Quiz about Distance Between Two Points on a Coordinate Plane Using the Pythagorean Theorem

Question 1

Find the distance d. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

5.8

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4.8

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4

Answer

8

Question 2

Find the distance d. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Accepted Answer

7.1

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8

Answer

4

Answer

6.1

Question 3

Find the distance between each pair of points whose coordinates are given. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Accepted Answer

2.8

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3.8

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1.8

Answer

5.7

Question 4

Graph each pair of ordered pairs ( 2, -2 ) and ( 1, 5 ). Then find the distance between the points. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Accepted Answer

7.1

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6.1

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8.1

Answer

4.2

Question 5

Find the distance between ( 6, 6 ) and ( 7, 1 ). Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Accepted Answer

5.1

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14.8

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26

Answer

4.9

Question 6

Find the distance between (-6 , 5 ) and ( 3, 0 ). Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Accepted Answer

10.3

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5.8

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-10.3

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106.1

Question 7

What is the distance between the two points?

Accepted Answer

6.3

Answer

6.5

Answer

6.7

Answer

16

Question 8

What is the distance between (-5, 3) and (4, -5)

Accepted Answer

Square root of 145

Answer

Square root of -145

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145

Answer

-145

Question 9

Find the direct distance between the court house and the town hall.

Accepted Answer

7.2 km

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26

Answer

6.8

Answer

10

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

10 blocks

Answer

14 blocks

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12 blocks

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8.5 blocks

Question 11

Sides a and b are called legs.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 12

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 13

_{^{Find the missing side}}

Accepted Answer

6.4

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9

Answer

41

Answer

6.2

Question 14

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

48 in.

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52 in.

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16 in.

Answer

24 in.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Answer

Maybe

Answer

Pythagoras

Question 16

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

13 cm

Answer

17 cm

Answer

22 cm

Answer

15 cm

Question 17

a= 12, b= 35, c= ? Find c

Accepted Answer

37

Answer

32

Answer

19

Answer

20

Question 18

c= 97, b= 72, a=?

Accepted Answer

65

Answer

35

Answer

75

Answer

55

Question 19

Find the length of the missing side.

Accepted Answer

52 cm

Answer

25 cm

Answer

42 cm

Answer

48 cm

Question 20

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?

Accepted Answer

27 feet

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25 feet

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26 feet

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28 feet

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

10 blocks

Answer

14 blocks

Answer

12 blocks

Answer

8.5 blocks

Question 22

What is the formula used to solve for the hypotenuse?

Accepted Answer

a²⁺b²=c²

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a+b=c

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a-b=c

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c-a=c

Question 23

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?

Accepted Answer

40 miles

Answer

17 miles

Answer

32 miles

Answer

37 miles

Question 24

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

Accepted Answer

111.8 yards

Answer

115 yards

Answer

127.3 yards

Answer

119 yards

Question 25

An airplane flies 56 miles due north and then 33 miles due east. How many miles is the plane from its starting point?

Accepted Answer

65 miles

Answer

89 miles

Answer

45.4 miles

Answer

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