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Right Triangle Challenges: Sides and Angles in Action

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Right Triangle Challenges: Sides and Angles in Action
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder leans against a wall, forming a right triangle. If the base of the ladder is 4 feet from the wall and the ladder is 10 feet long, what is the height at which the ladder touches the wall?

9.17 feet

10 feet

8 feet

7.5 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a right triangle, one angle measures 30 degrees and the side opposite this angle is 5 meters long. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

12 meters

8 meters

10 meters

6 meters

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tree casts a shadow that is 8 meters long. If the angle of elevation from the tip of the shadow to the top of the tree is 45 degrees, how tall is the tree?

8 meters

10 meters

6 meters

12 meters

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp is 12 feet long and rises to a height of 5 feet, what is the angle of elevation of the ramp?

30 degrees

15 degrees

45 degrees

24.62 degrees

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has one angle measuring 60 degrees and the adjacent side is 7 cm long. What is the length of the opposite side?

15 cm

8.7 cm

12.12 cm

10.5 cm

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A surveyor measures a 50-meter long cable that is anchored to a point on the ground. If the angle between the cable and the ground is 30 degrees, how high is the cable anchored above the ground?

40 meters

15 meters

35 meters

25 meters

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

7.

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 measure of the other leg?

14 cm

12 cm

10 cm

8 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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