Honors Geometry Companion Book, Volume 1

5.2.3 The Pythagorean Theorem − Worksheet

Example 1: Find the value of x. Give your answer in simplest radical form. 1. 3 9 2.

3.

x

7

x

8

x

x – 2

11

Example 2: 4.  The size of a computer monitor is usually given by the length of its diagonal. A monitor’s aspect ratio is the ratio of its width to its height. This monitor has a diagonal length of 19 inches and an aspect ratio of 5:4. What are the width and height of the monitor? Round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

19 in.

Example 3: Find the missing side length. Tell if the side lengths form a Pythagorean triple. Explain. 5. 6. 7.

1.5

4

12

5

20

1.7

Example 4: Tell if the measures can be the side lengths of a triangle. If so, classify the triangle as acute, obtuse, or right. 8. 7, 10, 12 9. 9, 11, 15 10. 9, 40, 41

1 2

3 4

1 4

12. 5.9, 6, 8.4

13. 11,13, 7 6

11. 1

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, 3

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