Physics
Mr. Gabrielse
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Date: ____________________
Pythagorean Theorem
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the magnitude of the missing side of the following right
triangles. The diagrams are not drawn to scale.
1.
2.
29 sm
6.0 ms
2
95 sm
24 ms
2
3.
4.
9.0 ms
10 m
45 ms
8m
5.
6.
520 km
19
25 sm
2
m
s2
416 km
7.
8.
912 ms
401 ms
4.7 ms
3.1 ms
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Physics
9.
Mr. Gabrielse
What is the difference between a speed and a velocity?
10. Jasmin’s canoe has a speed of 7.5 ms when she paddles it in still water. She aims her canoe
straight west across a river flowing at 2.5 ms to the north. What is the speed of Jasmin’s
canoe with respect to the shore?
11. Dontae’s potato gun shoots a potato at a speed of 24 ms . Dontae aims his potato gun at 29˚
west of south. A gentle breeze is blowing west at 3.0 ms . What is the speed of the potato
relative to the ground?
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