FAST Practice Quiz: Pythagorean Theorem

Grade 8 Mathematics | Standards: MA.8.GR.1.1, MA.8.GR.1.2, MA.8.GR.1.3

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Directions: Read each question carefully. For multiple choice questions, fill in the circle next to your answer. For questions that say "Select ALL that apply," you may need to choose more than one answer.
Question 1
A right triangle has legs of length 6 inches and 8 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
Question 2
A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one leg of 5 cm. What is the length of the other leg?
Question 3
What is the distance between points (2, 3) and (6, 6) on a coordinate plane?
Question 4
Select ALL that apply.
Which sets of three numbers could be the side lengths of a right triangle?
Question 5
A ladder 15 feet long leans against a wall. The base of the ladder is 9 feet from the wall. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
Question 6
A rectangular garden measures 12 meters by 16 meters. What is the length of the diagonal path across the garden?

Score

Questions 1-3, 5-6: 1 point each | Question 4: 1 point for all correct

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