Pythagorean Theorem and Irrational Numbers

How would you set up the Pythagorean Theorem for the following right triangle?

• A.) 8² + 15² = c²

• 15² + 8² = x²

• Both A & B

• None of these.

What are the legs of the following right triangle.

• 15 & 9

• 12 & 15

• 9 & 3

• 9 & 12

Find the missing side length of the following right triangle.

• 16

• 24

• 12.2

• 13.4

Whats is the area of the largest square?

• 28 square units

• 81 square units

• 100 square units

• 196 square units

What is the height of the tree?

• Exactly 2 meters

• Between 6 and 7 meters

• Exactly 8 meters

• Between 15 and 16 meters

What is the height of the right triangle, to the nearest tenth of a centimeter

• 5.0 cm

• 7.5 cm

• 8.7 cm

• 11.2

Three ballet dancers are positioned on stage. If Stacy is 12 meters straight behind Julie and 9 meters directly left of Ellie, how far is Julie from Ellie?

• 15 meters

• 9 meters

• 3 meters

• 24 meters

A mouse has made holes in opposite corners of a rectangular kitchen. The width of the kitchen is 3 meters and the distance between the mouse's holes is 5 meters. What is the length of the kitchen?

• 16 meters

• 40 meters

• 4 meters

• 18 meters

Cassie likes to skate at an ice cream parlor that is due south of her school and due west of her favorite game store. If the ice cream parlor is 6 kilometers from her school and the straight-line distance between the school and the game store is 10 kilometers, how far is the ice cream parlor from the game store?

• 18 km

• 8 km

• 98 km

• 4 km

Kennedy's bedroom is rectangular. The length of one wall of Kennedy's bedroom is 4 meters. The length from one corner of the bedroom to the diagonally opposite corner is 5 meters. What is the length of the other wall?

• 33 meters

• 23 meters

• 13 meters

• 3 meters