Chapter 6:Pythagoras’ Theorem

Paper 1
This test paper contains 20 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are allowed to use a scientific calculator that cannot be programmed.

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.

cm

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

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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

K N
6 cm
10 cm
L M
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

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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

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10 In Diagram 10, EFGH is a square.
E F

3 cm
9 cm

H G

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

11 Which of the following is a Pythagorean triples?

A 6 cm, 7 cm, 12 cm
B 12 cm, 18 cm, 27 cm
C 25 cm, 52 cm, 72 cm
D 39 cm, 52 cm, 65 cm

12 In which of the following triangles is ABC equal to 90°?

A C 5 cm
A B C

24 cm 40 cm 14 cm 12 cm

B C
32 cm
A
B 9 cm D C
B C
cm
5 cm
12 cm 16 cm

A 9 cm B
A

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13 Which of the following triangles obeys Pythagoras’ Theorem, p² = q² – r² ?
A C

p r p r

q q

B D
p

r p r

q
q

14 Diagram 11 shows three triangles.

5 cm 48 cm

34 cm

12 cm 13 cm 16 cm 50 cm 14 cm

30 cm
I II III

DIAGRAM 11
Which of the triangles marked I, II and III are right-angled triangles?
A I and II only C II and III only
B I and III only D I, II and III

15 Diagram 12 shows a right-angled triangle.

r cm
q cm

p cm

DIAGRAM 12
Which of the following triples are possible the values of p, q and r?
A 8, 6 and 12 C 12, 5 and 13
B 10, 8 and 21 D 15, 9 and 20

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16 In Diagram 13, PQRS is a quadrilateral.
P Q

10 cm
17 cm

S 6 cm R

DIAGRAM 13
Calculate the area of PQRS, in cm².
A 72 C 92
B 84 D 98

17 Diagram 14 shows a right-angled triangle.

cm
x cm

DIAGRAM 14
Find the value of x in Diagram 14.
A 11 C 13
B 12 D 15

18 Diagram 15 shows a right-angled triangle.

J 20 cm K

16 cm 15 cm

M
L
DIAGRAM 15
Find the length, in cm, of LM.
A 8 C 10
B 9 D 12

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19 Diagram 16 shows a right-angled triangle.

cm
cm

8 cm
DIAGRAM 16
Find the value of y.
A 4 C 10
B 5 D 25

20 In Diagram 17, PQRS is a square with an area of 49 cm².

Q P

R S T

DIAGRAM 17

RST and QUT are straight lines. If ST = 17 cm, find the length, in cm, of QT.
A 19 C 25
B 23 D 29

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Paper 2
This test paper contains 10 questions. Answer ALL the questions.
The diagrams accompanying the questions are not drawn to scale unless mentioned.
You are not allowed to use a calculator.

1 In Diagram 1, PQR is a straight line.

13 cm

12 cm

2x° 50°
P Q R

DIAGRAM 1
Find the value of x.

2 In Diagram 2, ABCD is a square.

A B

D C

DIAGRAM 2

If the length of BD is cm, find the area of ABCD.

3 Diagram 3 is a right-angled triangle.

7 cm x cm

14 cm
DIAGRAM 3
Find the value of x correct to two decimal places.

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4 Diagram 4 consists of two right-angled triangles.
6 cm

8 cm 24 cm
x cm

y cm

DIAGRAM 4
Find the value of x + y .

5 Diagram 5 shows a right-angled triangle.

2p cm cm

3p cm

DIAGRAM 5
Calculate the value of p.

6 Diagram 6 shows a trapezium.

A 20 cm B

5 cm y cm

D 8 cm C

DIAGRAM 6
Find the value of y.

7 Diagram 7 consists of two right-angled triangles.

5 cm

13 cm 20 cm

DIAGRAM 7
Calculate the area of Diagram 7, in cm².

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8 In Diagram 8, PQTU is a square with a perimeter of 28 cm.
S

U T

14 cm

31 cm
P Q R

DIAGRAM 8
QRST is a trapezium and PQR is straight line. Find the length of TS.

9 In Diagram 9, ABC is an isosceles triangle.

A

15 cm 15 cm

B 18 cm C
DIAGRAM 9
Find the perpendicular distance of A from BC.

10 Diagram 10 shows a right-angled triangle.

2x cm cm

3x cm
DIAGRAM 10
Find the value of x in Diagram 10.

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