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Pythagorean Theorem

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 
a)
obtuse
b)
scalene
c)
isosceles
d)
right
2.
What is the opposite of squaring a number?
a)
divide
b)
multiply 
c)
fractions
d)
square root
3.
Find the missing side
a)
36
b)
76.8
c)
12
d)
40
4.
solve for x
a)
5552363959656.
b)
10
c)
100
d)
89
5.
solve for the value of y
a)
13
b)
5
c)
23
d)
10
6.
solve for y
a)
7
b)
6.3
c)
2.5
d)
9
7.
solve for c
a)
7
b)
9
c)
4
d)
13
8.
What is the length of x?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
8
d)
25
9.
Find the missing side
a)
9
b)
26.9
c)
37
d)
18.2
10.
solve for the value of y
a)
13
b)
5
c)
23
d)
10
11.
The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 
a)
obtuse
b)
scalene
c)
isosceles
d)
right
12.
Find the missing side
a)
9
b)
26.9
c)
37
d)
18.2
13.
Find h
a)
35.60
b)
35.00
c)
35.71
d)
61.03
14.

Hypotenuse

a)

Vertical side in a right triangle

b)

Longest side in a right triangle

c)

Horizontal side in a right triangle

d)

a2 + b2 = c2

15.

What is a right triangle?

a)

A triangle where all sides equal 90 degrees

b)

A triangle where every angle is 90 degrees

c)

A triangle where all three sides are equal

d)

A triangle where there is a 90 degree angle

16.

What letter represents the hypotenuse?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

a and b

d)

c

17.

Which choice represents the legs?

a)

a and b

b)

a

c)

b

d)

c

18.

When do we use the Pythagorean Theorem?

a)

To find a missing angle in a right triangle

b)

To find the missing length of a right triangle

c)

To find the area of a right triangle

d)

To find the slope of a right triangle

19.

The Pythagorean Theorem is _________

a)

a + b = c

b)

a2 + b2 = c2

c)

a2 + b2 + c2

d)

A = LW

20.
Find the missing side
a)
9
b)
41
c)
6.4
d)
3
21.
The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 
a)
obtuse
b)
scalene
c)
isosceles
d)
right
22.
solve for c
a)
7
b)
9
c)
4
d)
13
23.

Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Sides a and b are called legs.

a)

true

b)

false

25.
Name the longest side of a right triangle.
a)
leg a
b)
leg b
c)
leg 
d)
hypotenuse
26.
a2 + b2 = c2
a = 9 b = 40
a)
c = 41
b)
c = 65
c)
c = 25
d)
c = 5
27.
a2 + b2 = c2
b = 35 c = 37
a)
a = 12
b)
a = 11
c)
a = 18
d)
a = 14
28.
The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 
a)
obtuse
b)
scalene
c)
isosceles
d)
right
29.
What is the opposite of squaring a number?
a)
divide
b)
multiply 
c)
fractions
d)
square root
30.

The Pythagorean Theorem is used to find what?

a)

missing sides only

b)

missing angles only

c)

either missing sides or missing angles

31.

Find the length of the missing side.

a)

17 cm

b)

22 cm

c)

15 cm

d)

13 cm

32.

Find the length of the missing side

a)

48

b)

108

c)

83.6

d)

72

33.

Find the length of the missing side.

a)

20 in.

b)

68 in.

c)

16 in.

d)

80 in.

34.

Find the length of the missing side.

a)

25 cm

b)

42 cm

c)

52 cm

d)

48 cm