Another math survey for work!!!
1: Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the missing side in these triangles:
a = 3; b = 5; c = ______
10
√34
√15
2: For a statue 6 feet tall, the shadow is 8 feet long at 4:00 pm. What is the measurement from the top of the statue to the end of the shadow?
8 ft
9 ft
10 ft
3: Sue built a pond in her back yard that was a right triangle. If one side measured 12 feet and the longest side measured 13 feet, what was the measurement of the other side?
4 ft
5 ft
9 ft
4: Arthur's rectangular television is 18 inches tall and 24 inches wide. What is the diagonal measurement?
30 in
31 in
32 in
5: Mel's rectangular TV screen is 9 inches wide and 15 in on the diagonal. How tall is the TV screen?
10 in
11 in
12 in
6: A sliding board at the amusment park's pool is 10 feet high and 24 feet along the ground. The ladder meets the ground at a right angle. How long is the actual slide?
14 ft
26 ft
27 ft
7: Meghan has a piece of paper that is a right triangle. If one side is 12 in and the longest side is 20 in, what is the measurement of the missing side?
16
17
19
8: A bunch of children made their own kickball field. From home base to first base, it measured 48 feet; from home to second base, it measured 60 feet. What was the measurement from first to second base if the 1st base corner is a right angle?
36 ft
38 ft
44 ft
9: a = 72; b = 96; c = _____
100
120
121
10: Michael made a ladder-type book shelf for his room that leans against the wall. It measures 65 inches tall. When placed at an angle on the wall, it is 60 in high on the wall. The wall meets the floor at a right angle. How far out on the floor will the shelf base be from the wall?.
15 in
21 in
25 in
11: a = 42, b = 14, c = _____.
52
√56
14√10
12: a = 33, b = 11, c =
√44
11√10
11√42
13: The two sides of a square pen each measure 3√2 m. What is the diagonal measure?
6 m
7 m
8 m
14: a = 5, b = 12, c = ______.
12.5
13
√172
15: a = 10, b = ____, c = 26.
20
24
26
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