Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Quizizz

A ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a point on the wall that is 10 feet above the ground. How long is the ladder?

• 8 feet

• 12 feet

• 14 feet

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A square garden has a length of 24 feet and a diagonal of 26 feet. What is the width of the garden?

• 10 feet

• 12 feet

• 14 feet

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A baseball diamond is a square with sides of 90 feet. What is the shortest distance, to the nearest foot, between first base and third base?

• 127 feet

• 128 feet

• 129 feet

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The bottom of a 15 foot pole is 9 feet away from the wall and leaning. How high above the ground does the top of the pole reach on the wall?

• 12 feet

• 8 feet

• 6 feet

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A television screen measures 50 inches diagonally and has a width of 30 inches. What is the height of the screen?

• 40 inches

• 20 inches

• 10 inches

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A kite string is 100 feet long. If the kite is flying directly above a point on the ground that is 60 feet away from you, how high is the kite?

• 80 feet

• 40 feet

• 20 feet

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A ramp is used to load goods onto a truck. The ramp is 5 feet high and reaches 13 feet along the ground from the back of the truck. How long is the ramp? (Round to the nearest whole number)

• 12 feet

• 14 feet

• 16 feet

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A square frame has an area of 64 inches. What is the length of the diagonal of the frame?

• 11.3 inches

• 8 inches

• 18 inches

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A square playground has an area of 100 square feet. What is the length of the diagonal measurement of the playground?

• 14.1 feet

• 4.5 feet

• 141.4 feet

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A rectangular pool measures 20 feet in width and 40 feet in length. If a rope is stretched from one corner of the pool to the opposite corner, what is the length of the rope? (Round to the nearest whole number)

• 45 feet

• 50 feet

• 60 feet

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