Pythagorean Theorem 4- Application

#1: Find the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle graphed below.  You will need to count the length of your legs first.

• 6.9

• 8.9

• 48

• 80

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.3

#2: Find the distance between the points on the graph below.  You will need to draw in and count the lengths of the legs first.  Remember when drawing the legs to go straight up/down and straight left/right to keep them on the grid lines.

• 6.2

• 9.4

• 39

• 89

Tags

CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

#3: Kendall wants to get an apple from the tree.  She has a 15 foot ladder and the tree is 12 feet tall.  How far should she place the ladder from the base of the tree? (ignore the error in the image, it should be 15' and 12' instead of 15" and 12")

• 3 feet

• 9 feet

• 81 feet

• 27 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

#4: What is the perimeter of the garden bed shown?  Remember, for perimeter you add up all 3 side lengths.

• 14 yards

• 18 yards

• 24 yards

• 28 yards

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.D.8

#5: Tanner won a laptop in a school raffle.  The laptop screen measures 10 inches in height and 24 inches in width.  What is the diagonal length of the laptop screen?

• 14 inches

• 25 inches

• 26 inches

• 32 inches

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

#6: How far is the ship from the lighthouse?

• 300 yds

• 640.3 yds

• 90,000 yds

• 410,000 yds

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8