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Mastering Right Triangles: Pythagorean Theorem Quiz

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Mastering Right Triangles: Pythagorean Theorem Quiz
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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 on the wall. Is the ladder positioned correctly according to the Pythagorean theorem?

No, the ladder is too short.

Yes, the ladder is positioned correctly.

No, the ladder is leaning at the wrong angle.

Yes, but it should be placed further from the wall.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A rectangular garden has a length of 10 meters and a width of 6 meters. What is the length of the diagonal of the garden?

9 meters

10.5 meters

12 meters

11.66 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has one leg measuring 9 cm and the other leg measuring 12 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

13 cm

15 cm

17 cm

10 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A baseball diamond is a square with each side measuring 90 feet. What is the distance from home plate to second base?

90√2 feet

45√2 feet

180 feet

90 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one leg measuring 5 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

8 cm

6 cm

12 cm

10 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 15-foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 9 feet long. If you were to walk directly from the top of the tree to the end of the shadow, how far would you walk?

15 feet

17.44 feet

20 feet

9 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ramp is built to help wheelchair access to a building. If the ramp is 4 feet long and rises 3 feet, what is the horizontal distance from the base of the ramp to the building?

4.5 feet

1.5 feet

3.5 feet

2.65 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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