Finding Missing Sides in Triangles

A ladder leans against a wall, forming a right triangle. If the base of the ladder is 4 feet from the wall and the ladder is 10 feet long, how high does the ladder reach on the wall?

• 10 feet

• 8 feet

• 7.5 feet

• 9.17 feet

A triangular park has one side measuring 30 meters and another side measuring 40 meters. What is the length of the diagonal path that connects the two ends of these sides?

• 50 meters

• 70 meters

• 20 meters

• 60 meters

A right triangle has one leg measuring 6 cm and a hypotenuse measuring 10 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

• 5 cm

• 8 cm

• 7 cm

• 9 cm

A rectangular garden has a diagonal path that measures 13 meters. If one side of the garden is 5 meters, what is the length of the other side?

• 8 meters

• 10 meters

• 12 meters

• 15 meters

A right triangle has legs measuring 8 inches and an unknown length. If the hypotenuse is 10 inches, what is the length of the unknown leg?

• 4 inches

• 12 inches

• 6 inches

• 8 inches