Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Sides

Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Sides

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Sides

Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Sides

Assessment

Quiz

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
8.G.B.8, 8.G.B.7, HSG.SRT.C.8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Anthony Clark

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet on the wall. Is the ladder forming a right triangle? What is the length of the ladder?

No, the ladder does not form a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 12 feet.

Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 8 feet.

Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 6 feet.

Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 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. If you want to plant a diagonal path from one corner to the opposite corner, how long will the path be?

30 meters

22 meters

20 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 hypotenuse measuring 15 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

12 cm

8 cm

14 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. If a player runs from home plate to second base, how far does the player run?

90√2 feet

45√2 feet

90 feet

180 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 12-foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 9 feet long. If you draw a line from the top of the tree to the end of the shadow, what is the length of that line?

18 feet

15 feet

9 feet

12 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has legs measuring 5 inches and 12 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

14 inches

15 inches

10 inches

13 inches

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, is this a right triangle? What is the length of the base of the ramp?

The base of the ramp is approximately 2.65 feet.

The base of the ramp is 5 feet.

The base of the ramp is 4 feet.

The base of the ramp is 3 feet.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

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