Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems

Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems

8th - 10th Grade

15 Qs

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Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems

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Assessment

Quiz

Mathematics

8th - 10th Grade

Medium

CCSS
8.G.B.8, 8.G.B.7, 8.EE.A.2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Megan Sullivan

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
Find h
35.60
35.00
35.71
61.03

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the opposite of squaring a number?
divide
multiply 
fractions
square root

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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

13.9 feet

169 feet

18 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

(Sketch a picture to help!)

A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the other corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?

105 meters

79.4 meters

210 meters

150 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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