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A string from the top of a pole to the ground is 14 feet long. The pole is 12 feet long. What is the distance between the bottom of the pole and the end of the string. Round to the nearest tenth.
a) 8.6
b) 24
c) 6.2
d) 7.2 ft.

A man casts a shadow of 7 feet. He is 6 feet tall. What is the distance between the top of the mans head and the end of his shadow? Round to the nearest 10th.
a) 8.4
b) 9.2
c) 9
d) 8

The Hypotenuse is the....
a) shortest side of a right triangle.
b) longest side of a right triangle.
c) the b in a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
d) a leg.

What is the hypotenuse in the Pythagorean Theorem?
a) a
b) b
c) c
d) d

If a right triangle has a leg of 125 and a leg of 225, what is the hypotenuse? Round to the nearest tenth.
a) 257.4
b) 257.3907535
c) 258
d) 350

If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 300 and a leg of 200, what is the other leg? Round to the nearest tenth.
a) 223.6067977
b) 224
c) 223.6
d) 500

Does the triangle need to be a right triangle in order for the Pythagorean Theorem to work?
a) yes
b) no
c)
d)

What is the hypotenuse of a right triangle if they legs are 3 and 4 inches?
a) 6 inches
b) 5 inches
c) 7 inches
d) 10 inches

If a scalene triangle has angles of 30 degrees, 40 degrees and x degrees, what is the hypotenuse?
a) 110
b) both c and d
c) I don't know because you gave me angle degrees not side lengths.
d) The Pythagorean Theorem would not be appropriate because it is not a right triangle?

Does the Pythagorean Theorem work on any other shape?
a) No just right triangles.
b) Yes
c)
d)

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