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Pythagorean Theorem Challenges in Everyday Life

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Pythagorean Theorem Challenges in Everyday Life
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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. How long is the ladder?

14 feet

12 feet

8 feet

10 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?

15 meters

20 meters

30 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 soccer field is rectangular, measuring 50 meters in width and 70 meters in length. What is the distance from one corner of the field to the opposite corner?

100 meters

86.02 meters

50 meters

70 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tree casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. If the tree is 20 feet tall, how far is the top of the tree from the end of the shadow?

10 feet

25 feet

30 feet

20 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp rises 3 feet over a horizontal distance of 4 feet, what is the length of the ramp?

7 feet

4 feet

6 feet

5 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A triangular park has one side measuring 5 meters and another side measuring 12 meters. If the angle between these two sides is a right angle, what is the length of the third side?

10 meters

13 meters

15 meters

8 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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