GEO Pythagorean Theorem

By Bailee Greer
Last updated over 4 years ago
7 Questions

Pythagorean Theorem

What is the length of the hypotenuse?

What is the length of 'b'?

A man wants to zipline from the top of a 20 meter building to an island 50 meters away. How long does the zipline wire need to be? (see picture above)

In a baseball diamond, the length between each of the 3 bases and home plate is 90 feet and all form right angles. using the Pythagorean Theorem, figure out how far the second baseman has to throw in order to get the runner out before he slides into home.

Give an EXACT length for a side of the square shown above.

True or False, the below is a right triangle: a = 14, b = 16, c =18

Identify the different parts of the right triangle.

  • j
  • p
  • g
  • Leg
  • Hypothenuse