Pythagoras Application: Challenge & Extension
Mathematics
GCSE Higher
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet covering Pythagoras Application for Distance Between Points, designed to challenge and extend GCSE Higher students' understanding.
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Pythagoras Application: Challenge & Extension
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Calculate the distance between the points (3, 4) and (7, 1).
[2 marks]2.
Find the length of the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle with legs measuring 6 and 8 units.
[2 marks]3.
Determine the distance between points (2, -3) and (-4, 1).
[2 marks]4.
Construct a right-angled triangle on the grid with legs of 5 units and 12 units. What is the length of the hypotenuse?
[2 marks]5.
Plot the points (1, 2) and (4, 6). Then, calculate the distance between them.
[3 marks]6.
A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 3 meters from the wall, and the top reaches 4 meters high. How long is the ladder?
[3 marks]7.
A drone flies from point A (2, 3) to point B (8, 7). Calculate the straight-line distance.
[3 marks]8.
In a right triangle with hypotenuse 15 units, one leg is 9 units long. Find the length of the other leg.
[2 marks]9.
A surveyor measures two points with coordinates (x1, y1) and (x2, y2). The distance between them is 13 units. If x1=5, y1=12, find x2 and y2 assuming they are aligned horizontally.
[3 marks]10.
Identify and correct the mistake in calculating the distance between points (1, 2) and (4, 6) if a student used 3^2 + 4^2 instead of the correct 3^2 + 4^2.
[3 marks]11.
Challenge: A triangle has sides of 7, 24, and a hypotenuse. Is it a right triangle? Justify your answer.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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