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Right Triangle Challenges: Pythagorean & Side Identification

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Right Triangle Challenges: Pythagorean & Side Identification
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder leans against a wall, forming a right triangle with the ground. If the base of the ladder is 4 feet from the wall and the ladder is 10 feet long, how high up the wall does the ladder reach?

10 feet

9.17 feet

7.5 feet

8 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has one leg measuring 6 cm and a hypotenuse measuring 10 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

9 cm

8 cm

7 cm

5 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ramp is built to allow wheelchair access. If the ramp is 12 feet long and rises to a height of 5 feet, how far is the base of the ramp from the wall it is leaning against?

12 feet

6.5 feet

10.91 feet

8.5 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A triangular park has one side measuring 8 meters and a hypotenuse measuring 10 meters. Calculate the length of the other side of the triangle.

4 meters

5 meters

7 meters

6 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has an angle of 30 degrees and the side opposite this angle measures 5 meters. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

6 meters

12 meters

8 meters

10 meters

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tree casts a shadow that is 15 feet 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?

25 feet

10 feet

20 feet

15 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has legs measuring 9 inches and 12 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

15 inches

14 inches

10 inches

18 inches

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

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