Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?

Which diagram best represents the problem

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?

You need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 10 feet away from the house. How tall does the ladder need to be?

Which equation could be used to solve the problem?

CJ and Kimo are siblings. They go to different schools. CJ walks 6 blocks east from home. Kimo walks 8 blocks north. How many blocks apart would the two schools be if you could walk straight from one school to the other?

Jason attached a string from the top of the flagpole to the ground. The flagpole is 26 feet high and the string is 18 feet away from the flagpole. How long is the string?

Ches is on top of an 80 foot building. She is creating a zipline course to the ground with 100 feet of cable. How far from the base of the building will she need to anchor the cable to make the zipline cable tight?

Two joggers run 8 miles north and then 5 miles west. What is the shortest distance back to their starting point to the nearest tenth of a mile?