3rd 9 Weeks Study Guide pt 1

Mario wants to find the length of the pond. He picks three points and records the measurements, as shown below. Which measurement is closest to the length of the pond from point X to point Y in meters?

• 17 m

• 9 m

• 18.8 m

• 19.23 m

Find the length of the unknown side. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 9 cm

• 7 cm

• 11 cm

• 10 cm

Find the length of the hypotenuse. Round to the nearest hundredth.

• 12.08

• 10.00

• 15.50

• 13.25

The length of two sides of a right triangle are leg: 8 m and hypotenuse 15 m. Find the length of the third side. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

• 13.9 m

• 10.5 m

• 12.68 m

• 14.3 m

A large pine tree was struck by lightning and fell as shown in the diagram. Which of the following equations can be used to find the length of the missing side?

• Cannot be determined

What is the distance from third base to first base?

• 127.3 ft

• 90 ft

• 60 ft

• 150 ft

The bottom of a ladder must be placed 6 feet from a wall. The ladder is 14 feet long.

How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

• 8 feet
• 12.65 feet
• 10 feet
• 14 feet

Cam leaves school to go home. He walks 5 blocks North then 4 blocks west. How far is Cam from the school?

• 6.4 blocks

• 5 blocks

• 9 blocks

• 3 blocks

What is the longest side of a triangle called?

• Hypotenuse

• Base

• Height

• Perpendicular

If the two shorter sides of a triangle are 6 and 7, then what is the hypotenuse?

• 9.2

• 8.5

• 10.0

• 11.3