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Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems

Authored by Anthony Clark

Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk?

111.8 yards

115 yards

127.3 yards

119 yards

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Madison is on the top of an 80 foot building. She is creating a zipline course to the ground with 100 feet of cable. How far from the base of the building will she need to anchor the cable to make the zipline cable tight?

60 feet

20 feet

180 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Solve for the value of y

13

5

23

10

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west.  What is the shortest distance back to their starting point to the nearest tenth of a mile?

13

9.4

6.2

9

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Find the length of the missing side.

25 cm

42 cm

52 cm

48 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Find h

35.60

35.00

35.71

61.03

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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