Name __________________________
Homework: Pythagorean Theorem Word Problems
Date _____
Mr. Lynch
Class _____
Complete each of the following. Show all work including a diagram!!!
1) You know you are having an exam. So, instead of donating to the Mr. Lynch
Foundation, you decide to go to Best Buy to purchase a TI-83. You walk 6.3 miles west
from your house to Best Buy. You also need a pencil, so you walk 4.6 miles south from
Best Buy to Staples. How far are you from home?
2) A telephone pole is built that is 24.6ft.tall. If the wire from the poll runs 34.9ft.to the
ground, how far is the base of the pole from the end of the wire on the ground?
3) Nemo is swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. He starts swimming 39.75 miles south, and
then swims 26.4 miles east. How far is Nemo from where he started?
4) In a classroom, Nicole is 6 units to the right of Fran. Fran is 6 units in front of Jason.
What is the straight line distance from Nicole to Jason?