Pythagorean Theorem

State if the three sides lengths form an acute, obtuse, or right triangle:
6 mi, 14 mi, 17 mi

• acute
• obtuse
• right
• Those sides do not form a triangle.

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

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

In the given triangle, which side is the hypotenuse?

• 14

• 8

• x

• not enough information

Solve for x. SIMPLIFY your radical answer completely.

• 2√6
• 6√2
• 4√6
• 6√4

In a right triangle, if a = 8 and c = 17, what is the correct setup to find the value of b?

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9
• 41
• 6.4
• 6.2