Right Triangle Quiz

Label each side of the right triangle.

a

b

c

Leg

Leg

Hypotenuse

Tags

8.7.C

The Pythagorean Theorem is ​ (a)   (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ ​ (e)  

Tags

8.7.C

What letter(s) represents the hypotenuse?

• a

• b

• c

What is the final step in solving this work for c?
a² + b² = c²
3² + 4² = c²
9 + 16 = c²
25 = c²

• Divide both sides by 2

• Take the square root of both sides

• 25 IS the final answer

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8.7.C

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9

• 41

• 6.4

• 3

Level 2

Solve for the value of y

• 13

• 5

• 23

• 10

Find the missing side.

• 18

• 16

• 17

• 19

Tanya runs diagonally across a rectangular field that has a length of 40 yards and a width of 30 yards. What is the length of the diagonal, in yards, that Tanya runs? 

• 26.5 yards
• 10 yards
• 50 yards
• 46.7 yards

John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school? 

• 14 blocks

• 12 blocks

• 10 blocks

• 8.5 blocks

The lengths of a triangle are given below. Is the the triangle obtuse, acute, or right?
4, 5, 6

• right
• obtuse
• acute