Providing the Pythagorean Theorem

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

The longest side of a right triangle is DIRECTLY ACROSS from the:

• Right angle

• Acute angle

• Obtuse Angle

If a right triangle has side lengths 6, 6.7 and 3, which side is the hypotenuse?

• 6

• 6.7

• 3

• 15.7

• None of the above.

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

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.

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

Find the length of the missing side.

• 20 in.

• 68 in.

• 16 in.

• 80 in.

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

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm

• 22 cm

• 15 cm

• 13 cm

What is the formula for finding the hypotenuse?

• a²⁺b²=c²

• a+b=c

• a-b=c

• c-a=c