PythagoreanTheoremwordproblemsws#1 Name__________________________

Solveeachofthefollowing.PleasedrawapictureandusethePythagoreanTheoremtosolve.Besuretolabelall
answersandleaveanswersinexactsimplifiedform.

1. Thebottomofaladdermustbeplaced3feetfromawall.Theladderis12feetlong.Howfarabovetheground
doestheladdertouchthewall?







2. Asoccerfieldisarectangle90meterswideand120meterslong.Thecoachasksplayerstorunfromonecorner
tothecornerdiagonallyacrossthefield.Howfardotheplayersrun?







3. Howfarfromthebaseofthehousedoyouneedtoplacea15laddersothatitexactlyreachesthetopofa12
wall?







4. Whatisthelengthofthediagonalofa10cmby15cmrectangle?







5. Thediagonalofarectangleis25in.Thewidthis15in.Whatistheareaoftherectangle?






6. Twosidesofarighttriangleare8and12.
A. Findthetheareaofthetriangleif8and12arelegs.





B. Findtheareaofthetriangleif8and12arealegandhypotenuse.





7. Theareaofasquareis81cm2.Findtheperimeterofthesquare.






8. Anisoscelestrianglehascongruentsidesof20cm.Thebaseis10cm.Whatisthe
areaofthetriangle?






9. Abaseballdiamondisasquarethatis90oneachside.Ifaplayerthrowstheballfrom2ndbasetohome,how
farwilltheballtravel?






10. Jillsfrontdooris42wideand84tall.Shepurchasedacirculartablethatis96inchesindiameter.Willthe
tablefitthroughthefrontdoor?








ANSWERS
1. 315feet
2. 150m
3. 9
4. 513cm
5. 300in2
6. A.48in2,B.165in2
7. 36cm
8. 2515cm2
9. 902
10. ThetablewillNOTfit