Finding Distances and Missing Sides in Right Triangles

Quiz
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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
10 feet
5 feet
8 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two friends are standing 10 meters apart on a flat field. One friend walks 6 meters north, and the other walks 8 meters east. How far apart are they now?
12 meters
5 meters
10 meters
15 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?
15 cm
17 cm
13 cm
10 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rectangular park has a length of 40 meters and a width of 30 meters. What is the distance from one corner of the park to the opposite corner?
70 meters
40 meters
30 meters
50 meters
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A kite is flying at a height of 15 meters. If the string is 20 meters long, how far is the kite from the point on the ground directly below it?
13.23 meters
17 meters
10 meters
15 meters
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
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?
45√2 feet
90 feet
180 feet
90√2 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 inches and one leg measuring 5 inches. What is the length of the other leg?
8 inches
10 inches
6 inches
12 inches
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
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