Pythagorean Theorem Ladder Question

Write an equation you could use to find the length of the missing side of the right triangle. Then find the missing length. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A leg of a right triangle is 20 meters long, and the hypotenuse is 28 meters long. What is the length of the other leg?

• 36 m

• about 34.4 m

• 400 m

• about 10.3 m

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the missing length of a right triangle if you know the hypotenuse is 26 and another side is 10.

• 24

• 16

• 4

• 32

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the missing side length.

• 18

• 52.5

• 36

• 9

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the missing side length.

• 15

• 9

• 25

• 13

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

In the right triangle pictured on the left, which of the following equations will allow you to successfully solve for the unknown x?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the length of the ladder?

• 17

• 25

• 31

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Pythagorean Theorem only works on one type of triangle. What kind of triangle does it have to be?

• Acute

• Right

• Obtuse

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

In the right triangle pictured on the left, which of the following equations will allow you to successfully solve for the unknown x?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the length of the missing hypotenuse.

• 25 cm

• 42 cm

• 52 cm

• 48 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7