8th Grade Vocabulary Practice 11/7
  • 1. The side of a right triangle that is directly across from the right angle.
A) Hypotenuse
B) Leg of a Triangle
C) Perfect Square
D) Right Triangle
  • 2. Either of the two shorter sides of a right triangle. These two sides together form the right angle in the right triangle.
A) Pythagorean Triple
B) Hypotenuse
C) Leg of a Triangle
D) Right Triangle
  • 3. An equation with more than one variable.
A) Pythagorean Triple
B) Literal Equation
C) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
D) Pythagorean Theorem
  • 4. A set of positive integers, a, b, and c that fit the rule a 2 + b2 = c 2 .
A) Pythagorean Triple
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
D) Right Triangle
  • 5. The product of a rational number multiplied by itself
A) Radical
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Square Root
D) Perfect Square
  • 6. A theorem that states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs.
A) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Pythagorean Triple
D) Literal Equation
  • 7. A symbol that is used to indicate square roots.
A) Square Root
B) Literal Equation
C) Radical
D) Perfect Square
  • 8. A triangle with exactly one right angle.
A) Hypotenuse
B) Square Root
C) Right Triangle
D) Perfect Square
  • 9. If the square of the length of the longest side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides, the triangle is a right triangle.
A) Literal Equation
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Deductive Reasoning
D) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
  • 10. The process by which one makes conclusions using known facts, definitions, rules, or properties.
A) Pythagorean Theorem
B) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
C) Deductive Reasoning
D) Literal Equation
  • 11. The square root of a number is a special value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number.
A) Perfect Square
B) Square Root
C) Radical
D) Hypotenuse
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