Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Missing Sides

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English, Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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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 4 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 3 feet. Is the ladder forming a right triangle? If so, calculate the length of the ladder.
4 feet
6 feet
5 feet
7 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rectangular garden has a length of 6 meters and a width of 8 meters. What is the length of the diagonal that divides the garden into two right triangles?
8 meters
12 meters
6 meters
10 meters
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A right triangle has one leg measuring 5 cm and the other leg measuring 12 cm. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
10 cm
14 cm
15 cm
13 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 10-foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 6 feet long. Is the tree and its shadow forming a right triangle? If so, find the length of the line from the top of the tree to the end of the shadow.
9 feet
11.66 feet
12 feet
10 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 inches and one leg measuring 5 inches. What is the length of the other leg?
10 inches
6 inches
12 inches
8 inches
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp is 9 feet long and rises 4 feet high, what is the horizontal distance from the base of the ramp to the wall?
6.5 feet
8.06 feet
7.2 feet
10 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A triangular park has one side measuring 7 meters and another side measuring 24 meters. If the park is a right triangle, find the length of the third side.
22 meters
25 meters
20 meters
30 meters
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
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