Pythagorean Principles and Problem Solving

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• 48

• 108

• 83.6

• 72

Find the length of the missing side. 

• 25 cm

• 42 cm

• 52 cm

• 48 cm

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

A right triangle has one length measuring 3 metres and another length measuring 4 metres. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 5 metres

• 6 metres

• 7 metres

• 8 metres

In a right triangle, the hypotenuse is 13 metres and one of the lengths is 5 metres. What is the length of the other length?

• 10 metres

• 12 metres

• 14 metres

• 15 metres

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 10 metres and one leg of 6 metres. What is the length of the other leg?

• 7 metres

• 8 metres

• 9 metres

• 10 metres

A ladder is leaning against a wall, reaching a height of 12 metres. The base of the ladder is 5 metres away from the wall. How long is the ladder?

• 12 metres

• 13 metres

• 14 metres

• 15 metres