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8.G.B.7 practice covers apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions. Work through 8 free questions with answers and explanations, then continue in the related math games.

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The legs of a right triangle are 1212 inches and 3535 inches long. How long is the hypotenuse?

The legs are 1212 and 3535. By the Pythagorean theorem, 122+352=144+1,225=1,36912^{2} + 35^{2} = 144 + 1{,}225 = 1{,}369, so the hypotenuse is 1,369=37\sqrt{1{,}369} = 37.

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A right triangle has legs 33 and 44. What is the hypotenuse?

32+42=9+16=253^{2} + 4^{2} = 9 + 16 = 25, so the hypotenuse is 25=5.\sqrt{25} = 5\textsf{.}

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Jordan walks 88 blocks east and then 1515 blocks north. How many blocks from the starting point is Jordan, measured in a straight line?

The walk forms the legs of a right triangle: 82+152=64+225=289=17\sqrt{8^{2} + 15^{2}} = \sqrt{64 + 225} = \sqrt{289} = 17 blocks.

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A rectangle has length 88 centimeters and area 120120 square centimeters. What is the length of a diagonal of the rectangle, in centimeters?

Area A=wA = \ell w, so 120=8w120 = 8w and w=15w = 15. The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs 88 and 1515: 82+152=64+225=289=17 cm.\sqrt{8^2 + 15^2} = \sqrt{64 + 225} = \sqrt{289} = 17\text{ cm}\textsf{.}

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A right triangle has leg lengths 1616 ft and 3030 ft. Find the length of the hypotenuse.

The legs are 1616 and 3030. By the Pythagorean theorem, 162+302=256+900=1,15616^{2} + 30^{2} = 256 + 900 = 1{,}156, so the hypotenuse is 1,156=34\sqrt{1{,}156} = 34.

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A right triangle has one leg 55 and hypotenuse 1313. What is the other leg?

13252=16925=14413^{2} - 5^{2} = 169 - 25 = 144, so the other leg is 144=12.\sqrt{144} = 12\textsf{.}

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A 2626-meter guy wire runs from the top of a pole to a stake 2424 meters from the pole's base. How tall is the pole?

The wire is the hypotenuse: 262242=676576=10026^{2} - 24^{2} = 676 - 576 = 100, so the pole is 100=10\sqrt{100} = 10 meters tall.

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If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 3030 yards and one leg of 1818 yards, what is the other leg?

Let the missing leg be xx. Then x2+182=302x^{2} + 18^{2} = 30^{2}, so x2=302182=900324=576x^{2} = 30^{2} - 18^{2} = 900 - 324 = 576 and x=576=24x = \sqrt{576} = 24.

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