Pythagorean Theorem Apply

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

What is the distance between the two points?

• 6.3

• 6.5

• 6.7

• 16

Find the distance.

• 9.7

• 10.7

• 11.7

• 12.7

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

Find the distance.

• 7.1

• 7.8

• 8.7

• 8.9

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm

• 22 cm

• 15 cm

• 13 cm

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

The Pythagorean Theorem is

a² + b² = c²

• false

• true