Mastering the Pythagorean Theorem

A 10-foot ladder is leaning against the wall.  The bottom of the ladder is 4 feet from the base of the wall.  Which of the following is closest to the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the wall?

• 9ft

• 11ft

• 6ft

• 14ft

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Casey travels from her house directly west to the bank and then directly north from the bank to the mall. She then travels home on the road connecting the mall and her house. What is her total distance traveled? Be careful, this is a multi-step problem!

• 17 miles

• 32 miles

• 37 miles

• 40 miles

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 25 cm

• 42 cm

• 52 cm

• 48 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm

• 22 cm

• 15 cm

• 13 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

^{Find the length of the missing side.}

• 36

• 76.8

• 12

• 40

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A right triangle has legs of lengths 3 cm and 4 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 5 cm

• 6 cm

• 7 cm

• 8 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 13 cm and one leg is 5 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

• 10 cm

• 12 cm

• 14 cm

• 15 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A right triangle has one leg of length 8 cm and a hypotenuse of length 10 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

• 4 cm

• 5 cm

• 6 cm

• 7 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

If a right triangle has legs of lengths 9 cm and 12 cm, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 15 cm

• 16 cm

• 18 cm

• 20 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7