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8th Grade Pythagorean Theorem: Side Length Challenges

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

8th Grade Pythagorean Theorem: Side Length Challenges
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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

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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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