Pythagorean Theorem and Word Problems

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?

• 25 feet

• 26 feet

• 27 feet

• 28 feet

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Level 4

Solve for x.

• 38.9

• 40.2

• 45.6

• 54

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The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

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Tara leaned a 12 foot ladder against the house.  The bottom of the ladder is 5 feet from the house.  How high up the side of the house is the top of the ladder? 

• 13

• 10.9

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Calculate the hypotenuse if the sides of a right triangle are- 20 cm and 21 cm

• 29 cm

• 18 cm

• 22 cm

• 17 cm

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Find the value of x.

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

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Which is a Pythagorean Triple?

• 3,4,5

• 3.4,4.5,6.7

• 12,13,14

• 5,10,12

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Do these 3 side lengths form a right triangle?
13, 80, and 81?

• yes

• no

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Find the length of the missing side. 

• 20 in.

• 68 in.

• 16 in.

• 80 in.

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Hypotenuse is always __ side. Fill the blank

• longest

• shortest

• can't say

• third

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