Pythagorean Theorem Post Test

Find the distance.

• 9.7

• 10.7

• 11.7

• 12.7

What is the distance between (-5, 3) and (4, -5)

• Square root of -145

• Square root of 145

• 145

• -145

A fireman leans a ladder that is 13 feet long against a tree. The base of the ladder is 5 feet from the base of the tree. How far up the tree will the ladder reach? 

• 13.9 feet

• 12 feet

• 4.2 feet

• 18 feet

Casey travels from her house directly west to the bank and then directly north from the bank to the mall. She then travels home on the road connecting the mall and her house. What is her total distance traveled?

• 17 miles

• 32 miles

• 37 miles

• 40 miles

Which set of side lengths does not form a right triangle?

• 38, 80, 90

• 16, 63, 65

• 36, 77, 85

• 14, 15, 29

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 17 cm

• 22 cm

• 15 cm

• 13 cm

Determine the length of the missing side.

• 7

• 8

• 17

• 23

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse

• scalene

• isosceles

• right

The Pythagorean Theorem is _________

• a + b = c

• a² + b² = c²

• a² + b² + c²

• A = LW

• 32 ft.

• 16 ft.

• 23 ft.

• 8 ft.