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Which of these sides is the hypotenuse?

• 13

• 12

• 17

• 5

A right triangle has a leg with a length of 5 centimeters, and a hypotenuse with a length of 9 centimeters. Enter the length, in centimeters, of the other leg of the triangle. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

• 7.48 cm

• 10.30 cm

• 2.00 cm

• 8.94 cm

The length of the two legs of a right triangle are given. Enter the length, in centimeters, of the hypotenuse of the triangle. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

• 9.36 cm

• 6.60 cm

• 10.00 cm

• 11.30 cm

A carpenter is cutting pieces of wood for a project. He has a square piece of wood with side lengths of 8 inches. He cuts the square diagonally creating two right triangles. Enter the length, in inches, of the longest side of the resulting right triangle. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 11.3 inches

• 8.0 inches

• 10.0 inches

• 12.0 inches

What is the length of Trail B, in miles? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

• 1.6 miles

• 1.4 miles

• 1.8 miles

• 2.0 miles

An isosceles trapezoid is given. Enter the height of the trapezoid, in centimeters, using the Pythagorean Theorem.

• 4 cm

• 3 cm

• 5 cm

• 6 cm

Part A: A triangular sail on the boat in Figure A is shaped like a right triangle. The base of the sail is 6 feet and the height from the base to the top corner is 8 feet. Enter the length, in feet, of the longest side of the sail.

• 10 feet

• 6 feet

• 8 feet

• 12 feet

Part B: The boat owner purchases a different-sized sail with a height of 9.5 feet and a base of 8.25 ft, shown in Figure B. The longest side of this sail is compared to that of the sail in Figure A. Round your answer to the nearest whole number:

• 13

• 10

• 1

• 5