Quiz Pythagorean Theorem and its Converse

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

When do we use the Pythagorean Theorem?

• To find a missing angle in a right triangle

• To find the missing length of a right triangle

• To find the area of a right triangle

• To find the slope of a right triangle

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

• Leg A
• Leg B
• Hypotenuse
• Pythagoras' Big Buddy

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm
• 22 cm
• 15 cm
• 13 cm

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 20 in.
• 68 in.
• 16 in.
• 80 in.

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

What is the distance between the two points?

• 6.3
• 6.5
• 6.7
• 16

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6
• 8,10,12
• 5,12,13
• 5,10,12

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

• acute
• obtuse
• right