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    This document is a 45 minute Pythagoras test consisting of 3 sections - multiple choice, skills based questions, and an application question. Section A has 6 multiple choice questions testing Pythagoras theorem. Section B has 6 skills based questions requiring working out lengths of sides in right triangles, finding diagonals, and solving word problems involving right triangles. Section C has 2 multi-step application questions involving using Pythagoras theorem to find distances between objects. The test is out of a total of 33 marks and includes spaces to show working.

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    Year 9 Maths

    Pythagoras Test- 45 minutes

    Name………………………………………………………………………………..

    Marks Section A……/6 Section B……/16 Section C……/8 Comm…../3 Total ……/33marks

    Section A – Multiple Choice


    Circle the correct answer
    1.

    What is the length of the hypotenuse in the The value of b is:


    figure? A 6.95
    A 17.4 cm B 8.4
    B 15.1 cm C 9.31
    C 13.2 cm D 10.2
    D 12.8 cm E 11.55
    E 11.5 cm
    5. Triangle ABC is shown below. Which
    2.
    of the following is the closest to the perimeter
    of triangle ABC?

    How long is the diagonal of this square?


    A 3.2 m
    B 4.2 m
    C 5.9 m
    D 6.1 m A 21.0 cm
    E 8.5 m B 17.5 cm
    C 16.3 cm
    3. D 12.6 cm
    E 9.4 cm

    The value of x correct to 2 decimal places is:


    A 9.59
    B 10.32
    C 12.16
    D 13.73
    E 14.51

    4.
    6.

    A ladder 3 m long leans against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 80 cm from the wall. The distance
    the ladder reaches up the wall is:
    A 89 cm
    B 103 cm
    C 187 cm
    D 253 cm
    E 289 cm

    Section B – Skills Section


    Show all working
    1. Are the following statements true or false? (circle the correct answer – no need to show working)

    a. Pythagoras' theorem only applies to right-angled triangles. True/False

    b. A triangle with side lengths 13cm, 21cm & 16cm contains a right angle? True/False

    c. If the length of the hypotenuse is 22 mm and one side is 13 mm, then the length of the
    other side is 19 mm. True/False
    (3 marks)

    2. Find the length of the hypotenuse in each of the following right-angled triangle, correct to 2 decimal
    places.

    (2 marks)
    3. Find the value of the pronumeral.

    (2 marks)
    4. What is the length of a diagonal of a rectangle 9 m long and 5 m wide? Give you answer in
    metres correct to 2 decimal places.(You must draw a neat diagram using a ruler)

    (3 marks)

    5. An isosceles triangle has sloping equal sides 9 mm long, and a base equal to 6 mm. Calculate
    the perpendicular height of the triangle, to the nearest mm. (You must draw a neat
    diagram using a ruler)

    (3 marks)

    6. A ladder 12 m long leans against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 190 cm from the wall.
    How far up the wall does the ladder reach? Give you answer in cm, rounded to 2 decimal
    places. (You must draw a neat diagram using a ruler)

    (3marks)
    Section C – Application Question
    Show all working

    1. Liam looks out towards the sea from the top of a cliff and notices two cruise liners as
    shown. What is the distance between the two cruise liners? Give your answer in
    kilometres correct to 2 decimal places.

    (4 marks)

    2. The figure below shows a parcel of land that is to be enclosed with a fence. Fencing material
    is sold in metre lots for a price of $36 per metre. The total cost will be:

    (4 marks)

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