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
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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.
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cm
4, 5. 6.
5.2m
2.4m 10cm
30m
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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.
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x
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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
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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