Finding the Missing Leg of Right Triangle

Find the length of the missing side. (a)  

• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72

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8.9.b

Find the length of the missing side.  (a)  

• 20 in.

• 68 in.

• 16 in.

• 80 in.

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8.9.b

What is the length of the missing side? (a)  

• x = 4

• x = 8

• x = 10

• x = 16

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8.9.b

Which equation can be used to solve for "x"?

• 15² – x² = 21²

• x² – 15² = 21²

• 15² + 21² = x²

• 21² – 15² = x²

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8.9.b

What is the length of the missing leg? Round to the nearest tenth.

• 2.0 in

• 11.4 in

• 5.7 in

• 5.6 in

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the missing leg (b). Be sure to provide the whole number estimate if needed.

• 64

• 2

• 32

• 8

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A 14-foot ladder is set up 4 feet from the base of a building.  How far up the building does the ladder reach? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

• 13.4 feet

• 14.6 feet

• 16.5 feet

• 18.0 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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• 36

• 76.8

• 12

• 40

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A 27 foot piece of wire is connected from the top of a 24 foot telephone pole to a stake in the ground. How far is the stake from the base of the telephone pole? Round to the nearest tenth.

Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the missing leg (a). Be sure to give the whole number estimate, if needed.

• 8

• 12

• 144

• 11

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CCSS.8.G.B.7