Pythagorean Theorem Question Preview (ID: 51178)


Find The Missing Side Length Of A Right Triangle. Tell If Side Lengths Form A Right Triangle. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

A triangle has a leg that is 5 units long and another leg that is 9 units long. How long is the hypotenuse?
a) 45
b) 10.3
c) 5.3
d) 106

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?
a) leg
b) hippopotamus
c) hypotenuse
d) longest side

What type of triangle does the pythagorean theorem work on?
a) any traingle
b) obtuse triangle
c) acute triangle
d) right triangle

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 and a leg that is 20 units long. How long is the other leg?
a) 15
b) 30.02
c) 5
d) 250

A door is 4 m tall and 2 m wide. Susie is trying to fit a new table through the doorway. What is the longest the table could be to fit through the door? *Hint the longest distance is the diagonal of the door.
a) 4 m
b) 5 m
c) 3.5 m
d) 4.47 m

A 12 foot ladder is leaning against a house. The bottom of the ladder is 4 ft from the house. How far up the house will he ladder touch?
a) 11.3 ft
b) 12 ft
c) 10.2 ft
d) 8.5 ft

Given the lengths of a triangle are 6, 8 and 10, do they form a right triangle?
a) yes
b) no
c)
d)

Monica walks 4 miles east of her home and then 5 miles north. What is her shortest distance from her house?
a) 9 miles
b) 7.2 miles
c) 5.5 miles
d) 6.4 miles

The hypotenuse of a triangle is 16 in and a leg is 12 in. What is the length of the missing side?
a) 8 in
b) 9.3 in
c) 10.6 in
d) 20 in

A triangle has leg lengths of 3 and 4. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
a) 12
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

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