Pythagorean Theorem Quiz

A rectangular parking lot has a length of 84 feet and a width of 56 feet. Which of the following could be used to find the diagonal distance across the parking lot?

•  $84^2-56^2=c^2$  

•  $\left(84+56\right)^2\ =\ c^2$  

•  $84^2+b^2=56^2$  

•  $84^2+56^2=c^2$  

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the missing side length of the right triangle. Round to the nearest tenth, only if needed.

• 7 ft

• 49 ft

• 34.7 ft

• 1,201 ft

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find the missing side length of the right triangle. Round to the nearest tenth, only if needed.

• 180 in

• 10.4 in

• 13.4 in

• 108 in

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which of the following shows the sides of a right triangle labeled correctly?

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

Jake has a 35-foot ladder leaning against the side of his house. If the bottom of the ladder is 21 feet away from his house, how many feet above the ground does the top of the ladder touch the house? Round to the nearest tenth, only if needed.

• 28 feet

• 40.8 feet

• 784 feet

• 32 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Which of the following three sets of lengths could be used to form a right triangle?

• 39, 15, and 36

• 12, 8, and 4

• 13, 17, and 9

• None of the above

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Which of the following reasons shows why it is NOT possible to form a right triangle with the lengths 2, 4, and 7?

•  $4^2-2^2\ne7^2$  

•  $2+4\ne7$  

•  $2^2+4^2\ne7^2$  

•  $2^2+7^2\ne4^2$  

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

In the figure shown, the area of square 1 is 169 square cm and the area of square 2 is 144 square cm. What is the area of square 3?

• 313 square cm

• 225 square cm

• 64 square cm

• 25 square cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Clay went for a run to prepare for a long distance race coming up. From his house, he ran 6 miles directly north and then 8 miles directly west. From there, he ran the diagonal distance back to his house. How many TOTAL miles did Clay run?

• 24 miles

• 11 miles

• 14 miles

• 19.3 miles

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The four cities on the map form a square. About how many miles is the MOST DIRECT route from Washington to Springfield? Round to the nearest tenth, only if needed.

• 100 miles

• 70.7 miles

• 64.7 miles

• 58 miles

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CCSS.8.G.B.8