Right Triangles

Find the side length for the right triangle.
DE, given DF =7, EF =24, and $\overline{DE}$  is the hypotenuse.
DE = ?

• 20

• 25

• 27

• 22

Find the side length for the right triangle.
BC, given AB = 24, AC = 26, and  $\overline{AC}$  is the hypotenuse.
BC = ?

• 11

• 10

• 16

• 12

Find the missing length of y. If needed round the answer to the nearest tenth.

The value of y is ?

• 5

• 4

• 9

• 8

Find the missing length of z. If needed, round the answer to the nearest tenth.

The value of z is ?

• 10

• 17

• 16

• 14

A 13-foot-long ramp rises 5 feet from the first floor to the second floor. What is the distance from the base of the ramp to the bottom of the first floor?

• 13 feet

• 12 feet

• 16 feet

• 14 feet

Claire is shopping for a new flat-screen television the day after Thanksgiving. She found a model that is 23 inches tall and 41 inches wide. What is the size of the TV, to the nearest inch, as measured along it's diagonal?

• 47 inches

• 41 inches

• 42 inches

• 49 inches

Select all side lengths that would form a right triangle.

• 6 inches, 9 inches, 12 inches

• 9 meters, 40 meters, 41 meters

• 9 yards, 12 yards, 15 yards

• 15 miles, 8 miles, 17 miles

• 53 inches, 28 inches, 45 inches

Consider the diagram that displays an offensive strategy for a basketball game. The dashed lines represent distances between players. Suppose that player 1 gets the ball from either player 2 or 3. The next move is for player 1 to pass the ball to either player 4 or player 5. Which of these two players (4 or 5) is closer to player 1?

• Player 5 is closer to player 1.

• Player 4 is closer to player 1.

What is the length of the hypotenuse?

c = ? centimeters

• 72

• 74

• 70

• 76

What is the length of the hypotenuse?

c = ? kilometers

• 24

• 20

• 25

• 21