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Pythagoras' theorem

8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: 8.G.B.6, 8.G.B.7 · England: GCSE Foundation Geometry, GCSE Higher Geometry

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  1. Question 1

    A ladder leans against a wall. Its foot is 7 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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  2. Question 2

    A right triangle has hypotenuse 75 ft and one leg 21 ft. How long is the other leg, in ft?

    ?21 ft75 ft

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  3. Question 3

    A right triangle has legs 28 ft and 96 ft. How long is the hypotenuse, in ft?

    96 ft28 ft?

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  4. Question 4

    A rectangular park is 4 m by 10 m. How long is the diagonal path across it? Round to 1 decimal place.

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  5. Question 5

    A right triangle has hypotenuse 51 cm and one leg 24 cm. How long is the other leg, in cm?

    ?24 cm51 cm

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  6. Question 6

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

    36 yd15 yd?

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  7. Question 7

    A rectangular park is 2 m by 8 m. How long is the diagonal path across it? Round to 1 decimal place.

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  8. Question 8

    A right triangle has hypotenuse 51 m and one leg 24 m. How long is the other leg, in m?

    ?24 m51 m

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  9. Question 9

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

    16 yd12 yd?

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  10. Question 10

    A ladder leans against a wall. Its foot is 12 m from the wall and it reaches 4 m up the wall. How long is the ladder? Round to 1 decimal place.

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  11. Question 11

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

    ?7 m25 m

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  12. Question 12

    A right triangle has legs 14 ft and 48 ft. How long is the hypotenuse, in ft?

    48 ft14 ft?

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  13. Question 13

    A rectangular park is 7 m by 8 m. How long is the diagonal path across it? Round to 1 decimal place.

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  14. Question 14

    A right triangle has hypotenuse 50 cm and one leg 14 cm. How long is the other leg, in cm?

    ?14 cm50 cm

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  15. Question 15

    A right triangle has legs 28 yd and 96 yd. How long is the hypotenuse, in yd?

    96 yd28 yd?

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  16. Question 16

    A rectangular park is 4 m by 9 m. How long is the diagonal path across it? Round to 1 decimal place.

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Answer key: Pythagoras' theorem

  1. 1. 9.9

  2. 2. 72

  3. 3. 100

  4. 4. 10.8

  5. 5. 45

  6. 6. 39

  7. 7. 8.2

  8. 8. 45

  9. 9. 20

  10. 10. 12.6

  11. 11. 24

  12. 12. 50

  13. 13. 10.6

  14. 14. 48

  15. 15. 100

  16. 16. 9.8