Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Sides
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8th Grade
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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. Is the triangle formed by the ladder, the wall, and the ground a right triangle? Calculate the length of the ladder.
10 feet
5 feet
12 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 6 meters. If you want to plant a diagonal flower bed from one corner to the opposite corner, how long will the flower bed be?
9.00 meters
12.00 meters
11.66 meters
10.50 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
10 cm
13 cm
15 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 15-foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 9 feet long. If you draw a right triangle using the height of the tree and the length of the shadow, what is the distance from the top of the tree to the tip of the shadow?
9 feet
17.49 feet
15 feet
18.5 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
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
8 cm
10 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?
45√2 feet
90√2 feet
180 feet
90 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ramp is built to help wheelchair access to a building. The ramp rises 4 feet over a horizontal distance of 3 feet. Is the ramp a right triangle? Calculate the length of the ramp.
5 feet
4 feet
6 feet
3 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
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