Math 8-Pythag Review

Find h

• 35.60
• 35.00
• 35.71
• 61.03

The area of the 'a' square plus the area of the 'b' square will perfectly fill the c square with nothing left over.

• True

• False

Does the set of numbers represent a right triangle?

20, 25, 15

• Yes

• No

In a computer catalog, a computer monitor is listed as being 27 inches. This distance is the diagonal distance across the screen. If the screen measures 15 inches in height, what is the actual width of the screen to the nearest inch? 

• 22 in
• 23 in
• 24 in
• 25 in

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

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"? (Distance across the diagonal)

• 180 feet

• 90 feet

• 13.4 feet

• 127.3 feet

A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the other corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?

• 105 meters

• 79.4 meters

• 210 meters

• 150 meters

Lisa drives her car 46 km south and then 13 km east. How far is she from her starting point?

• 44.1 km

• 59 km

• 47.8 km

• 33 km

The two shortest sides of a right triangle are called___________.

• arms.

• hypotenuses.

• legs.

• rays.

The longest side of a right triangle.

• Leg 1

• Leg 2

• Perimeter

• Hypotenuse