Vocabulary
Application
Is it a Right Triangle
Solve for the missing leg/hyp.
Word Problems
100
What is the formula for Pythagorean Theorem?
What is a^2+b^2 = c^2
100

A humming bird lives 12 ft high in a tree. The humming bird flies 15 ft from its nest to a flower on the ground. How far from the tree is the flower?

What is 9 ft

100
A triangle with sides that are 6, 8, and 10
What is a right triangle
100
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 3 and b = 4
What is 5
100
John leaves school to go home. He walks 6 blocks North and then 8 blocks west. How far is John from the school? *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 10 blocks
200
What is the opposite side to the right angle in a triangle called?
What is hypotenuse
200

Sarah leaned a 20 foot ladder against a house. The bottom of the ladder is 8 feet from the house. How high up the side of the house is the top of the ladder? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

What is 18 ft

200
A triangle with sides 7, 9, and 11
What is NOT a right triangle
200
Find a if b = 5 and c = 10?
What is 9
200
Find the height of a tree if there is a ladder leaning against it that is 10 feet tall and it is 5 feet away from the base of the tree. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 8.7 feet
300
Either of the sides in a right triangle opposite an acute angle is called?
What is a leg
300

Jackson is 54 miles east of Lazy R. Resort. Ontario is 31 miles south of Jackson. A land developer proposes building a shortcut road to directly connect Ontario and Lazy R. Resort. About how many miles will it be to drive directly from Ontario to Lazy R. Resort?

What is 62 miles

300
Is 6-8-10 a Pythagorean Triple?
What is YES
300
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 8 and b = 15
What is 17
300
Joshua won a laptop in a school raffle. The laptop screen measures 10 inches in height and 24 inches in width. Find the diagonal length of the laptop screen. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 26 inches
400
Who was the person who came up with the Pythagorean Theorem?
Who is Pythagoras
400

Rachel bought a rug for her apartment. The rug is 11 feet long and 9 feet wide. Find the diagonal length of the rug. *Write your answer in the context of the problem

What is 14.2 ft

400
A triangle with sides 15, 36, and 39
What is a right triangle
400
Find the hypotenuse, c, when a = 15 and b = 20
What is 25
400
A ladder 13 m long is placed on the ground in such a way that it touches the top of a vertical wall 12 m high. Find the distance of the foot of the ladder from the bottom of the wall. *Write your answer in the context of the problem
What is 5 meters
500
When was Pythagorean Theorem discovered? (you can use your device to google this answer)
What is 580 BC - 500 BC
500

A softball “diamond” is actually a square with sides of 60 feet.  If a runner tries to steal second base, how far must the catcher, at home plate, throw to get the runner “out”? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

What is 84.9ft

500
A triangle with sides 1.5, 2.5, and 4.0
What is NOT a right triangle
500
If the hypotenuse is twice "a" and "a" is 7 what is b
What is 12
500

In the Old West, settlers made tents out of a piece of cloth thrown over a clothesline and then secured to the ground with stakes forming an isosceles triangle. How long would the cloth have to be so that the opening of the tent was 6 feet high and 19 feet wide?

What is 22.4 feet

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