Pythagorean Problems

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9

• 26.9

• 37

• 18.2

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 36

• 76.8

• 12

• 40

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9

• 41

• 6.4

• 3

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6

• 8,10,12

• 5,12,13

• 5,10,12

A new pipeline is being created to shorten the distance it has to travel to get from point A to point B. The original pipeline ran at a 90 angle from point A to point B and was 20 miles on one side and 15 miles on the other. The new pipeline will go straight from A to B. How much shorter will the new pipeline be?

• 10

• 25

• 175

• 625

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

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 missing length?

• 50

• 60

• 70

• 80

a = 2.1, b = 7.2, c = 7.5
Is this a right triangle?

• yes 

• no

Find h

• 35.60

• 35.00

• 35.71

• 61.03