Answer Key

Unit: Pythagorean Theorem Name _____________________________________

Review Date ____________________________ Pd ______

PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM STUDY GUIDE

Solve each of the problems below, and round all solutions to the nearest tenth when necessary. Be
sure to ask questions if you need more help with a topic.

I CAN USE THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM TO FIND UNKNOWN SIDE LENGTHS IN RIGHT TRIANGLES. 8.7C
1. Find x, the missing 2. Find x, the missing 3. Find x, the missing 4. Find x, the missing
side length in the right side length in the right side length in the right side length in the right
triangle. triangle. triangle. triangle.
11
x 18
9
36 41 8
x
20
77 x x

85 40 19.7 16.7
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5. The legs of an isosceles right triangle each 6. The longest side in a right triangle is 24 cm,
measure 10 inches. Find the length of the and the second longest side is 20 cm. Find the
hypotenuse. length of the shortest side.

14.1 inches 13.3 centimeters

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I CAN APPLY THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. 8.7C

7. Peter is trying to get his cat out of a tree in 8. The front view of a tent is shaped like an
his backyard. The cat is 12 feet above the isosceles triangle as shown below. If a zipper
ground, and Peter sets the base of his ladder 9 is going to be put in along the length of x, how
feet away from the tree to avoid some mud. long should the zipper be?
How long does the ladder need to be in order to
reach the cat?

x 17 ft

16 ft

15 feet
_____________ 15 feet
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I CAN APPLY THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. 8.7C
9. Kevin is creating a target for a game that 10. Gigi’s family left their house and drove 14
will be played at the school’s carnival and miles south to a gas station and 48 miles east
needs to put red tape in the shape of an “x” as to a water park. How much shorter would their
shown below. If the area of the square board trip to the water park have been if they hadn’t
is 25 square feet, how many feet of tape will stopped at the gas station and driven along the
he need? diagonal path instead?

HOUSE

GAS WATER PARK

14.2 feet
_____________ 12 miles
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I CAN EXPLAIN AND USE THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM CONVERSE. 8.7C

11. Is the triangle a right triangle? Explain. 12. Is the triangle a right triangle? Explain.

6 22.5
12 12

8 25.5

No; 82 + 62 ≠ 122 Yes; 122 + 22.52 = 25.52

13. Could the side lengths below form a right 14. Could the side lengths below form a right
triangle? Explain. triangle? Explain.

61, 60, 11 5, 7.5, 2.5

Yes; 112 + 602 = 612 No; 52 + 2.52 ≠ 7.52

15. The triangular sail on Esther’s sailboat measures 10.5 feet, 14 feet and 17.5 feet on its three
sides. Is the sail a right triangle? Explain.

Yes; 10.52 + 142 = 17.52

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I CAN EXPLAIN A PROOF OF THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM. 8.6C
16. If the area of square 3 is 80 cm2 and the 17. If the perimeter of square 1 is 104 ft and
area of square 2 is 100 cm2, what is the area the area of square 2 is 576 ft2, what is the
of square 1? side length of square 3?

1
1
3
3

2
2
2
180 cm
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18. Marvin is painting three squares shaped like 19. Could the three squares below join to form
the figure below. If it takes him exactly four a right triangle? Why or why not?
cans of paint to paint square 3 and five cans
Yes, the side lengths of the squares are 3
of paint to paint square 2, how many cans of
inches, 4 inches and 5 inches and
paint should he need to paint square 1?
32 + 42 = 52.

1
5 in
3
Area: Perimeter:
2 9 in2 16 in

9 cans
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I CAN APPLY THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM TO FIND DISTANCE ON A COORDINATE PLANE. 8.7D
20. To the nearest tenth, what is the length of line segment
CD on the parallelogram?
5.8 units

A●
21. What is the perimeter of the parallelogram?
B
35.6 units ●

22. How many units is it from point B to point C?

10.3 units C●

●
D
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I CAN APPLY THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM TO FIND DISTANCE ON A COORDINATE PLANE. 8.7D
The point on the graph represents Ann’s location. She is using a metal detector on the beach to
see what she can find. Each unit on the graph represents 2 feet.

23. A piece of jewelry is located at (7, 6). Find the

length of the most direct path between Ann and
the jewelry.

22.8 feet ●
ANN
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24. A pile of bottle caps is located at (4, -10). Find
the length of the most direct path between Ann
and the pile of bottle caps.

30.6 feet

I CAN APPLY THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM TO FIND UNKNOWN LENGTHS IN THREE DIMENSIONS. 8.7C
25. The cone below has a base with a diameter 26. The square pyramid has a base with an
of 12 inches and a height of 8 inches. What is area of 64 cm2 and a slant height of 9 cm.
the slant height of the cone? What is the height of the pyramid?

10 inches 8.1 cm
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27. Stuart wants to play a trick on his friend by hiding his pencil in the box of tissues shown
below. If his friend’s pencil is 9 inches in length, will it fit diagonally in the box of tissues? Explain.

4 in.

8 in.
4 in. Yes; the diagonal of the box is 9.8 inches.

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