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Pythagorean Theorem: Calculating Distances & Heights

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Pythagorean Theorem: Calculating Distances & Heights
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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?

8 feet

12 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 10 meters and a width of 24 meters. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the park?

22 meters

20 meters

26 meters

30 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

17 cm

10 cm

15 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A soccer field is in the shape of a rectangle. If the length is 30 meters and the width is 40 meters, what is the diagonal distance across the field?

60 meters

50 meters

55 meters

45 meters

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?

6 cm

12 cm

10 cm

8 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp is 4 feet long and rises 3 feet high, how far is the base of the ramp from the wall?

4.5 feet

Approximately 2.65 feet

3.5 feet

1.5 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A swimming pool is rectangular, measuring 15 meters by 20 meters. What is the distance from one corner of the pool to the opposite corner?

15 meters

20 meters

25 meters

30 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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