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a = 12 feet

b = 25 feet

c = ?

c ~ 27.73 feet

100

What is the distance between (2,3) & (-2,0)

5 units

100

The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 feet from a wall. The ladder is 12 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

about 11.62 feet

100

What is the volume of a cube that has a length of 8 cm?

512 cubic cm

100

Estimate the square root of 17

~4.1

200

a = 6 in

b = ?

c = 10 in

b = 8 in
200

What is the distance between (-4,5) & (-2,3)

~ 2.83 units

200

A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run from one corner to the corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?

150 meters

200

What is the volume of a cylinder with a radius of 6 meters and a height of 10 meters?

904.32 cubic meters

200

Solve for x:

3x - 12 = 4x + 8

x = -20

300

Do the measurements 5, 12, 17 make a right triangle? Prove it.

No, the hypotenuse would have to be 13 to make it a right triangle. 

300

What is the distance between (1,5) & (5,1)

~5.66 units

300

How far from the base of the house do you need to place a 15’ ladder so that it exactly reaches the top of a 12’ wall?

9 feet

300

What is the volume of a cone with a radius of 7 inches and a height of 12 inches?

615.44 cubic inches

300

Find the hypotenuse when the legs of an isosceles triangle are 8 inches

about 11.31 inches

400

Name a Pythagorean Triple.

Answers vary.

400

What is the distance between (2,2) & (3,3)

~1.41 units

400

Sarah sprints 40 meters north, turns the corner and runs 50 meters west. What would be the shortest distance back to her starting point? Round to the nearest whole number.

About 64 meters 

400

What is the volume of a sphere with a radius of 5 feet?

523.33 cubic feet

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What is the volume of a rectangular prism with the length of 5 inches, the width of 15 inches, and a height of 10 inches?

750 cubic units

500

a = ?

b = 6.3

c = 9.7

a ~7.38

500

What is the distance between the origin (0,0) and (3,3)

~4.24 units

500

Don rides his bike 10 miles south, then 15 miles west. If he rode the most direct route back to his starting point, how many miles would he save? Round to the nearest whole number. 

He would save about 7 miles.

500

What is the volume of a sphere with a diameter of 8 yards?

267.95 cubic yards

500

Find the volume of a cone with a diameter of 10 units and a height of 8 units

209.33 cubic units