Real World Problems with Pythagorean Theorem

The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. What is the length of the slide?

• 8 feet

• 5.29 feet

• 10 feet

• 14 feet

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CHALLENGE: Destiny leaves her house and walks north 6 blocks. She turns and heads east 8 blocks until she reaches the skating rink for her birthday celebration. How MUCH FURTHER did Destiny walk using this route instead of taking a straight shortcut path through Branch Brook Park to arrive at the skating rink? (Hint: Draw and label a model to help you visualize this situation.)

• 4 blocks

• 10 blocks

• 14 blocks

• 100 blocks

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Lisa drives her car 46 km south and then 13 km east. How far is she from her starting point?

• 44.1 km

• 59 km

• 47.8 km

• 33 km

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_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9

• 41

• 6.4

• 6.2

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A building is on fire! The firefighters have a 50 foot ladder that they set up 25 feet away from the building. About how far up the building will they be able to reach?

• 44.0 ft

• 43.3 ft

• 55.9

• 56.0

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Q1. What is the height of the tree?

• 22.5 feet

• 23 feet

• 25 feet

• 27.3 feet

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• 18 feet

• 12 feet

• 14 feet

• 2 feet

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A building is on fire! The firefighters have a 50 foot ladder that they set up 25 feet away from the building. About how far up the building will they be able to reach?

• 44.0 ft

• 43.3 ft

• 55.9

• 56.0

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• A

• B

• C

• D

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• 12

• 14

• 18

• 20

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