Understand and Apply the Pythagorean Theorem

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

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

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

_{^{Find the missing side}}

• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72

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