7.2-7.3 Story Problems

The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 feet from a wall. The ladder is 10 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

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A soccer field is a rectangle 100 meters wide and 130 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the other diagonally across. What is that distance?

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A softball diamond is a square that is 60 feet on each side. What is the distance a catcher has to throw the ball from home plate to second base?

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The top of a 15-foot ladder needs to reach exactly 12-feet up on a wall. Will the ladder reach if it is placed 6 feet from the wall?

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Nebraska Furniture Mart is having a sale on TVs 55 inches and below. Television screens are measured on the diagonal, so the TVs on sale have a diagonal length of 55 inches or less. You have a perfect spot for a new TV that would measure 30 inches by 40 inches. Will you be able to buy a TV on sale?

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A flight from Omaha, NE to Phoenix, AZ has a stop in Dallas, TX making a right triangle. The captain tells you the flight from Omaha to Dallas is 650 miles. The next flight, Dallas to Phoenix, covers a distance of 1,000 miles. If you get a direct flight to Omaha from Phoenix, how many miles in all did you fly for the trip?

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