8th Grade Pythagorean Theorem: Side Length Challenges

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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 foot of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet on the wall. How long is the ladder?
12 feet
14 feet
10 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 24 meters. What is the length of the diagonal that stretches from one corner of the garden to the opposite corner?
20 meters
26 meters
30 meters
22 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
15 cm
10 cm
13 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
4.
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?
100 feet
120 feet
60 feet
90√2 feet (approximately 127.28 feet)
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 15-foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 20 feet long. If you were to walk directly from the top of the shadow to the top of the tree, how far would you walk?
25 feet
30 feet
20 feet
15 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
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
8 cm
10 cm
12 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ramp is built to help wheelchair access to a building. If the ramp is 10 feet long and rises to a height of 4 feet, how far is the base of the ramp from the building?
approximately 6.5 feet
approximately 12 feet
approximately 7.5 feet
approximately 9.17 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
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