The legs of a right triangle are inches and inches long. How long is the hypotenuse?
The legs are and . By the Pythagorean theorem, , so the hypotenuse is .
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.
The legs of a right triangle are inches and inches long. How long is the hypotenuse?
The legs are and . By the Pythagorean theorem, , so the hypotenuse is .
A right triangle has legs and . What is the hypotenuse?
, so the hypotenuse is
Jordan walks blocks east and then 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: blocks.
A rectangle has length centimeters and area square centimeters. What is the length of a diagonal of the rectangle, in centimeters?
Area , so and . The diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle with legs and :
A right triangle has leg lengths ft and ft. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
The legs are and . By the Pythagorean theorem, , so the hypotenuse is .
A right triangle has one leg and hypotenuse . What is the other leg?
, so the other leg is
A -meter guy wire runs from the top of a pole to a stake meters from the pole's base. How tall is the pole?
The wire is the hypotenuse: , so the pole is meters tall.
If a right triangle has a hypotenuse of yards and one leg of yards, what is the other leg?
Let the missing leg be . Then , so and .
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