Pythagorean theorem

You start driving south for 2 miles, turn left, and drive east for another 9 miles. At the end of driving, what is your straight line distance from your starting point? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

• 9.2

• 9

• 11

• 10

A 45 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 27 feet. If Cooper grabs the ladder at its base and pulls it 4 feet farther from the house, how far up the side of the house will the ladder reach now? (The answer is not 23 ft.) Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

• 20.6

• 25

• 30

• 15.3

The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 16 cm and one of its legs measures 11 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

• 11.6 cm

• 12 cm

• 10.5 cm

• 11 cm

The hypotenuse of a right triangle measures 12 cm and one of its legs measures 10 cm. Find the measure of the other leg. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

• 6.6 cm

• 5.6 cm

• 6 cm

• 5 cm

One of the legs of a right triangle measures 8 cm and the other leg measures 6 cm. Find the measure of the hypotenuse. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

• 10

• 14

• 36

• 64

Find the length of the missing side.

• 9

• 9.2

• 8

• 8.2

A 50 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 30 feet. If Alonso grabs the ladder at its base and pulls it 5 feet farther from the house, how far up the side of the house will the ladder reach now? (The answer is not 25 ft.) Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

• 21.8

• 19.5

• 40

• 35

You start driving west for 9 miles, turn right, and drive north for another 6 miles. At the end of driving, what is your straight line distance from your starting point? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

• 10.8

• 117

• 15

• 13

• 9.2 in

• 11 in

• 13 in

• 9.6 in

Find the distance between J and K.

• 8.2

• 7.7

• 9

• 10.2