Pythagorean Challenges: Right Triangles in Real Life

Pythagorean Challenges: Right Triangles in Real Life

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Pythagorean Challenges: Right Triangles in Real Life

Pythagorean Challenges: Right Triangles in Real Life

Assessment

Quiz

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
8.G.B.8, 8.G.B.7, HSG.SRT.C.8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Anthony Clark

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet. How long is the ladder?

8 feet

5 feet

12 feet

10 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has one leg that measures 5 cm and the other leg that measures 12 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

13 cm

15 cm

14 cm

10 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A triangular park has a height of 10 meters and a base of 24 meters. What is the length of the diagonal path that runs from one corner of the park to the opposite corner?

15.62 meters

18.3 meters

12.5 meters

20 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 45-45-90 triangle has legs that each measure 7 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

7√2 inches

10 inches

7 inches

14 inches

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A kite is flying at a height of 30 meters. If the string makes a 60-degree angle with the ground, how far is the kite from the point directly below it on the ground?

20√3 meters

15 meters

10√3 meters

25 meters

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has one leg measuring 9 feet and a hypotenuse measuring 15 feet. What is the length of the other leg?

14 feet

12 feet

8 feet

10 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 30-60-90 triangle has a shorter leg of 5 inches. What is the length of the longer leg and the hypotenuse?

Longer leg: 10 inches, Hypotenuse: 5 inches

Longer leg: 5 inches, Hypotenuse: 5√3 inches

Longer leg: 5√3 inches, Hypotenuse: 10 inches

Longer leg: 10√3 inches, Hypotenuse: 5√2 inches

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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