8th Grade Vocabulary Practice 11/5
- 1. The side of a right triangle that is directly across from the right angle.
A) Leg of a Triangle
B) Right 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) Leg of a Triangle
B) Hypotenuse
C) Pythagorean Triple
D) Right Triangle
- 3. An equation with more than one variable.
A) Literal Equation
B) Pythagorean Triple
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 Triple
B) Right Triangle
C) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
D) Pythagorean Theorem
- 5. The product of a rational number multiplied by itself
A) Perfect Square
B) Radical
C) Pythagorean Theorem
D) Square Root
- 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) Pythagorean Triple
C) Literal Equation
D) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
- 7. A symbol that is used to indicate square roots.
A) Square Root
B) Radical
C) Perfect Square
D) Literal Equation
- 8. A triangle with exactly one right angle.
A) Right Triangle
B) Hypotenuse
C) Perfect Square
D) Square Root
- 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) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
D) Literal Equation
- 10. The process by which one makes conclusions using known facts, definitions, rules, or properties.
A) Literal Equation
B) Deductive Reasoning
C) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
D) Pythagorean Theorem
- 11. The square root of a number is a special value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number.
A) Radical
B) Square Root
C) Hypotenuse
D) Perfect Square
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