Right Triangle Adventures: Identify & Calculate Sides

A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet. Is the ladder forming a right triangle? What is the length of the ladder?

• Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 10 feet.

• Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 12 feet.

• Yes, the ladder forms a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 6 feet.

• No, the ladder does not form a right triangle. The length of the ladder is 8 feet.

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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?

• 20 meters

• 30 meters

• 26 meters

• 22 meters

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has one leg measuring 9 cm and the other leg measuring 12 cm. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.

• 13 cm

• 10 cm

• 17 cm

• 15 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A 5-foot tall person is standing 12 feet away from a tree. If the top of the person's head is 5 feet high, how tall is the tree if the distance from the top of the person's head to the top of the tree forms a right triangle?

• 12 feet

• 16.9 feet

• 10 feet

• 14 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one leg measuring 5 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

• 10 cm

• 12 cm

• 8 cm

• 6 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A baseball diamond is a square with each side measuring 90 feet. If a player runs from home plate to second base, how far does the player run?

• 90 feet

• 45√2 feet

• 180 feet

• 90√2 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A ramp is built to help wheelchair access. If the ramp is 4 feet high and 3 feet long at the base, what is the length of the ramp?

• 5 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

• 6 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 inches and one leg measuring 9 inches. Find the length of the other leg.

• 8 inches

• 10 inches

• 14 inches

• 12 inches

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A kite is flying at a height of 30 meters. If the string of the kite is 50 meters long, how far is the kite from the point on the ground directly below it?

• 40 meters

• 30 meters

• 20 meters

• 60 meters

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has legs measuring 7 cm and 24 cm. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse and explain how you identified the right triangle.

• 25 cm

• 30 cm

• 26 cm

• 20 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7