Pythagorean Real World Situations

An airplane flies 56 miles due north then 33 miles due east. How many miles is the plane from its starting point?

• 89 miles

• 65 miles

• 45.4 miles

• Not enough information is provided

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Apiece of paper that Brittany has is 11 inches tall and 8 inches wide. She draws a straight line diagonally across the paper How long is the line she drew?

• 13.6 in.

• 7.5 in.

• 12.4 in

• 14.3 in

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• Divide both sides by 2

• Take the square root of both sides

• 25 is the final answer

• Not enough information is given

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The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. the base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. what is the length of the slide?

• 8 feet

• 10 feet

• 5.3 feet

• 14 feet

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The bottom of a 13-foot straight ladder is set into the ground 5 feet away from a wall. When the top of the ladder is leaned against the wall, what is the distance above the ground it will reach?

• 13.9 feet

• Not enough information is provided

• 12 feet

• 7 feet

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A baseball "diamond" is actually a square with sides of 90 feet. If a runner tries to steal second base, how far must the catcher, at home plate, throw to get the runner "out"? (Think: What is the SHORTEST distance from 2nd to home?)

• 180 feet

• 90 feet

• 13.4 feet

• 127.3 feet

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During a football play, Odell Beckham Jr. runs a straight route 40 yards up the sideline before turning around and catching a pass thrown by Eli Manning. On the opposing team, a defender who started 20 yards across the field from Beckham saw the play setup and ran a slant (diagonal) towards Beckham. What was the distance the defender had to run to get to the spot where Beckham caught the ball?

• 34.7 yards

• 44.7 yards

• 34.6 yards

• 44.8 yards

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How far from the base of the house do you need to place a 15' ladder so that it exactly reaches the top of a 12' wall?

• 9 feet

• 81 feet

• 19.2 feet

• 369 feet

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On a scale from 1-4, how prepared do you feel in solving Real World Situation using Pythagorean Theorem, with 1 being I am struggling, need help! and 4 being I could explain how to solve to others.

• 1, help please!

• 2, need more practice!

• 3, Getting there!

• 4, ready to explain to others!

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