Distance of a Line Using Pythagorean Theorem

What is the distance between A & B?
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• 4.1

• 5.1

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

If one leg of a right triangle is 12 and the other leg is 16.  What is the length of the hypotenuse of this right triangle?

• 20

• 10.6

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

What is the distance between (-32,40) and (-24,36)?

• 12.6

• 8.9

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7

Snowcat Ridge Alpine Snow Park, the fi rst outdoor snow park in Florida, opened in Dade City in 2020. The park features a snow tubing hill shown below. Find the distance x from the top of the hill to the bottom.

Round to the nearest hundredths place.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

The distance from Megan to the point on the ground directly below the kite is ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• 80 yd

• 60 yds

• 240 yd

• 120 yd

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The manager of a car dealership wants to attach a rope with flags to the top of a pole and to a stake in the ground, as shown in the diagram. Based on the diagram, what is the distance in feet from the top of the pole to the bottom of the stake?

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8.7.C

An anemometer is a device used to measure wind speed. The anemometer shown is attached to the top of a pole. Support wires are attached to the pole 5 feet above the ground. Each support wire is 6 feet long. How far from the base of the pole is each wire attached to the ground? Round to the nearest hundredths place.

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Solve for the length indicated.

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the missing length indicated. Leave your answer in simplest radical form.

• 64

• 12

• 9

• 100