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Pythagorean Applications in Real World

Authored by Paul Knighton

Mathematics

11th Grade

CCSS covered

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Pythagorean Applications in Real World
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder is leaning against a wall. If the ladder is 10 meters long and the base of the ladder is 6 meters away from the wall, how far is the top of the ladder from the ground?

12 meters

5 meters

15 meters

8 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has sides of length 5 cm, 12 cm, and x cm. What is the length of the missing side?

8 cm

15 cm

13 cm

10 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person walks 8 km east and then 6 km north. How far is the person from the starting point?

12 km

10 km

5 km

14 km

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A swimming pool is in the shape of a rectangle with sides of length 20 meters and 15 meters. What is the length of the diagonal of the pool?

18 meters

25 meters

30 meters

22 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wire is stretched from the top of a 10-meter pole to a point on the ground 8 meters from the base of the pole. How long is the wire?

12.81 meters

7.29 meters

15.5 meters

10.63 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 17 cm and one leg of length 8 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

10 cm

12 cm

20 cm

15 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder is leaning against a wall. If the ladder is 15 feet long and the base of the ladder is 9 feet away from the wall, how high up the wall does the ladder reach?

16 feet

12 feet

14 feet

10 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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