Pythagorean Theorem

what is the formula for finding the hypotnuse?

• a²⁺b²=c²
• a+b=c
• a-b=c
• c-a=c

What is the length of the hypotenuse in the triangle shown?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 8

The bottom of a 13-foot straight ladder is set into the ground 5 feet away from a wall. When the top of the ladder is leaned against the wall, what is the distance above the ground it will reach? 

• 12 feet
• 13.5 feet
• 13 feet
• 11.6 feet

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

If a triangle has a hypotenuse with a length of 12 cm and a leg with a length of 10 cm, how long is the other leg rounded to the nearest tenth?

• 22.2 cm
• 6.6 cm
• 2.4 cm

Paula completely covered a square wall using 87.5ft ² of wallpaper without any overlap. Which measurement is closest to the side length of this wall in feet?

• 22 ft

• 44 ft

• 9 ft

• 7 ft

• The diagonal is 26 ft

• The diagonal is 31 ft

• The diagonal is 21.8 ft

• The diagonal is 20.9 ft

• 20 cm
• 400 cm
• 10 cm
• 29.2 cm

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• 9
• 41
• 6.4
• 3

A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk?

• 111.8 yards
• 115 yards
• 127.3 yards
• 119 yards