Year 10
Core
Year 10
Core

Find the length of the hypotenuse

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, Pythagoras' Theorem will be applied to find the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which side is the hypotenuse?
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A
Correct answer: B
C
Q2.
Which side is the hypotenuse?
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Correct answer: A
B
C
Q3.
Which side is the hypotenuse?
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A
Correct answer: B
C
Q4.
Which is the correct formulae for Pythagoras’ theorem?
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A
B
Correct answer: C

4 Questions

Q1.
Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
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Correct answer: 15 cm
21 cm
225 cm
Q2.
Calculate the length of the hypotenuse, correct to 1 decimal place.
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14.7 cm
Correct answer: 22.5 cm
26 cm
5.6 cm
Q3.
Calculate the length of the hypotenuse, correct to 3 significant figures.
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Correct answer: 2.42 m
2.93 m
3.3 m
5.85 m
Q4.
Calculate the length of the hypotenuse, correct to 2 decimal places.
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1.87 cm
1.96 cm
Correct answer: 2.59 cm
23.03 cm