A baseball diamond is a square with sides of 90 feet. What is the shortest distance, to the nearest tenth of a foot, between first base and third base?
a. 90.0
b.127.3
c.180.0
d.180.7
100
One leg of a triangle is 17in and the hypotenuse is 24in. Find the second leg of the triangle to the nearest tenth.
16.9in.
100
The width of a triangle is 40in. The hypotenuse of the triangle is 41in. What is length of the triangle? Try to use the Pythagorean triples for this one.
9in.
100
Why did Pythagoras travel a lot?
To get knowledge.
200
Name one of the main interests of Pythagoras except for mathematics.
Metaphysics, Music, Ethics, and Politics.
200
A suitcase measures 24 inches long and 18 inches high. What is the diagonal length of the suitcase to the nearest tenth of a foot?
a.2.5
b.2.9
c.26.5
d.30.0
a. 2.5
200
Two legs of triangle is 37in. Find the hypotenuse of the triangle to the nearest tenth.
52.3in.
200
Find the missing triple. ___, 60, 61.
11
200
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Free bonus 200 points for whoever picks this question on the first round when everyone is getting their turn. If not then this question not worth anything.
300
Some historians believe these are the countries who first previously utilized the Pythagorean theorem. Name at least one of these countries. If you name both of the countries, then you get 100 points more.
What is Babylonians and the Indians
300
One of the legs is 18in. while the hypotenuse is 24in. Find the other leg of the triangle to the nearest tenth.
15.9in.
300
Find the missing triple. __, 144, 145
17
300
Find the missing triple. __, 99, 101
20
400
Name one of Pythagoras's notable ideas except the Pythagorean theorem.
Musica universalis, Golden ratio, and Pythagorean tuning.
400
The older floppy diskettes measured 5 and 1/4 inches on each side. What was the diagonal length of the diskette to the nearest tenth of an inch?
a. 5.3
b. 6.5
c. 7.4
d. 7.6
c. 7.4
400
Two of the legs are 1123cm. Find the hypotenuse is of this triangle in meters to the nearest tenth.
1.6m
400
Find the Pythagorean triple. __, 544, 545
33
400
Tanya runs diagonally across a rectangular field that has a length of 40 yards and a width of 30 yards. How far did Tanya run?
50
500
Name one person that Pythagoras influenced.
Philolaus, Alcmaeon, Parmenides, Plato, Euclid, Empedocles, Hippasus, and Kepler.
500
To get from point A to point B you must avoid walking through a pond. To avoid the pond, you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east. To the nearest meter, how many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond?
a. 22
b. 34
c. 53
d. 75
a. 22
500
To get from point A to point B you must avoid walking through a pond. To avoid the pond, you must walk 34 meters south and 41 meters east. To the nearest meter, how many meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the pond?
a. 22
b. 34
c. 53
d. 75
a. 22
500
Mrs. O'Donnell tells you that a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 and a leg of 5. She asks you to find the other leg of the triangle without using paper and pencil. What's the answer.
12
500
Where did Pythagoras die?
a. Samos
b. Venice
c. Metapontum
d. Capitoline