Pythagorean Theorem Study Guide

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

 John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school? 

• 14 blocks
• 12 blocks
• 10 blocks
• 8.5 blocks

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Do the segment lengths 9, 12, and 15 form a right triangle?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe
• Pythagoras

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

• A. Leg A
• B. Leg B
• C. Hypotenuse
• D. Pythagorean Theorem

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?

• 17 miles
• 42 miles
• 37 miles
• 40 miles

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The two shorter sides of a right triangle are called

• Legs

• Short sides

• Hypothenuse

• angles

Which equation is modeled by the picture shown?

• 3²+5²=4²
• 3²+4²=5²
• 5²+4²=3²
• 9²+16²=25²

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

This is always opposite of the right angle

• leg

• hypotenuse

• Pythagorean theorem

• the line thingy

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 36
• 76.8
• 12
• 40

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CCSS.8.G.B.7