Math Core

Unit 7 · Test

Unit 7 test: The Pythagorean Theorem

13 questions. Answer them all, then submit to see your score. Solutions unlock after you submit.

This test covers the Pythagorean theorem, its converse, real-world applications, and distance on the coordinate plane.

Question 1

A right triangle has legs 99 and 1212. How long is the hypotenuse?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 2

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 2525 and one leg of 77. How long is the other leg?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 3

A right triangle has legs 33 and 55. Find the exact length of the hypotenuse. (You can type a square root as sqrt(…).)

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 4

Which set of side lengths forms a right triangle?

Question 5

Is a triangle with sides 1010, 1111 and 1515 a right triangle?

Question 6

A triangle has sides 2020 and 2121. How long must the longest side be for the triangle to be a right triangle?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 7

A 1717-foot ladder leans against a wall with its base 88 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach, in feet?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 8

A rectangle is 1010 meters long and 44 meters wide. How long is its diagonal, to the nearest tenth of a meter?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 9

A hiker walks 55 kilometers south and then 1212 kilometers west. How far is she from her starting point, in a straight line, in kilometers?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 10

A box is 22 feet wide, 33 feet long and 66 feet tall. How long is the diagonal from a bottom corner to the opposite top corner, in feet?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 11

What is the distance between (−1,2)(-1, 2) and (5,10)(5, 10)?

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 12

Find the distance between (3,−4)(3, -4) and (−2,1)(-2, 1), to the nearest tenth.

Enter a number. Fractions like 3/4 and sqrt(2) are OK.

Question 13

A triangle has vertices A(−1,0)A(-1, 0), B(1,4)B(1, 4) and C(5,2)C(5, 2). Is it a right triangle?