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Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Sides

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

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Right Triangle Challenges: Identify & Calculate Sides
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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. Is the triangle formed by the ladder, the wall, and the ground a right triangle? Calculate the length of the ladder.

8 feet

14 feet

12 feet

10 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A rectangular park has a length of 30 meters and a width of 40 meters. If a diagonal path is built across the park, what is the length of the path?

45 meters

50 meters

60 meters

55 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?

10 cm

13 cm

17 cm

15 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 5-foot tall person is standing 12 feet away from a tree. If the top of the tree is 15 feet high, what is the distance from the person to the top of the tree?

10.5 feet

15.62 feet

12.5 feet

20 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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?

8 cm

10 cm

15 cm

12 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. What is the distance from home plate to second base?

90√2 feet

45√2 feet

180 feet

90 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has legs measuring 7 inches and 24 inches. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.

20 inches

25 inches

30 inches

26 inches

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

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