Pythagoras Theorem Triads

The hypotenuse is always the longest side of a right-angled triangle.

• True

• False

The right angle in a right-angled triangle is always opposite the hypotenuse.

• True

• False

What is the length of x?

• 5.7

• 10.6

• 20

• 400

solve for c

• 7

• 9

• 4

• 13

What kind of triangles does the Pythagorean Theorem work with?

• Right

• Left

• Isosceles

• Equilateral

To get from point A to point B you must avoid walking through a pond.  To avoid the pond, you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east.  To the nearest meter, how many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond? 

• 35

• 22

• 58

• 75

Find x.

• 35

• 20

• 8

• 12

• 11

• 12

• 9.8

• 11.5

A 2.5m long ladder leans against the wall of a building. The base of the ladder is 1.5m away from the wall. What is the height of the wall?

• 2 cm

• 8 m

• 2 m

• 5 m

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6

• 8,10,12

• 5,12,13

• 5,10,12