Pythagoras Theorem Quiz

Pythagoras Theorem Quiz starts with more than just triangles, it connects you to ancient wisdom that still solves modern problems. There’s an old Chinese text called the Zhoubi Suanjing that contains one of the earliest known references to the theorem, centuries before Pythagoras himself lived. It shows how this rule was universally discovered and used in different parts of the world. Today, it helps us do things like figure out the height of a wall from the length of a ladder leaning against it. This pythagorean theorem test gives you an easy way to understand those ideas. Try this math quiz on triangles not just to test yourself, but to see how a simple geometric rule became one of the most useful tools in problem solving.

Pythagoras Theorem

If a triangle has sides 7 cm, 9 cm, and 11 cm, is it a right triangle?

Yes

Sometimes

Not sure

A ladder 13 m long reaches a window 12 m above the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?

9 m

6 m

7 m

5 m

For the triangle it is given that AE² + EB² = 9 and BE² + EC² = 16. Find AC

5.6

For the triangle ABC find its height

To get from point A to point B, you must go around a garden. You walk 6 meters south and then 8 meters east to avoid it. If you could walk straight through the garden, approximately how many meters would you save?

4 meters

3 meters

7 meters

9 meters

Find the diagonal of the cuboid with length = 4, width = 3 and height = 12.

169

For the isosceles trapezium find the length of CD

4.5

12.5

For the quadrilateral find the value of BC.

21.02

20.02

19.02

18.02

Find the value of x in the figure above.

11.14

12.14

13.14

14.14

Find the value of x in the figure above.

12, 4

Your score is

The average score is 25%

Sample Questions from This Quiz

A ladder 13 m long reaches a window 12 m above the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the wall?
For the triangle it is given that AE² + EB² = 9 and BE² + EC² = 16. Find AC
If a triangle has sides 7 cm, 9 cm, and 11 cm, is it a right triangle?
For the quadrilateral find the value of BC.
Find the value of x in the figure above.

Try the full quiz and see how many of these you can answer!