Measuring Legs of Triangles

In a construction project, a right triangle has two legs measuring 6 units and 8 units. What is the distance from the right angle to the hypotenuse?

• 4.8 units

• 7.5 units

• 3.6 units

• 5.2 units

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

A ladder leaning against a wall forms a right triangle with the wall and the ground. If the ladder is 10 meters long and the distance from the base of the ladder to the wall is 6 meters, how far up the wall does the ladder reach?

• 15 meters

• 12 meters

• 5 meters

• 8 meters

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Which of the following triangles satisfy the Pythagorean theorem in a construction project?

• Triangle with sides 10, 24, 26 units satisfies the Pythagorean theorem.

• Triangle with sides 8, 15, 17 units satisfies the Pythagorean theorem.

• Triangle with sides 9, 12, 15 units satisfies the Pythagorean theorem.

• Triangle with sides 5, 12, 14 units satisfies the Pythagorean theorem.

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

If a carpenter is building a right triangle with sides measuring 7 and 24 units, what is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 20

• 30

• 15

• 25

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the missing side length in a right triangle with sides 5 and 12 units long.

• 8

• 10

• 13

• 15

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which triangles are right triangles?

• Triangle One

• Triangle Two

• Both Triangles

• No Triangles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

Why do we use the Pythagorean Theorem (choose two answers) ?

• To find missing side length of a right triangle

• To find missing side length of a obtuse triangle

• To determine if a triangle is a right triangle

• To determine if a triangle is a obtuse triangle

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

The Pythagorean Theorem can be used with

• acute triangles

• obtuse triangles

• any triangle

• right triangles

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The hypotenuse is the longest side of the triangle; the other two sides are called

• angles

• sides

• legs

• arms