Pythagorean Theorem Basics and Finding Missing Side

Find the value for x.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 48 in.

• 52 in.

• 16 in.

• 24 in.

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

In a right triangle, if a = 8 and c = 17, what is the correct setup to find the value of b?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The diagonal of a rectangle is 25 in. The width is 15 in. What is the length? 

• 525 in

• 27 in

• 23 in

• 10 in

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

In a computer catalog, a computer monitor is listed as being 27 inches. This distance is the diagonal distance across the screen. If the screen measures 15 inches in height, what is the actual width of the screen to the nearest inch? 

• 22 in

• 23 in

• 24 in

• 25 in

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Best buy is advertising a desktop monitor as 20 inches (diagonal length of the screen). If the screen is 12 inches high, what is the width of the screen? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. (hint: we are looking for "a or b")

• 16 inches

• 8 inches

• 14 inches

• 18 inches

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth.

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Best buy is advertising a desktop monitor as 20 inches (diagonal length of the screen). If the screen is 12 inches high, what is the width of the screen? Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

• 16 inches

• 8 inches

• 14 inches

• 18 inches

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Using the given figure, what would be the correct way to set up an equation to find x using the Pythagorean Theorem?

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The longest side of a right triangle is called the...

• leg A

• leg B

• hypotenuse