Pythagorean Theorem Quiz

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

If a right triangle has side lengths 6, 6.7 and 3, which side is the hypotenuse?

• 6

• 6.7

• 3

• 15.7

• None of them

Name the longest side of a right triangle.

• leg a
• leg b
• leg 
• hypotenuse

What is the opposite of squaring a number?

• divide
• multiply 
• fractions
• square root

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9
• 41
• 6.4
• 3

^{Find the missing side}

• 29.2

• 20

• 40

• 10

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 36
• 76.8
• 12
• 40

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?

• 210 m
• 180 m
• 150 m
• 79 m

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

Can the sides of a right triangle have lengths 3, 4, and 9?

• Yes

• No