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Pythagorean Theorem Worksheet In any right triangle, the sum of the squares of the two shorter sides is equal to the square of the longer side. =a? + be a?=c2-b? c aeied Find the length of the missing side in the following examples, Round answers to the nearest tenth, if necessary. Please do and show all work on a separate piece of loose leaf! 1. 2. 3. 6m. Sem am 5m. oom I2em cm 4, 5. 6. 5.2m 2.4m 10cm 30m gem 5m. 1 8. 9. 8cm Tm 18cm 10cm 28cm What is the length of the missing side for the following right angle triangles? Show all work on a separate piece of loose leaf! 10. ll. 4;c 12. c= 16; 13. 3; 6; 14. Aladder is leaning against the side of a 10m house. If the base of the ladder is 3m away from the house, how tall is the ladder? Please drawa diagram and show all work. w Pythagorean Theorem Worksheet Review Please use a separate sheet of paper to show all work. In 1-6 Find the value of x. 1. 12 2. (I x 6 5 x 62 3, 4 4, I. 8 Y x 7 8 L 5, x 6, x 16¥2 18 x QO _\ 6 7. Arectangle has a length of 3 feet and a width of 4 feet. Find the length of a diagonal. 8. Find the length of a diagonal of a square with perimeter 16 meters. 9. A.28 foot latter leans up against a building and reaches the base of a window that is 20 feet high. How far is the base of the latter from the base of the building? 10. A support wire is needed to help stabilize a telephone pole. If the wire is to be attached at the top of the 30 foot telephone pole and it must be anchored to the ground 40 feet from the base of the telephone pole, what is the length of the support wire? ee Lai ys poy ae Question. 1. (AQA June 2005 Intermediate Paper 2 Calculator OK) 2 The number of goals scored in 15 hockey matches is shown in the table. Number of goals | Nuinber of matches Calculate the mean number of goals scored. [3 marks] uestion 2. (AQA June 2007 Intermediate Paper 2 Calculator Ok) The table shows the heights of 30 students in a class. [ Height, h, (em) | Number of students 140

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