Pythagorean Subskills

Two legs of a right triangle are 20 and 21. What is the hypotenuse?

• 28

• 29

• 30

• 27

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?

• Obtuse

• Scalene

• Right

• Isosceles

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

solve for c

• 7

• 9

• 4

• 13

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 9

• 41

• 6.4

• 3

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

In a right triangle, if a = 8 and c = 17, what is the correct setup to find the value of b?

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

What is the final step in solving this work for c?

a² + b² = c²

3² + 4² = c²

9 + 16 = c²

25 = c²

• Divide both sides by 2

• Take the square root of both sides

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

An airplane flies 56 miles due north and then 33 miles due east. How many miles is the plane from its starting point?

• 65 miles

• 89 miles

• 45.4 miles

• Not enough information to answer.

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The slide at the playground has a height of 6 feet. The base of the slide measured on the ground is 8 feet. What is the length of the slide?

• 8 feet

• 5.29 feet

• 10 feet

• 14 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

How far from the base of a house do you need to place a 15' ladder so that is exactly reaches the top of a 12' wall?

• 9 feet

• 19.2 feet

• 81 feet

• 369 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A 10-foot ladder is leaning against the wall.  The bottom of the ladder is 4 feet from the base of the wall.  Which of the following is closest to the distance from the top of the ladder to the base of the wall?

• 9ft

• 11ft

• 6ft

• 14ft

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CCSS.8.G.B.7