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Pythagoras
Problems
Pythagoras – Problems.
A ship leaves port and sails 18km north. It then turns and sails 15km west. How far is the ship from the port?
The hands of a clock are 8.4cm and 5.8cm long. How far apart are the tips of the hands at 9pm?
Pythagoras – Problems.
Calculate the value of x in the diagram shown. Give your answer
correct to 1 decimal place. x11cm
6cm
16cm
19cm
9cm
The diagram shows a rhombus with diagonals 19cm and 9cm long. Calculate the length of the side
of the rhombus.
Pythagoras – Problems.
On square paper plot the points A(-4,2), B(7,-3) and C(3,6) and form a triangle.
Use Pythagoras to find the perimeter of the triangle.
6m
x
wallladder
14m
ground
9m
A wall is 6m high. A ladder 14m long rests against
the wall with the foot of the ladder 9m from the bottom
of the wall as shown in the diagram.What length of the ladder x hangs
over the top of the wall?
Pythagoras – Problems.
y
104
x8
Calculate the values of x and y in the diagram shown.
x
9
14 5Use Pythagoras to find the length of the line marked
with an x.
Pythagoras – Problems.
If A(1,2), B(5,1) and C(4,-3) are 3 vertices of a rectangle ABCD, find the coordinates of D.
Draw the rectangle on square paper. Use Pythagoras to find the lengths of the sides and
the diagonals of the rectangle.
An aero plane leaves an airport and flies 98 km north east. It then turns and flies
114 km south east. How far is the aero plane from the airport?
Pythagoras – Problems.
An equilateral triangle has side of length 8cm.
Find the length of the dotted line in the diagram.
B
A
9
C
35
2.8
5.4
6
Find the perimeter of triangle ABC.
Pythagoras – Problems.
The size of a television screen is given as the size of the diagonal length of the screen. If a television screen has a length of 32 inches and a breadth of 27 inches, what size screen does the television have?
42m
25m
70m
16m
35m
goats
pigs
sheep
cows
The diagram shows an arena used for animals at the
Royal Agricultural Show at Ingliston.
Calculate the total length of fencing needed to construct
this arena.
Pythagoras – Problems.
10cm
6cm
16cm
The lengths of the diagonals of a kite are 16cm and 6cm respectively. Calculate the lengths of the sides of the kite
Which of the points A(4,5), B(3,-5) and C(-6,2) is furthest away from the origin?
Pythagoras – Problems.
6cm
12cm
4cm
x
3cm
Use Pythagoras to find x.
x
6cm
12cm
5cm
Calculate the length of the side marked x in the diagram shown.
Give your answer correct to 1 decimal place.
Pythagoras – Problems.
An aero plane flight BA2184 leaves an airport and flies 90 miles north and
then 80 miles west. At the same time a second aero plane Ryan4456 leaves
the airport and flies at the same speed, 60 miles south and then 110 miles east.
How far apart are the two planes at this time?
A circle has a centre C(5,2). The point A(8,6) lies on the circumference of the circle. Calculate the radius of the circle.Which of the points P(9,0), Q(2,6) and R(1,1) lie on the circle.
Pythagoras – Problems.
12
2x
x
The diagram shows a right angled triangle. Calculate the lengths of the sides of the triangle.