Discovering Right Triangles with the Pythagorean Theorem
Authored by Anthony Clark
English, Mathematics
8th Grade
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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. Is the triangle formed by the ladder, the wall, and the ground a right triangle?
Yes, it is a right triangle.
No, it is a scalene triangle.
Yes, it is an isosceles triangle.
No, it is an obtuse triangle.
Tags
CCSS.2.G.A.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rectangular garden has a length of 10 meters and a width of 6 meters. If you want to plant a diagonal path from one corner to the opposite corner, how long will the path be?
11.66 meters
10.5 meters
12 meters
9 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?
13 cm
15 cm
17 cm
10 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 15-foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 9 feet long. If you draw a right triangle using the height of the tree and the length of the shadow, what is the distance from the top of the tree to the end of the shadow?
15 feet
20 feet
9 feet
17.44 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
5.
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?
10 cm
8 cm
15 cm
12 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A baseball diamond is a square with each side measuring 90 feet. If you run from home plate to second base, how far do you run?
90 feet
90√2 feet
180 feet
45√2 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp is 4 feet high and 3 feet long at the base, what is the length of the ramp?
6 feet
4 feet
5 feet
3 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
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