Real-Life Right Triangles: Finding the Hypotenuse

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 on the wall. What is the length of the ladder?

• 10 feet

• 12 feet

• 6 feet

• 8 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has one leg measuring 5 cm and the other leg measuring 12 cm. What is the length of the hypotenuse?

• 15 cm

• 13 cm

• 10 cm

• 14 cm

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A park has a triangular section where one side is 9 meters long, another side is 12 meters long, and the angle between them is a right angle. How long is the hypotenuse of this triangle?

• 15 meters

• 10 meters

• 18 meters

• 13 meters

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

A right triangle is formed by a ramp leading to a loading dock. If the ramp is 10 feet long and rises 6 feet high, how far is the base of the ramp from the wall?

• 8 feet

• 5 feet

• 12 feet

• 10 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A soccer field is rectangular, and a diagonal line is drawn from one corner to the opposite corner. If the length of the field is 100 meters and the width is 75 meters, what is the length of the diagonal?

• 150 meters

• 125 meters

• 100 meters

• 75 meters

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has legs measuring 7 inches and 24 inches. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.

• 25 inches

• 20 inches

• 15 inches

• 30 inches

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

A tree is leaning such that its top is 15 feet above the ground and its base is 9 feet away from the wall it is leaning against. How long is the tree?

• 20 feet

• 14 feet

• 12 feet

• 17.5 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has one leg that is 8 feet long and a hypotenuse that is 10 feet long. What is the length of the other leg?

• 7 feet

• 4 feet

• 6 feet

• 5 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.7

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

• 6 feet

• 4 feet

• 5 feet

• 3 feet

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

A right triangle has one leg measuring 14 meters and a hypotenuse measuring 50 meters. What is the length of the other leg?

• 42 meters

• 48 meters

• 36 meters

• 30 meters

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CCSS.8.G.B.7