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Pythagoras Theorem Homework

This worksheet contains a series of word problems related to the Pythagorean Theorem, requiring students to calculate distances, diagonal lengths, and dimensions in various scenarios. Problems include calculating the shortest path around obstacles, diagonal measurements of objects, and determining dimensions of geometric shapes. Students are encouraged to show their work and utilize drawings as needed.

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Pythagoras Theorem Homework

This worksheet contains a series of word problems related to the Pythagorean Theorem, requiring students to calculate distances, diagonal lengths, and dimensions in various scenarios. Problems include calculating the shortest path around obstacles, diagonal measurements of objects, and determining dimensions of geometric shapes. Students are encouraged to show their work and utilize drawings as needed.

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Algebra & Geometry B Name: _____________________________

Pythagorean Theorem
Word Problems Worksheet
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Use this worksheet to go along with the interactive activity. Be sure to show your work. You may want to draw
your own pictures, or add to the ones already there.

1.

To get from point A to point B you must avoid walking


through a pond. To avoid the pond, you must walk 34 meters
south and 41 meters east. To the nearest meter, how many
meters would be saved if it were possible to walk through the
pond?

2.
A baseball diamond is a square with sides of 90 feet. What is the shortest
distance, to the nearest tenth of a foot, between first base and third base?

3.
A suitcase measures 24 inches long and 18 inches high. What is the diagonal length of
the suitcase to the nearest tenth of a foot?
4.
In a computer catalog, a computer monitor is listed as being 19 inches. This distance is the
diagonal distance across the screen. If the screen measures 10 inches in height, what is the
actual width of the screen to the nearest inch?

5.
The older floppy diskettes measured 5 and 1/4 inches on each side. What was the
diagonal length of the diskette to the nearest tenth of an inch?

6.
Ms. Spires tells you that a right triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 and a leg of 5. She asks you
to find the other leg of the triangle. What is your answer?

7.
Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west. What is the shortest distance, to the
nearest tenth of a mile, they must travel to return to their starting point?
8. Find x

9. Oscar's dog house is shaped like a tent. The slanted sides are both 5 feet long and the bottom of the
house is 6 feet across. What is the height of his dog house, in feet, at its tallest point?

10.
Seth made a small rectangular table for his workroom. The sides of the table are 36" and 18". If
the diagonal of the table measures 43", is the table square? A table which is "square" has right
angles at the corners.

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