3/29 Right Triangles and Pythagorean Theorem

Find the length of the missing side.

• 25 cm

• 42 cm

• 52 cm

• 48 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

What is the value of x in the right triangle shown?

• 16 cm

• 18 cm

• 24 cm

• √674 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

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

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 feet

• 13.9 feet

• 14.1 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A baseball "diamond" is actually a square with sides of 90 feet. If a runner tries to steal second base, how far must the catcher, at home plate, throw to get the runner "out"? (Distance across the diagonal)

• 180 feet

• 90 feet

• 13.4 feet

• 127.3 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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. Calculate the width of the laptop to the nearest tenth of an inch.

• 7 inches

• 10 inches

• 19.7 inches

• 13.7 inches

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A piece of paper that Brittany has is 11 inches tall and 8 inches wide. She draws a straight line diagonally across the paper. How long is the line she drew?

• 7.5 in
• 12.4 in
• 13.6 in 
• 14.3 in

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Jill's front door is 42" wide and 84" tall. She purchased a circular table that is 96 inches in diameter. If she tries to fit the table through diagonally, will the table fit through the front door?

• Yes

• No

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