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