Pythagorean Theorem

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm
• 22 cm
• 15 cm
• 13 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

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?

• 17 miles
• 32 miles
• 37 miles
• 40 miles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk?

• 111.8 yards
• 115 yards
• 127.3 yards
• 119 yards

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the distance.

• 7.1
• 7.8
• 8.7
• 8.9

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

Your family wants to purchase a new laptop with a 17” widescreen. Since the 17 inches represents the diagonal measurement of the screen (upper corner to lower corner), you want to find out the actual dimensions of the laptop. When you measured the laptop at the store, the height was 10 inches, but you don’t remember the width. What is the width?

• 13.7 inches
• 12.8 inches
• 11.3 inches
• 13.1 inches

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

The bottom of a 13-foot straight ladder is set into the ground 5 feet away from a wall. When the top of the ladder is leaned against the wall, what is the distance above the ground it will reach? 

• 12 feet
• 13.5 feet
• 13 feet
• 11.6 feet

Tags

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

Level 1

The Pythagorean Theorem is

a² + b² + c²

• false

• true

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Level 1

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

A 10-foot ladder is leaning against the wall.  The bottom of the ladder is 4 feet from the base of the wall.  Which of the following is closest to the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the wall?

• 9ft
• 11ft
• 6ft
• 14ft

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8