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Topic 1 - Hypotenuse of the right angled triangle __/__/__

Topic 2 - Naming the sides of a right angled triangle __/__/__
Topic 3 - Selecting the correct Pythagoras rule __/__/__
Topic 4 - Squares, square roots and Pythagorean triads __/__/__
Topic 5 - Finding the length of the hypotenuse __/__/__
Topic 6 - Finding the length of one of the other sides __/__/__
Topic 7 - Miscellaneous questions on Pythagoras theorem __/__/__
Topic 8 - Problem solving and Pythagoras theorem __/__/__

Practice Tests

Topic 1 - Topic test A __/__/__

Topic 2 - Topic test B __/__/__

Author of The Topics and Topic Tests: AS Kalra

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Topic 1:
UNIT 1:Hypotenuse
Hypotenuseof the rightright
of the angled triangle
angled triangle

Question 1 Name the hypotenuse of each right angled triangle. L

a B
a C b c
P

m n
q r
c b
N

R
p
Q l
A M
J
d T e W f

R S U

V
K L

Question 2 Name the hypotenuse of the triangle named below in the diagram.
a A B b P Q c L M

E T J

D C S R K N
ADC PSR LJM
d T e A f D

P S E H
B D F

FHG
Q R
PST C CBD
G
Question 3 Complete the following statements.

a is the length of the side opposite to angle D. d

E F
b is the length of the side opposite to angle E.
c is the length of the side opposite to angle F. e
f
d is the length of the hypotenuse of DEF.
e is the area of the square on the side opposite to D. D

f is the area of the square on the side opposite to F.

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Topic
UNIT 2:
2:Naming
Namingthe sides
the of aof
sides right angled
a right triangle
angled triangle

For each of the following triangles, complete the table below and verify that the square on the
hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
1 B 2 A 5 C 3 B

3 5 10
6
13 12

C 4 A
A C
8

C B
C
4 16 5 A 6
12 12 9
B 8 17
20
A C
A 15 B
15
B

C A
7 8 B 20 9
24 C
10 34
16
25 15 B
A B
26
30
C

a b c a2 b2 c2 a2 + b2
1

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Topic
UNIT3:3:Selecting
Selectingthethe
correct Pythagoras
correct rule
Pythagoras rule

In the following right angled triangles, circle the correct statement.

1 a a2 = b2 + c2 7 a s2 = t2 + u2
A S T
b b2 = a2 + c2 b t2 = s2 + u2
c c2 = a2 + b2 c u2 = s2 + t2

C
B
U
D
X Y
2 a d2 = e2 + f2 8 a x2 = y2 + z2
b e2 = d2 + f2 b y2 = x2 + z2
c f2 = d2 + e2 c z2 = x2 + y2

F
E

Z
G H U
3 a g2 = h2 + i2 9 a u2 = v2 + w2
b h2 = g2 + i2 b v2 = u2 + w2
c i2 = g2 + h2 c w2 = u2 + v2

V W

4 J a j2 = k2 + l2 10 B a b2 = c2 + d2
b k2 = j2 + l2 b c2 = b2 + d2
c l2 = j2 + k2 c d2 = b2 + c2
K C
L
D

5 M a m2 = n2 + o2 11 E a e2 = f2 + g2
b n2 = m2 + o2 b f2 = e2 + g2
c o2 = m2 + n2 c g2 = e2 + f2
O
N
F G

6 Q
a p2 = q2 + r2 12 a h2 = i2 + j2
b q2 = p2 + r2 H b i2 = h2 + j2
P c r2 = p2 + q2 c j2 = i2 + h2

I
J
R

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UNIT 4:
Topic 4:Squares,
Squares, square
square roots
roots and and Pythagorean
Pythagorean triads triads

Question 1 Use your calculator to find the following squares.

a 152 = b 132 = c 402 =

d 282 = e 52 = f 692 =
g 102 = h 172 = i 812 =
j 82 = k 412 = l 992 =

Question 2 Use the square root key to find n.

a n2 = 169 b n2 = 841 c n2 = 576

d n2 = 4761 e n2 = 100 f n2 = 1444
g n2 = 144 h n2 = 441 i n2 = 1600
j n2 = 2809 k n2 = 784 l n2 = 5625

Question 3 Which of the following are Pythagorean triads?

a {2, 4, 6} b {9, 12, 15} c {9, 40, 41}

d {4, 6, 10} e {3, 4, 5} f {8, 13, 17}


g {8, 10, 12} h {19, 40, 41} i {6, 8, 10}


j {5, 12, 13} k {15, 36, 39} l {8, 15, 17}

Question 4 Prove that the following triangles are right angled triangles.

a

5 4
5
12
b
3 13

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UNIT 5:Finding
Topic 5: Findingthe
the length
length of hypotenuse
of the the hypotenuse

Question 1 Find the length of the hypotenuse in each of the following. (All measurements are in
centimetres.)

a b 15 20

x 4
x

c d 12
6 8

5 x
x

e f 24
30 16
10
x
x

Question 2 Find the length of the hypotenuse correct to one decimal place. (All measurements are
in centimetres.)
5
a 5 b
3
x x

