WorksheetsFast Track - Pythagorean Theorem and Special Right Triangles
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 49mins
The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. What is the length of the slide?
8 feet
5.29 feet
10 feet
14 feet
In the Old West, settlers made tents out of a piece of cloth thrown over a clothesline and then secured it to the ground with stakes forming an isosceles triangle. How long would the cloth have to be so that the opening of the tent was 6 feet high and 8 feet wide?
14.4 feet
7.2 feet
10 feet
20 feet
A baseball "diamond" is actually a square with sides of 90 feet. If a runner tries to steal second base, how far must the catcher, at home plate, throw to get the runner "out"? (Distance across the diagonal)
180 feet
90 feet
13.4 feet
127.3 feet
How far from the base of a house do you need to place a 15' ladder so that is exactly reaches the top of a 12' wall?
9 feet
19.2 feet
81 feet
369 feet
Destiny walks out her door and walks due South 150 yards and then turns due East and walks 200 yard to Samantha’s front door. If Jessica wanted to leave Samantha’s home and walk home without making any turns, how far must she walk?
225 yards
250 yards
300 yards
132 yards
Solve for x.
10√3
15
5√3
15√2
Solve for x.
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
