Right Triangle Adventures: Identify & Calculate Sides
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 base of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet. Is the ladder forming a right triangle? What is the length of the ladder?
Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 10 feet.
Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 12 feet.
Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 6 feet.
No, the ladder does not form a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 8 feet.
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 24 meters. If you want to plant a diagonal path from one corner to the opposite corner, how long will the path be?
20 meters
30 meters
26 meters
22 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. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
13 cm
10 cm
17 cm
15 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 5-foot tall person is standing 12 feet away from a tree. If the top of the person's head is 5 feet high, how tall is the tree if the distance from the top of the person's head to the top of the tree forms a right triangle?
12 feet
16.9 feet
10 feet
14 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?
10 cm
12 cm
8 cm
6 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A baseball diamond is a square with each side measuring 90 feet. If a player runs from home plate to second base, how far does the player run?
90 feet
45√2 feet
180 feet
90√2 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp is 4 feet high and 3 feet long at the base, what is the length of the ramp?
5 feet
3 feet
4 feet
6 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
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