1.   A 14-foot ladder that is placed 5 feet from the base of the vertical rock wall just reaches the top of the entrance of the cave. How high is the cave entrance above the ground?
    A. about 14.9 feet B. about 9 feet
    C. about 6.2 feet D. about 13.1 feet
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  2.   Which set of numbers is a Pythagorean triple?
    A. 5-12-13 B. 1-1-2
    C. 4-5-6 D. 7-9-10
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  3.   A rectangular state flag has dimensions 7 feet by feet. How long is its diagonal?
    A. about 8.9 feet B. about 4.3 feet
    C. about 6.6 feet D. about 3.5 feet
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  4.   A 15-foot ladder is placed against a house and reaches a second story window. The ladder's base is 9 feet from the house. How far above ground is the window?
    A. 12 feet B. 13 feet
    C. 6 feet D. 17.5 feet
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  5.   Maria has a rectangular garden with dimensions 10 feet by 15 feet. She plans to place a dividing fence along the diagonal of the garden. What will be the length of Maria's fence?
    A. about 25 feet B. about 11.2 feet
    C. about 5 feet D. about 18 feet
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