Applying the Pythagorean Theorem in Real-Life Scenarios
Authored by Anthony Clark
English, Mathematics
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 6 feet from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet on the wall. How long is the ladder?
14 feet
12 feet
8 feet
10 feet
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rectangular garden has a length of 10 meters and a width of 24 meters. If you want to plant a diagonal path from one corner to the opposite corner, how long will the path be?
26 meters
22 meters
30 meters
20 meters
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A right triangle has one leg measuring 9 cm and the other leg measuring 12 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
17 cm
13 cm
15 cm
10 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A cube has a diagonal that runs from one corner to the opposite corner. If each side of the cube is 4 cm, what is the length of the diagonal?
7.50 cm
6.93 cm
8.00 cm
5.00 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A triangular park has one side measuring 15 meters and another side measuring 20 meters. What is the length of the third side if it forms a right triangle?
30 meters
18 meters
22 meters
25 meters
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A 5-foot tall person is standing 12 feet away from a wall. If they look up at the top of the wall, which is 10 feet tall, what is the angle of elevation from their eyes to the top of the wall?
45.00 degrees
30.00 degrees
22.62 degrees
15.75 degrees
Tags
CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A square has a diagonal that measures 14 cm. What is the length of one side of the square?
10 cm
9.9 cm
12 cm
7 cm
Tags
CCSS.8.G.B.8
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