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Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Quizizz

Authored by Candice Flynt Kicklighter

Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Quizizz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a point on the wall that is 10 feet above the ground. How long is the ladder?

8 feet

12 feet

14 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A square garden has a length of 24 feet and a diagonal of 26 feet. What is the width of the garden?

10 feet

12 feet

14 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A baseball diamond is a square with sides of 90 feet. What is the shortest distance, to the nearest foot, between first base and third base?

127 feet

128 feet

129 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The bottom of a 15 foot pole is 9 feet away from the wall and leaning. How high above the ground does the top of the pole reach on the wall?

12 feet

8 feet

6 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A television screen measures 50 inches diagonally and has a width of 30 inches. What is the height of the screen?

40 inches

20 inches

10 inches

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A kite string is 100 feet long. If the kite is flying directly above a point on the ground that is 60 feet away from you, how high is the kite?

80 feet

40 feet

20 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ramp is used to load goods onto a truck. The ramp is 5 feet high and reaches 13 feet along the ground from the back of the truck. How long is the ramp? (Round to the nearest whole number)

12 feet

14 feet

16 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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