Pythagorean Theorem: Word Problems
Authored by Shamatee Rookwood
Mathematics
7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Durham and Chapel Hill are 14 miles apart. Chapel Hill and Raleigh are 28 miles part. Raleigh and Durham are 25 miles part. Do these three cities form a right triangle?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Zoe is walking to Peter’s house. Zoe walks 4 blocks north to school to find her missing water bottle. She then walks 3 blocks west to Peter’s house. On the way home, Zoe walks straight home from Peter’s house. How many blocks shorter was Zoe’s walk home?
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Isabella has sticks that are 10cm, 11cm, and 13cm long. Can she place the sticks together to form a right triangle? Justify your answer.
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk?
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A new pipeline is being created to shorten the distance it has to travel to get from point A to point B. The original pipeline ran at a 90 angle from point A to point B and was 20 miles on one side and 15 miles on the other. The new pipeline will go straight from A to B. How much shorter will the new pipeline be?
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Madison is on the top of an 80 foot building. She is creating a zipline course to the ground with 100 feet of cable. How far from the base of the building will she need to anchor the cable to make the zipline cable tight?
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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1
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