Pythagoras' theorem

Question 1

A right triangle has legs 16 m and 30 m. How long is the hypotenuse, in m?

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Question 2

A right triangle has hypotenuse 26 ft and one leg 10 ft. How long is the other leg, in ft?

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Question 3

A rectangular park is 10 m by 9 m. How long is the diagonal path across it? Round to 1 decimal place.

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Question 4

A right triangle has legs 8 ft and 15 ft. How long is the hypotenuse, in ft?

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Question 5

A right triangle has hypotenuse 17 ft and one leg 8 ft. How long is the other leg, in ft?

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Question 6

A rectangular park is 4 m by 2 m. How long is the diagonal path across it? Round to 1 decimal place.

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Question 7

A right triangle has legs 12 yd and 16 yd. How long is the hypotenuse, in yd?

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Question 8

A right triangle has hypotenuse 25 ft and one leg 7 ft. How long is the other leg, in ft?

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Question 9

A ladder leans against a wall. Its foot is 9 m from the wall and it reaches 3 m up the wall. How long is the ladder? Round to 1 decimal place.

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Question 10

A right triangle has legs 12 ft and 16 ft. How long is the hypotenuse, in ft?

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Question 11

A right triangle has hypotenuse 34 cm and one leg 16 cm. How long is the other leg, in cm?

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Question 12

A ladder leans against a wall. Its foot is 6 m from the wall and it reaches 7 m up the wall. How long is the ladder? Round to 1 decimal place.

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Question 13

A right triangle has legs 15 yd and 36 yd. How long is the hypotenuse, in yd?

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Question 14

A right triangle has hypotenuse 5 yd and one leg 3 yd. How long is the other leg, in yd?

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Question 15

A ladder leans against a wall. Its foot is 6 m from the wall and it reaches 2 m up the wall. How long is the ladder? Round to 1 decimal place.

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Question 16

A right triangle has legs 3 ft and 4 ft. How long is the hypotenuse, in ft?

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