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Word Problem Pythagoras

The document contains a series of Pythagorean theorem word problems that involve calculating distances, heights, and lengths in various scenarios. Problems include determining the distance of a motorbike from its starting point, the height a ladder reaches against a wall, and the length of wires or ropes needed for support. Each problem presents a practical application of the Pythagorean theorem in real-life contexts.

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Word Problem Pythagoras

The document contains a series of Pythagorean theorem word problems that involve calculating distances, heights, and lengths in various scenarios. Problems include determining the distance of a motorbike from its starting point, the height a ladder reaches against a wall, and the length of wires or ropes needed for support. Each problem presents a practical application of the Pythagorean theorem in real-life contexts.

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PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM WORD PROBLEMS

1. A motorbike travels to the north for 70 km, then to the east for 40 km and finally to
the south for 100 km. The current distance of the motorbike from its original place
is….
2. Given cuboid ABCDEFGH with length of AB = 16 cm,
BC = 12 cm and CG = 15 cm. Calculate the length of AG!

3. A 5 m ladder is placed against a wall with its foot 1.8m from the wall. Find how far up
the wall the ladder reaches.
4. A pole 47m high is supported by wires attached from its top and to a point on ground
level, 18m from the foot of the pole. Find the length of the wire.
5. A man runs diagonally across from one corner of a rectangular field 80 m by 60 m to
the opposite corner in a straight line at a speed of 9 m per second. Find the time taken
for him to complete the run.
6. There is a ladder resting against a wall of height 8m. If the foot of the ladder is 6m
from the wall, determine the length of the ladder that rests against the wall!
7. A ladder 6m long rests on an electric pole. The distance from the end of the ladder to
the end of the electric pole is 3m. Determine the height of the utility pole that the
ladder can reach!
8. A rectangle measuring 24 cm long and 30 cm long diagonals. calculate the area of the
rectangle!
9. A child swims in a pool whose surface is a rectangle with length 16m. If he swims
diagonally and covers a distance of 20m, determine the width of the pool!
10. Three people sitting on a bus. Alfi sits 4m directly behind Visco and 2m directly to the
left of Elta. What is the distance between Visco and Elta?
11. A child raises a kite with a string that is 250 m long. The distance between the child on
the ground and the point directly under the kite is 70m. Calculate the height of the
kite.
12. A child will take a kite that is stuck on a wall which is directly adjacent to a river. The
child wants to use a ladder to pick up the kite by placing the foot of the ladder on the
side of the river. If the width of the river is 5m and the wall is 12m high. Calculate the
minimum length of the ladder needed so that the end of the ladder meets the top of
the wall.
13. A ship captain even saw the lighthouse cak which is 100m from the ship. If you know
the height of the lighthouse is 60m, determine the distance of the skipper from the
top of the lighthouse!
14. Two poles side by side are 24m apart. If the pile heights are 22m and 12m,
respectively, calculate the length of the connecting wire between the ends of the
piles.
15. A tent stands using several ropes tied to the ground from the end of the tent. If the
length of the rope used is 15m and the distance between the support poles on the
ground and the iron standing right in the middle of the tent is 12m, determine the
height of the tent!
16. In a field Rudi walked to the east for 90m, then he walked to the north for 120m. If a
straight line is drawn from the starting point to the end point of Rudi's position,
determine the length of the line!
17. Coraline ran around the garden in a rectangular shape. He ran through the length of
the garden, the width of the garden and the diagonals of the garden. If the garden
measures 48m × 36m, how far will Coraline run?
18. The school is 240m north of the park and the field is 70m west of the park. From the
field, Dharma and Greg want to head to school. Dharma walked directly towards the
school, while Greg from the field went through the garden first, then turned into the
school. Determine the difference between the distance traveled by Dharma and Greg!
19. A flagpole broke in a storm. 7m are still sticking straight out of the ground and the rest
is hanging and the ends touch the ground. If the distance between the base of the
pole and the tip of the pole is 24m, what was the height of the flagpole before it
broke?
20. A ladder of 7 m long rests against a wall that is 4 m high. If the distance between the
bottom of the ladder and the wall is 3 m, then the length of the ladder above the wall
is …

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