Pythagoras-Practice-Test

What is the length of the hypotenuse in the figure?

• 17.4 cm

• 15.1 cm

• 13.2 cm

• 12.8 cm

• 11.5 cm

How long is the diagonal of this square?

• 3.2 m

• 4.2 m

• 5.9 m

• 6.1 m

• 8.5 m

The value of x correct to 2 decimal places is:

• 9.59

• 10.32

• 12.16

• 13.73

• 14.51

The value of b is:

• 6.95

• 8.4

• 9.31

• 10.2

• 11.55

Triangle ABC is shown below. Which of the following is the closest to the perimeter of triangle ABC?

• 21.0 cm

• 17.5 cm

• 16.3 cm

• 12.6 cm

• 9.4 cm

A ladder 3 m long leans against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 80 cm from the wall. The distance the ladder reaches up the wall is:

• 89 cm

• 103 cm

• 187 cm

• 253 cm

• 289 cm

Pythagoras' theorem only applies to right-angled triangles.

• True

• False

A triangle with side lengths 13 cm, 21 cm & 16 cm contains a right angle.

• True

• False

If the length of the hypotenuse is 22 mm and one side is 13 mm, then the length of the other side is 19 mm.

• True

• False

Find the length of the hypotenuse in each of the following right-angled triangle, correct to 2 decimal places.