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WorksheetsPythagorean Theorem
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
A board was nailed diagonally across the end of a square platform used at construction sites. Which of the following is closest to the length of the board?
28 feet
25 feet
20 feet
23 feet
Maxine ran a 13-foot string of lights from the base of a tree to the top of a 12-foot pole. How far was the base of the tree from the pole?
1 ft
5 ft
8 ft
25 ft
Mrs. Roberts, the homemaking teacher, drew the following diagram for her class. What is the length of the distance between the chair and the end table to the nearest tenth of a foot?
8.9 ft
9.9 ft
10.4 ft
23.4 ft
The length of the diagonal of a television screen is 20 inches and the height of the screen is 12 inches. Which of the following is the width of the television screen?
6 in
14 in
16 in
25 in
Stanley started at point P and drove 13 miles south to point Q, then he drove east to point R, where he is 58 miles from his starting point. Which best represents the distance from point R to point Q?
45 mi
56.5 mi
51 mi
53 mi
Which of the following could be the lengths of the sides of the right triangle?
6 ft, 5 ft, 8 ft
10 ft, 24 ft, 26 ft
12 ft, 4 ft, 13 ft
14 ft, 18 ft, 24 ft
Lucy walked from her home to the post office and then to the bank as shown. The post office is 5 miles from Lucy's home. What is the shortest distance Lucy can walk to return home?
12 miles
13 miles
14 miles
17 miles
A triangle has one leg of 32 inches and one leg of 18 inches. For the triangle to be a right triangle, which best represents the length of the hypotenuse?
34.2 inches
36 inches
41.8 inches
36.7 inches
An 8-foot piece of metal is leaning against the wall of a garage. The bottom of the piece of metal is 4 feet from the base of the wall. Which best describes how high up the wall of the garage it is the top of the piece of metal?
4 feet
A few inches less than 7 feet
A few inches more than 7 feet
A few inches less than 9 feet
The side view of a roof is shown. What is x, the height of the roof to the nearest tenth of a foot?
8.9 ft
33.7 ft
17.0 ft
13.6 ft
The Martins are thinking of making a brick walk across their oval rose garden from point B to point C, as shown in the figure. Which is the closest to the distance from point B to point C?
4 yards
20 yards
14 yards
25 yards
An 18-foot ladder is leaning against the side of a building. The bottom of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall. How many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
11 ft
16.97 ft
15 ft
14.14
Which of the following does NOT represent the lengths of the sides of a right triangle?
3, 4 and 5
9, 40 and 41
8, 12 and 15
12, 35 and 37
Which of the following triangles is a right triangle?
Which of the following triangles is NOT a right triangle?
