Pythagorean Theorem: word problems
Authored by Amanda Sheffield
Mathematics
7th Grade
11 Questions
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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?
Which diagram best represents the problem?
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CCSS.8.G.B.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Jane and Miguel are siblings. They go to different schools. Jane walks 6 blocks east from home. Miguel walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other?
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CCSS.8.G.B.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Larry attached a string from the top of the flagpole to the ground. The flagpole is 26 feet high and the string is 18 feet away from the flagpole. How long is the string?
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CCSS.8.G.B.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Madison is on the top of an 80 foot building. She is creating a zipline course to the ground with 100 feet of cable. How far from the base of the building will she need to anchor the cable to make the zipline cable tight?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west. What is the shortest distance back to their starting point to the nearest tenth of a mile?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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
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