Topic 7 Review; 8th Grade

A triangular piece of fabric has side lengths of 1.2 feet, 2 feet, and 1.6 feet. Will it fit in the corner of a rectangular quilt?

Town Hall is located 4.3 miles directly east of the middle school. The fire station is located 1.7 miles directly north of Town Hall.

What is the length of a straight line between the school and the fire station? Round to the nearest tenth.

Number only

(a)  

Town Hall is located 4.3 miles directly east of the middle school. The fire station is located 1.7 miles directly north of Town Hall.

The hospital is 3.1 miles west of the fire station. What is the length of a straight line between the school and the hospital? Round to the nearest tenth.

Number only

(a)  

What is the length of the diagonal of a poster board with dimensions 22 inches by 28 inches?

Round to the nearest tenth.

The three side lengths of four triangles are given. Which triangle is a right triangle?

Seraphina says that $$\Delta$$ KLM is a right triangle. Is she correct?

Lana draws $$\Delta LMN$$ on the coordinate plane.

What is the perimeter of $$\Delta LMN$$ ?

Number only

Round to the nearest unit

(a)  

The top of a ladder rests at a height of 15 feet against the side of a house. If the base of the ladder is 6 feet from the house, what is the length of the ladder?

Round to the nearest foot.

Kylie needs to pack her baton for a color-guard competition. The baton is 38 inches long. She has a rectangular box with a base of 13 inches by 35 inches and a height of 13 inches.

Could the baton lie flat on a diagonal along the base of the box?

Kylie needs to pack her baton for a color-guard competition. The baton is 38 inches long. She has a rectangular box with a base of 13 inches by 35 inches and a height of 13 inches.

Could the baton fit along the interior diagonal of the box?