Pythagorean Theorem and Converse

Directions: Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth.

A 35-foot wire is secured from the top of a flagpole to a stake in the ground. If the stake is 14 feet from the base of the flagpole, how tall is the flagpole? Round to the nearest tenths place.

Directions: Find the missing value for the value of x

Directions: Find the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth.

Scott is using a 12-foot ramp to help load furniture into the back of a moving truck. If the back of the truck is 3.5 feet from the ground, what is the horizontal distance from where the ramp reaches the ground to the truck? Round to the tenths place.

If the diagonal of a square is 11.3 meters, approximately (nearest meter) what is the perimeter of the square?

Given the side lengths, determine whether the triangle is acute, right, obtuse, or not a triangle. Side lengths: 10, 24, 26

• Not a triangle

• Acute

• Right

• Obtuse

Which is the Pythagorean theorem?

• √(x-x)²-(y-y)²

• (y-y)/(x-x)

• a²+b²=c²

• a + b = c

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6

• 8,10,12

• 5,12,13

• 5,10,12

Find the value of x.

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10