Real-World Pythagorean Problems for 8th Graders
Authored by Anthony Clark
English, Mathematics
8th Grade
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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. How long is the ladder?
12 feet
8 feet
10 feet
14 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rectangular park has a length of 30 meters and a width of 40 meters. What is the length of the diagonal path that runs from one corner of the park to the opposite corner?
55 meters
60 meters
50 meters
45 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?
17 cm
15 cm
13 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
180 feet
45√2 feet
90 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 15-foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 20 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?
20 feet
30 feet
25 feet
15 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
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?
12 cm
6 cm
8 cm
10 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp rises 4 feet over a horizontal distance of 3 feet, what is the length of the ramp?
3 feet
5 feet
4 feet
6 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
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