Test on Pythagorean Theorem

Find the direct distance between the court house and the town hall.

• 26

• 6.8

• 10

• 7.2 km

Do the segment lengths 15, 12, and 9 form a right triangle?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Pythagoras

Jane and Miguel are siblings. They go to different schools. Jane walks 6 blocks east from home. Miguel walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other?

• 14

• 10

• 5.3

• 2

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

A firetruck parks 25 feet away from a building. The firetruck extends its ladder 65 feet. How far up the building from the truck's roof does the extension ladder reach? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 60 feet

• 69.6 feet

• 3600 feet

• 4850 feet

Find the missing side length.

• 5184

• 6984

• 84

• 72

What is the name of the longest side of the right triangle?

• leg

• obtuse

• hypotenuse

• hippopotamus

what is the formula for finding the hypotnuse?

• a² + b²=c²

• a+b=c

• a²-b²=c²

• c²-a²=b

Find the length of the missing side. (Calculators are allowed)

• 17 cm

• 22 cm

• 15 cm

• 13 cm