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Class 8 Maths: The Baudhayana Pythagoras Theorem Worksheet (with Answers)

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  1. 1. The longest side of a right triangle is the:
    • (a) base
    • (b) height
    • (c) hypotenuse
    • (d) median
  2. 2. The theorem states c² =
    • (a) a + b
    • (b) a² − b²
    • (c) a² + b²
    • (d) ab
  3. 3. For legs 3 and 4, the hypotenuse is:
    • (a) 7
    • (b) 12
    • (c) 6
    • (d) 5
  4. 4. Which is a Pythagorean triple?
    • (a) 2, 3, 4
    • (b) 4, 5, 6
    • (c) 1, 2, 3
    • (d) 5, 12, 13
  5. 5. State the Baudhayana–Pythagoras theorem.
  6. 6. Find the hypotenuse for legs 5 and 12.
  7. 7. A ladder 13 m long leans against a wall with its foot 5 m from the wall. How high does it reach? Show the working.
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  1. 1. (c) hypotenuse — The hypotenuse, opposite the right angle, is longest.
  2. 2. (c) a² + b² — Square of hypotenuse = sum of squares of the legs.
  3. 3. (d) 5 — √(9+16) = √25 = 5.
  4. 4. (d) 5, 12, 13 — 5² + 12² = 169 = 13².
  5. 5. In a right triangle, the square on the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares on the other two sides.
  6. 6. √(25 + 144) = √169 = 13.
  7. 7. The ladder is the hypotenuse (13 m) and the distance from the wall is one leg (5 m). The height reached is the other leg: height = √(13² − 5²) = √(169 − 25) = √144 = 12 m. So the ladder reaches 12 m up the wall.
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