1/31/25 eLearning Pythagorean Theorem Practice

The longest side of a triangle is always the...

• hypotenuse
• leg
• right angle
• base

The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle? 

• obtuse
• scalene
• isosceles
• right

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 25 cm
• 42 cm
• 52 cm
• 48 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which set of sides would make a right triangle?

• 4,5,6
• 8,10,12
• 5,12,13
• 5,10,12

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 cm. If one leg measures 12 cm, how long is the other leg?

• 2 cm
• 5 cm
• 25 cm
• 18 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Which of the following statements is true?

• The leg of a right triangle must be shorter than the hypotenuse
• The leg of a right triangle can have the same measure as the hypotenuse
• The Pythagorean Theorem can be used to find the missing side of any triangle
• The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the difference of the squares of the legs

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the value of x?

• 9 in
• 19 in
• 81 in
• none of these

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Find h

• 35.60
• 35.00
• 35.71
• 61.03

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

Your family wants to purchase a new laptop with a 17" widescreen. Since the 17 inches represents the diagonal measurement of the screen (upper corner to lower corner), you want to find out the actual dimensions of the laptop. When you measured the laptop at the store, the height was 10 inches, but you don't remember the width. Calculate the width of the laptop to the nearest tenth of an inch.

• 7 inches

• 10 inches

• 19.7 inches

• 13.7 inches

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CCSS.8.G.B.8