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WorksheetsLooking for Pythagoras
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the length of x?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
8
d)
25
2.
Identify the hypotenuse.
a)
x
b)
z
c)
w
3.
What kind of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
Isosceles
d)
Equilateral
4.
Evaluate x.
a)
35
b)
20
c)
8
d)
12
5.
The bottom of a ladder leaning against a wall is 1.5 m from the bottom of the wall. The ladder is 5.5 m long. Find how high the top of the ladder is above the ground, correct to one decimal place.
a)
5.2 m
b)
5.3 m
c)
5.7 m
d)
5.8 m
6.
What is the side from point A to point B called?
a)
Opposite
b)
Adjacent
c)
Hypotenuse
7.
Which side is the hypotenuse?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
8.
Use Pythagoras' Theorem to find c in this triangle:
a)
5.29
b)
10
c)
28
d)
100
9.
Find the length of b in this triangle.
a)
31
b)
36
c)
60
d)
62
10.
To get from point A to point B you must avoid walking through a pond. To avoid the pond, you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east. To the nearest meter, how many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond?
a)
35
b)
22
c)
58
d)
75
11.
Identify the hypotenuse.
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
12.
Identify the hypotenuse.
a)
x
b)
z
c)
w
13.
solve for c
a)
7
b)
9
c)
4
d)
13
14.
Jane and Miguel are siblings. They go to different schools. Jane walks 6 blocks east from home. Miguel walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other?
a)
14
b)
10
c)
5.3
d)
2
15.
The foot of a ladder is placed 6 feet from a wall. If the top of the ladder rests 8 feet up on the wall, how long is the ladder?
a)
10 ft
b)
14 ft
c)
17 ft
d)
100 ft
16.
a)
76
b)
67
c)
85
d)
92
17.
a)
11
b)
12
c)
9.8
d)
11.5
18.
What is the length of the monitor diagonally in two decimal places ?
a)
32.1
b)
32.10
c)
54.75
d)
47.2
19.
Determine the value of x.
a)
35
b)
20
c)
8
d)
12
20.
Which of the following is a right-angled
triangle?
a)
b)
c)
d)
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