Pythagorean Theorem Applications

Identify the height of the ladder up the wall.

• 35.60

• 35.00

• 35.71

• 61.03

Larry attached a string from the top of the flagpole to the ground.  The flagpole is 26 feet high and the string is 18 feet away from the flagpole.  How long is the string? 

• 352 feet 

• 31.6 feet 

• 44 feet 

• 6.6 feet 

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

A piece of paper that Brittany has is 11 inches tall and 8 inches wide. She draws a straight line diagonally across the paper. How long is the line she drew?

• 7.5 in

• 12.4 in

• 13.6 in 

• 14.3 in

To get from one side of the pond to the other you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east.  To the nearest meter, how many less meters would it take if it were possible to go directly across the pond.  (DRAW A PICTURE)

• 53

• 22

• 75

• 9

Madison is on the top of an 80 foot building. She is creating a zipline course to the ground with 100 feet of cable. How far from the base of the building will she need to anchor the cable to make the zipline cable tight? (DRAW A PICTURE)

• 60 feet

• 20 feet

• 180 feet

Find the missing side length. Type your answer as a number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Find the missing side length. Type your answer as a number. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

• 10 meters

• 14 meters

• 5.3 meters

• 2 meters

• 3 ft.

• 10.5 ft.

• 26.2 ft.

• 37 ft.