Pythagorean Theorem Review

Joel and Levi spotted a bear in the woods while riding their bikes. Joel took off 3 miles north and Levi rapidly pedaled 2 miles east away from the bear. How far apart are the two boys? Round to the nearest tenth.

A flat screen TV in the shape of a rectangle has a width of 36 inches and a height of 20 inches. Find the length of the diagonal. Round to the nearest tenth.

A 20-foot piece of wire is attached from the top of a flagpole to a stake in the ground 8 feet from the base of the pole. Find the height of the flagpole. Round to the nearest tenth.

A 14-foot ladder is leaned against a wall. If the base of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall, how high up the wall will the ladder reach?

Joel and Levi spotted a bear in the woods while riding their bikes. Joel took off 3 miles north and Levi rapidly pedaled 2 miles east away from the bear. How far apart are the two boys? Round to the nearest tenth.

How far from the base of a house should you place an 18-foot ladder if it must reach a window that is 15 feet high? Round to the nearest tenth.

An isosceles triangle has congruent legs that measure 10 feet. If the height of the triangle is 7 feet, find the length of its base. Round to the nearest tenth.

A football field is 120 yards long by 53 yards wide. If a player runs diagonally from one corner to the opposite corner, how far will they travel? Round to the nearest tenth.

On a map, Norristown is 18 miles south of Lincoln, and Lincoln is 29 miles west of Allenport. Find the distance from Norristown to Allenport. Round to the nearest tenth.

A set of stairs is 10 feet high and covers a horizontal distance of 12 feet. If a handrail is to be installed that extends from the bottom to the top of the stairs, what length must it be? Round to the nearest tenth.