Right triangles in real life and in boxes

Answer Key - Grade 8 Math Worksheet

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1. 1.

   A park lawn is a rectangle 15 meters by 20 meters, and Kira walks straight across it from corner to corner. How long is that walk, in meters?

   25
2. 2.

   Luz's kite flies 35 meters up, right above a spot 12 meters across the field. The string is pulled straight. How long is the string, in meters?

   37
3. 3.

   Milo's class rolls out a rug 8 feet by 15 feet for story time. How far is it from one corner to the opposite corner, in feet?

   17
4. 4.

   A 17-foot ladder leans against the gym wall with its foot 8 feet from the wall. Noah holds it steady. How high up the wall does it reach, in feet?

   15
5. 5.

   A 13-foot rope runs from the top of Pia's tent pole down to a peg 12 feet from the pole. How tall is the pole, in feet?

   5
6. 6.

   Zee's little TV screen is 15 inches corner to corner and 12 inches wide. How tall is the screen, in inches?

   9
7. 7.

   Esme's reading rug is 4 feet by 9 feet, with a stripe from corner to corner. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how long is the stripe?

   9.8
8. 8.

   Jun flies a kite on 11 meters of string, standing 4 meters from the spot right under it. To the nearest tenth of a meter, how high is the kite?

   10.2
9. 9.

   Kira holds a 12-foot ladder against a fence, its foot 4 feet from the fence. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how high up the fence does it reach?

   11.3
10. 10.

    An 8-foot rope runs from the top of Luz's tent pole to a peg 3 feet away. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how tall is the pole?

    7.4