Apply Pythagorean Theorem

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

Find the distance.

• 7.1

• 7.8

• 8.7

• 8.9

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

Which equation can be used to solve the word problem: the diagonal of a t.v. is 40 inches and the height is 30.  How wide is the t.v.?

• 30²  + 40² = c²

• a²  + 40² = 30²

• 30²  + b² = 40²

• 40²  + 30² = c²

Find the distance.

• 7.1

• 7.8

• 8.7

• 8.9

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

• 32 miles

• 37 miles

• 40 miles

Your family wants to purchase a new laptop with a 17” widescreen. Since the 17 inches represents the diagonal measurement of the screen (upper corner to lower corner), you want to find out the actual dimensions of the laptop. When you measured the laptop at the store, the height was 10 inches, but you don’t remember the width. What is the width?

• 13.7 inches

• 12.8 inches

• 11.3 inches

• 13.1 inches

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• 25

• 5

• 10

• 35