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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

If the sum of the squares of the two legs of a triangle does not equal the square of the third side, what can you conclude?

• The triangle is not a right triangle

• The hypotenuse is either too long or too short

• The interior angles of the triangle do not add up to 180 degrees

• The triangle contains an obtuse angle

From the Pythagorean theorem, what can you infer about the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

• It's always longer than either of the legs.

• It's always longer than both legs combined.

• It's always shorter than either of the legs.

• It's always shorter than both legs combined.

How far does the catcher throw the ball from home plate to 2nd base? 

• 63.6 ft

• 16,129 ft

• 13.4 ft

• 127.3 ft

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

• 26

• 6.8

• 10

• 7.2 km

Where can you find the hypotenuse of a right triangle?

• Opposite the acute angle

• Opposite the longer leg

• Opposite the shorter leg

• Opposite the right angle

If a right triangle's hypotenuse is 17 units long, and one of its legs is 15 units long, how long is the other leg?

• 2 units

• 64 units

• 8 units

• 13 units

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

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Pythagoras

Tanya runs diagonally across a rectangular field that has a length of 40 yards and a width of 30 yards. What is the length of the diagonal, in yards, that Tanya runs?

• 26.5 yards

• 10 yards

• 50 yards

• 46.7 yards

Do they form a right triangle?

• Yes

• No