3.5

c 7 d
7

x x

4.2 4

e f
1.2 6.5
3.4
x

x

3.5

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UNIT 6:Finding
Topic 6: Findingthe
the length
length of one
of one ofother
of the the other
sides sides

Question 1 In the following triangles, f ind the length of the unknown sides. (All measurements are
in centimetres.)

a x b
12 20
12

13
x

c d
15 x x 6

10
17

e x f
41
7 x


40 25

Question 2 Find the length of the unknown side correct to one decimal place. (All measurements are
in centimetres.)
6
a b
x
15.3
x 14

8.9

c 5 d 9
x

x
17
14.2

e f
4.5 x 15
7

12.3 x

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UNIT 7: Miscellaneous
Topic 7: Miscellaneous questions
questions on on Pythagoras
Pythagoras theorem
theorem

Question 1 In each of the following, fnd the length of the unknown sides (All measurements are in
centimetres.)

a b x
5
12

17 11

x

8
c 16 x d
x

2
20 y
3
4

e f
12 24
x x
30
20

Question 2 Find the length of the unknown side correct to two decimal places. (All measurements
are in centimetres.)

a b 3
x
5

x

6 12

14

c d
6
10
7 x

x
4

x
e f
5
15
24
21

x

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UNIT 8:Problem
Topic 8: Problem solving
solving andand Pythagoras
Pythagoras theorem
theorem

1 Find the length of the diagonal of a square of side length 5 cm. ________________________________________

2 Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle of length 35 cm and width 12 cm.
______________________________________________________________________________________________

3 What is the altitude of an equilateral triangle whose sides are each 16 cm long?
Give your answer correct to two decimal places. __________________________________________

4 A 15 metre ladder rests against a wall and its foot is 4 metres away from the base of the wall. How high
does it reach up the wall? Give your answer correct to two decimal places.
______________________________________________________________________________________________

5 The sides of a rectangle are 12 cm and 6 cm. Find the length of the diagonal.
Give your answer correct to one decimal place.
______________________________________________________________________________________________

6 The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 30 cm. If one of the shorter sides is 18 cm, find the length of the
other side.
______________________________________________________________________________________________

7 In a right angled triangle, the longest side is 39 cm and the shortest side is 15 cm. Find the length of the third side.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________

8 Find the length of the unknown side in each of the following triangles, correct to two decimal places. (All
measurements are in centimetres.)
a b a c 4
15 14
x
18 12 y

11

d e f 36
64
9
12 25
x
x
x 60

9 Find the perimeter of the triangle below (correct to one decimal place) by finding the hypotenuse first.
29

30

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TOPICTest
TEST PART
PART A
A
Instructions
Instructions This part consists of 12 multiple choice questions
This part consists of 12 multiple-choice questions
Each question is worth 1 mark
Each question is worth 1 mark
Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Calculators may be used
Calculators are NOT allowed
Time allowed:
Time allowed: 15
15 minutes
minutes 12 marks = 12
Total marks =Total
Marks
Marks

1 A triangle is said to satisfy the rule c22 = a22 + b22 for which special triangle?
A acute angled B right angled C obtuse angled D none of these 1

2 The longest side of a right angled triangle is called the

A shortest side B middle side hypotenuse
C D none of these 1

3 Given that c22 = a22 + b22 and a = 8, b = 15, what is the value of c?
A 17 B 23 289
C D 529 1

4 Pythagoras theorem can be applied to

A acute angled triangles B obtuse angled triangles
C right angled triangles D any triangle 1

5 The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is 17 cm. If one side is 15 cm, the third side is
A 14 cm B 12 cm 10 cm
C 8 cm D 1

6 If two sides of a right angled triangle are 2.4 m and 1 m then the hypotenuse is
A 2.4 m B 2.6 m 3.4 m
C D 3.8 m 1

7 The Pythagorean result for a triangle ABC right angled at C is

A a22 = b22 + c22 B b22 = a22 + c22 c22 = a22 + b22
C D none of these 1

8 The hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is opposite to the

A acute angle B right angle obtuse angle
C D none of these 1

9 If two shorter sides of a right angled triangle are 7 m and 8 m, then the hypotenuse is
A 65 B 85 113
C 193 D 1

10 In a triangle ABC right angled at C, the hypotenuse is named as

A a B b C c D none of these 1

11 If two sides of a right angled triangle are 6 cm and 8 cm, then the hypotenuse is
A 10 cm B 9.4 cm C 12 cm D 14 cm 1

12 If n22 = 2304 then n equals

A 38 B 42 C 48 D 52 1

Total marks achieved for PART A 12

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This part consists of 15 questions
This part consists of 15 questions
This part consists of 15 questions


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Each question is worth 2 marks
Each question is worth 2 marks
Each question is worth 1 mark

Write answers in the answers-only column
Write answers in the answers-only column
Write answers in the answers-only column
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Time allowed: 20
Calculators may be used
Calculators may be used
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