft from the building. How high up does the ladder reach?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

15

Answer

9

Answer

10

Question 10

A hot air balloon is tied to the ground by a 200yd rope as shown in the picture below. The balloon is floating 20 yds west of where the rope is tied to the ground. About how high in the air is the hot air balloon?

Accepted Answer

199

Answer

205

Answer

220

Answer

400

Question 11

what is the missing length?

Accepted Answer

50

Answer

60

Answer

70

Answer

80

Question 12

What is the formula for finding the hypotenuse?

Accepted Answer

a²+b²=c²

Answer

a+b=c

Answer

a-b=c

Answer

c-a=c

Question 13

A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across. What is this distance?

Accepted Answer

150 m

Answer

210 m

Answer

180 m

Answer

79 m

Question 14

Given a right triangle with legs a=20 and b=48, determine the length of the hypotenuse, c

Accepted Answer

52

Answer

1904

Answer

square root of 1904

Answer

2704

Question 15

Is a triangle with side lengths 90, 111, and 56 a right triangle?

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Question 16

Find the missing side
A = ?
B = 4
C = 5

Accepted Answer

A = 3

Answer

A = 6

Answer

A = 8

Answer

A = 2

Question 17

What is the height of the cone?

Accepted Answer

12 cm

Answer

14 cm

Answer

8 cm

Answer

13.9 cm

Question 18

Who is is?

Accepted Answer

Pythagoras

Answer

some man

Answer

Sponge Bob

Question 19

How far does the catcher throw the ball from home plate to 2nd base?

Accepted Answer

127.3 ft

Answer

63.6 ft

Answer

16,129 ft

Answer

13.4 ft

Question 20

Round to the nearest hundredth.

Accepted Answer

5.57

Answer

10.63

Answer

5.32

Answer

9

Question 21

Find the length of the missing side. Round your answer to the nearest 10th.

Accepted Answer

12.6 in

Answer

12.0 in

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 22

What is the diagonal (or longest side) of a right triangle called?

Accepted Answer

hypotenuse

Answer

square

Answer

arm

Answer

leg

Question 23

What is the side of a right triangle across from the right angle called?

Accepted Answer

hypotenuse

Answer

square

Answer

arm

Answer

leg

Question 24

Pythagoras started a secret brotherhood called __________.

Accepted Answer

The Pythagoreans

Answer

Math Geeks

Answer

Pupils of Pythagoras

Answer

Mu Alpha Theta

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