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Pythagorean Word Problems: Solve with Algebraic Thinking

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Pythagorean Word Problems: Solve with Algebraic Thinking
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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?

14 feet

12 feet

10 feet

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. What is the length of the diagonal of the garden?

20 meters

30 meters

22 meters

26 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

13 cm

10 cm

15 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?

180 feet

90√2 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 9 feet long. How far is the top of the tree from the end of the shadow?

15 feet

20 feet

17.49 feet

10 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?

6 cm

10 cm

12 cm

8 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 is 4 feet long and rises 3 feet high, how far is the base of the ramp from the wall it is leaning against?

1.5 feet

Approximately 2.65 feet

4.5 feet

3.5 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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