A ladder leans against a wall, forming a right triangle. If the ladder is 10 feet long and the wall is 8 feet high, how far is the base of the ladder from the wall?
Discovering Similar Triangles and Missing Sides

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English, Mathematics
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7th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
10 feet
6 feet
8 feet
4 feet
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two trees cast shadows on the ground. Tree A is 15 feet tall and casts a shadow of 5 feet. Tree B casts a shadow of 10 feet. How tall is Tree B?
25 feet
35 feet
30 feet
20 feet
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a park, a triangular flower bed has a height of 4 feet and a base of 6 feet. If a similar flower bed has a height of 8 feet, what is the length of its base?
12 feet
10 feet
14 feet
16 feet
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A right triangle has one angle measuring 30 degrees and a hypotenuse of 12 cm. What is the length of the side opposite the 30-degree angle?
10 cm
4 cm
8 cm
6 cm
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A model of a building is made with similar triangles. If the model is 2 feet tall and the actual building is 50 feet tall, how long is the model if the actual building is 30 feet wide?
1.5 feet
3 feet
1.2 feet
4 feet
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two similar right triangles have side lengths in the ratio of 3:5. If the shorter side of the smaller triangle is 9 cm, what is the length of the shorter side of the larger triangle?
12 cm
20 cm
15 cm
18 cm
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A flagpole casts a shadow of 12 feet. A nearby tree, which is similar in shape to the flagpole, casts a shadow of 18 feet. If the flagpole is 15 feet tall, how tall is the tree?
25 feet
18 feet
20 feet
22.5 feet
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