Working
with
Pythagorean
Theorem
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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Mr.
Einstein tells you that a right triangle has
a hypotenuse of 13 and a side of 5.
He asks you to find the other side of the
triangle without using paper and pencil.
What is your answer?
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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?
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Grant
made a small rectangular table for his shop.
The sides of the table are 36" and 18".
If the diagonal of the table measures 43",
is the table square? Remember that a
table that is "square" has right
angles at the corners.
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Fido'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?
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