U1 1.7 - Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems

Lisa drives her car 46 km south and then 13 km east. How far is she from her starting point?

• 44.1 km

• 59 km

• 47.8 km

• 33 km

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

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

A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk?

• 111.8 yards
• 115 yards
• 127.3 yards
• 119 yards

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?

• 60 feet
• 20 feet
• 180 feet

What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangular picture whose sides are 12 inches by 17 inches? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch. DO NOT INCLUDE UNITS ON YOUR ANSWER.

The size of a television screen is measured by the length of the diagonal of the screen.  What size is a television screen that is 3 feet tall and 6 feet wide?

• 18
• 6.7