Challenges!
Word Problems
Finding the legs
Finding the hypotenuse
Fum Fact
100

an isosceles triangle has congruent sides of 40 cm the base is 20cm. what is the height of the triangle

what is 38.7?

100

Lisa ran 5 miles south then 6 miles due west. How far, to the nearest mile, is Lisa from where she started 

what is 3.3 miles?

100

a right angle has an leg that is 4 feet long and an hypotenuse of 8, what is the missing leg length?

what is 6.9?

100

the legs of a right triangle are 2 feet long and 4 feet long, what is the hypotenuse

what is 3.6 feet 

100

founded pythagorean theorem

who is pythagoras?

200

you can walk around an rectangular park by going up one side that is 10 feet long and along the next side is 5 feet long how much would you save just by walking across instead of around

distance around ~ 5+10=15 

distance across ~ what is 11.1?

distance saved ~ what is 3.9?

200

Mike biked 1.2 miles north and 4.8 miles due west. How far, to the nearest mile, is Mike from where he started

what is 4.6 miles?

200

a right triangle has a leg that is 25 feet long with an hypotenuse of 55 what is the missing leg

what is 48.9?

200

the legs of a right triangle are 20 feet long and 15 feet long, what is they hypotenuse

what is 25?

200

the formula 

what is a+ b2 = c?

300

an isosceles triangle has congruent sides of 120 and a base that is 14. what is the height of the triangle

what is 119.7

300

A laptop screen has a width of 30 inches and a height of 22 inches, calculate the screen size

what is 37.2 inches?
300

a right triangle has a leg 75 and a hypotenuse of 80 what is the length of the other leg 

what is 27.8?

300

the legs of a right triangle are 275 feet long and 420 feet long, what is the hypotenuse 

what is 499.02

300

used this teorem

what is ancient Babylonians and Indians? 

400

Asia drives 400 miles north then 80 miles east. how far, to the nearest mile, is Asia from where she started 

what is 407.9 miles?

400

a mini baseball diamond is 50 50 on each side, a player throws the ball from 2nd to home, how far did the ball travel

what is 70.7?

400

a right angle has a leg of 2.3 feet long and a hypotenuse of 5.6, what is the other leg 

what is 5.1?

400

a right triangle has a leg that is 5.8 feet long and  another that is 7.6 feet long, what is the hypotenuse

what is 9.56?

400

longest side of the triangle 

what is c2 or hypotenuse?

500

you an get around a rectangular field by running up one side that is 20 feet long and another side that is 25 feet long. How much distance would you save if you ran across the field instead?

distance around ~ what is 45?

distance across ~ what is 32.0?

distance saved ~ what is 13?

500

the worlds biggest locker is 969 feet long and the base is 530 feet wide, what is the hypotenuse?

what is 1104.4

500

A right triangle has leg that is 23.4 feet long and a hypotenuse of 33.5, what is the measurement of the other leg

what is 23.97?

500

a right triangle has a leg that is 2.9 feet long and another leg that is 28 feet long, what is the hypotenuse

what is 28.14?

500

the square of the ********** is is equal to the sum of the ***************.

what is hypotenuse? 

what is the squares of the other two sides?