Pythagoras

The longest side of a triangle is always opposite the ......................

• smallest angle

• greatest angle

• next to the shortest side

The sum of the interior angles of a right angled triangle is

• 360 degrees

• 270 degrees

• 180 degrees

• 90 degrees

The length of the hypotenuse side of the following triangle will be

• 10 cm

• more than 4 cm but less than 6 cm

• more than 6 cm

• 52 cm

The length of the third side of the triangle will be

• 21cm

• 3 cm

• $\sqrt{63}$
  

• 15 cm

The length of side EF in the triangle is

• 24 m

• 
  

  $\sqrt{24}$ m

• 18 m

• can not be calculated

In the diagram AC = CE = 96 cm. The The length of side DC is

• 1600 cm

• 40cm

• 96 cm

• 144 cm

The straight line from A to B, B to C, C to D and D to E is 34 m. The shortest distance from A to E is

• more than 16 m

• 64 m

• 11,31 m

• 34 m

The total distance from A to B, B to C and back to A will be

• 11,31 m

• 24 m

• 27,31 m

• 16 m

A 5 m ladder rests against a vertical wall. It is positioned 3m from the wall. How far up against the wall does the ladder rest against the wall?

• can not be calculated

• 2,5 m

• 8 m

• 4 m

A ship sails 85 km due south and then 102 km due east.

The shortest distance between the ship and the starting point is

• 132,77 km

• 187 km

• 15 km

• 17629 km