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Is it a Right Triangle
Solve for the missing leg/hyp.
Word Problems
Distance
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
100

The distance between the points (-2, 1) and (3, -2).

What is 5.8?

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
200

The distance between the points (10, 11) and (-1, 1)

What is 14.9?

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
300

The distance between the points (3, -4) and (3, 10).

What is 14?

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
400

The distance between the points (-6, 0) and (7, 0).

What is 13?

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
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 feet
500

The distance between the points (-2, 5) and (-4, 8).

What is 3.6