Chapter 6: Pythagoras’ Theorem

Paper 1

1 Diagram 1 is a right-angled triangle.

y cm

8 cm
17 cm

DIAGRAM 1
Find the value of y.
A 10 C 13
B 11 D 15

2 Diagram 2 is a right-angled triangle.

46 cm

35 cm

p cm

DIAGRAM 2
Find the value of p.
A 6 C 15
B 9 D 81

3 Diagram 3 is a right-angled triangle.

14 cm

9 cm r cm

DIAGRAM 3
Find the value of r in Diagram 3.
A 12.13 C 16.64
B 14.12 D 18.26
4 In Diagram 4, PRST is a rectangle.
5 cm
P Q R

13 cm

T 21 cm S
DIAGRAM 4
Calculate the length, in cm, of QS.
A 20 C 24
B 22 D 25

5 In Diagram 5, KLMN is a trapezium and JKN is a triangle.

J

24 cm

N 10 cm
6 cm M
L
22 cm
DIAGRAM 5
Find the length of JN, in cm.
A 16 C 25
B 18 D 26

6 In Diagram 6, PQRS consists of three triangles.

Q

10 cm

P R

5 cm
13 cm
S
DIAGRAM 6
Calculate the area of PQRS, in cm².
A 42 C 75
B 60 D 90
7 Diagram 7 shows a cuboid.

H G

E F
24 cm

D C
8 cm
A 6 cm B

DIAGRAM 7
Calculate the length of CE, in cm.
A 20 C 26
B 22 D 32

8 In Diagram 8, JKL and LMN are triangles.

J

10 cm

K L M
5 cm 8 cm
DIAGRAM 8
KLM and JNL are straight lines. Calculate the length, in cm, of JK.
A 11 C 15
B 13 D 21

9 Diagram 9, PQRS is a quadrilateral.

P 24 cm Q

7 cm

R
15 cm
S

DIAGRAM 9
Based on Diagram 9, find the length, in cm, of PS.
A 14 C 18
B 16 D 20
10 In Diagram 10, EFGH is a square.
E F

3 cm
9 cm

H G

DIAGRAM 10
Calculate its area, in cm².
A 72 C 72
B 36 D 81