1.   Write an equation you could use to find the length of the missing side of the right triangle.
   
    A. b2 = 222 + 72 B. 72 = 222 + b2
    C. b2 = 222 - 72 D. 222 = 72 - b2
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  2.   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 13.1 feet B. about 9 feet
    C. about 14.9 feet D. about 6.2 feet
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  3.   The triangle shown is a right triangle. Solve for b.
   
    A. b = 15.2 units B. b = 28 units
    C. b = 3.7 units D. b = 14 units
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  4.   Many baseball diamonds have 90 feet between each of the bases. At each base, one must turn 90? to get to the next base. So the points at home plate, first base, and second base form a right triangle. To the nearest foot, how long is the hypotenuse, which is the distance between home plate and second base?
   
    A. 162 feet B. 8100 feet
    C. 127 feet D. 90 feet
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  5.   Which of the following are Pythagorean triples?
    A. 7, 9, 11 B. 10, 12, 16
    C. 6, 12, 13 D. 9, 12, 15
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