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Pythagorean Theorem: Distance Calculation Challenges

Authored by Anthony Clark

English, Mathematics

8th Grade

CCSS covered

Pythagorean Theorem: Distance Calculation Challenges
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet on the wall. How long is the ladder?

6 feet

8 feet

10 feet

12 feet

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A rectangular park has a length of 10 meters and a width of 24 meters. What is the distance from one corner of the park to the opposite corner?

20 meters

30 meters

26 meters

22 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?

15 cm

13 cm

10 cm

17 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A boat is sailing directly across a river that is 300 meters wide. If the boat is 400 meters downstream when it reaches the opposite bank, what is the distance the boat traveled?

400 meters

500 meters

600 meters

300 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one leg measuring 9 cm. What is the length of the other leg?

8 cm

10 cm

12 cm

14 cm

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A soccer field is rectangular, measuring 50 meters by 100 meters. What is the distance between two opposite corners of the field?

111.8 meters

100 meters

50 meters

120 meters

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person walks 3 miles north and then 4 miles east. How far are they from their starting point?

7 miles

6 miles

4 miles

5 miles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

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