8th Grade Vocabulary Practice 11/6
- 1. The side of a right triangle that is directly across from the right angle.
A) Right Triangle
B) Perfect Square
C) Leg of a Triangle
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) Right Triangle
B) Leg of a Triangle
C) Hypotenuse
D) Pythagorean Triple
- 3. An equation with more than one variable.
A) Pythagorean Triple
B) Literal Equation
C) Pythagorean Theorem
D) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
- 4. A set of positive integers, a, b, and c that fit the rule a 2 + b2 = c 2 .
A) Pythagorean Theorem
B) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
C) Right Triangle
D) Pythagorean Triple
- 5. The product of a rational number multiplied by itself
A) Square Root
B) Perfect Square
C) Radical
D) Pythagorean Theorem
- 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) Literal Equation
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
D) Pythagorean Triple
- 7. A symbol that is used to indicate square roots.
A) Literal Equation
B) Radical
C) Square Root
D) Perfect Square
- 8. A triangle with exactly one right angle.
A) Perfect Square
B) Square Root
C) Right Triangle
D) Hypotenuse
- 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) Deductive Reasoning
B) Literal Equation
C) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
D) Pythagorean Theorem
- 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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