Aileen is making a flag for one of her classes. The flag is in the shape of a right triangle. If the...

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for one of her classes. The flag is in the shape of a right triangle. If the two sides of the triangle are 5 inches and 12 inches, what is the length of the third

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Page 1: Aileen is making a flag for one of her classes. The flag is in the shape of a right triangle. If the two sides of the triangle are 5 inches and 12 inches,

Aileen is making a flag for one of her classes. The flag

is in the shape of a right triangle. If the

two sides of the triangle are 5 inches and 12

inches, what is the length of the third

side (hypotenuse)?

Page 2: Aileen is making a flag for one of her classes. The flag is in the shape of a right triangle. If the two sides of the triangle are 5 inches and 12 inches,

Cameron walked 9 meters due east and then 40 meters due north in Central Park

in New York City. What is the shortest

distance from the point where

Cameron started to where she ended?

A. 31 B. 41 C. 49 D. 360

Page 3: Aileen is making a flag for one of her classes. The flag is in the shape of a right triangle. If the two sides of the triangle are 5 inches and 12 inches,

Jeb built a ramp like the one pictured below. What is the height, in inches,

of Jeb’s ramp?

A. 5 B. 12 C. 18 D. 36

height13 in.

12 in.

Page 4: Aileen is making a flag for one of her classes. The flag is in the shape of a right triangle. If the two sides of the triangle are 5 inches and 12 inches,

Lookout Road is perpendicular to Village Road. Sam knows that

the straight-line distance from his house to Julie’s house is 15 miles. Julie knows that the straight-line distance from her

house to the library is 12 miles. Sam used the

Pythagorean Theorem to estimate the distance

from his house to the library. What is the

distance from Sam’s house to the library?

A. 3 miles B. 9 miles C. 12 miles D. 27 miles