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    This document contains 5 word problems involving the Pythagorean theorem. It provides the questions, diagrams of right triangles with labeled sides, and the answer key with the calculated lengths of sides. The problems involve finding missing side lengths of right triangles describing things like swimming pools, kites, doors, lawns, and door mats, where two sides of each triangle are given.

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    This document contains 5 word problems involving the Pythagorean theorem. It provides the questions, diagrams of right triangles with labeled sides, and the answer key with the calculated lengths of sides. The problems involve finding missing side lengths of right triangles describing things like swimming pools, kites, doors, lawns, and door mats, where two sides of each triangle are given.

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    S3

    Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems


    Solve the word problems. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
    1) There’s a 20 feet-wide rectangular swimming pool that measures 32 feet diagonally. Regina
    is planning to lay a lane rope along the length of the pool. How long should the rope be?

    32
    ft

    20 ft
    ?

    2) As part of a craft, Rachel makes a kite in the shape of a right triangle. If the two sides that
    form the right angle measure 18 inches each, what is the length of the longest side?
    18
    in in
    18

    3) Edmond designs a door of length 8 feet and width 4 feet. What is the diagonal length of
    the door?
    ?
    8 ft

    4 ft

    4) The lawn at a park is in the shape of a right triangle. If the longest side of the lawn
    measures 15 yards and one of the other two sides measures 8 yards, what is the length
    of the other side?
    15
    yd

    8 yd

    5) Daisy purchased a door mat for her home. If the mat was 35 inches long and 23 inches
    wide, what was the diagonal length of the mat?
    23 in

    35 in

    Teaching Resources @ www.tutoringhour.com


    S3

    Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems Answer Key

    Solve the word problems. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
    1) There’s a 20 feet-wide rectangular swimming pool that measures 32 feet diagonally. Regina
    is planning to lay a lane rope along the length of the pool. How long should the rope be?

    32
    ft

    20 ft
    25 feet
    ?

    2) As part of a craft, Rachel makes a kite in the shape of a right triangle. If the two sides that
    form the right angle measure 18 inches each, what is the length of the longest side?
    18
    in in
    18

    ?
    25.5 inches

    3) Edmond designs a door of length 8 feet and width 4 feet. What is the diagonal length of
    the door?
    ?
    8 ft

    8.9 feet 4 ft

    4) The lawn at a park is in the shape of a right triangle. If the longest side of the lawn
    measures 15 yards and one of the other two sides measures 8 yards, what is the length
    of the other side?
    15
    yd

    12.7 yards 8 yd

    5) Daisy purchased a door mat for her home. If the mat was 35 inches long and 23 inches
    wide, what was the diagonal length of the mat?
    23 in

    41.9 inches 35 in

    Teaching Resources @ www.tutoringhour.com

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