Topic 7 Pythagorean Theorem PRE TBT

1. A surveyor determined the distance between two docks on opposite sides of a lake. Which is the closest estimate of the distance between the two docks? 2 miles 1 mile 4 miles 3 miles 2. Two flag poles in front of the Court House are 12 feet tall. The distance from the top of one pole to the base of the other as shown in the diagram is 20 feet. What is the distance between two flag poles? The distance from the top of one to the bottom of the other is 16 feet. 3. Which of the following could NOT be the lengths of the sides of a right triangle? 9ft, 12ft, 15ft 5in, 10in, 15in 4cm, 7.5cm, 8.5cm 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m 4. Which of the triangles described in the table IS a right triangle? ∆Q ∆R ∆S ∆T 5. In the given right triangle, find the missing length. Round to the nearest tenth. The hypotenuse has a length of 11.7 feet. 6. In the given right triangle, find the missing length. The length of the missing leg is 12 meters