8th Grade Vocabulary Practice 11/6
  • 1. The side of a right triangle that is directly across from the right angle.
A) Hypotenuse
B) Perfect Square
C) Leg of a Triangle
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) Hypotenuse
B) Leg of a Triangle
C) Right Triangle
D) Pythagorean Triple
  • 3. An equation with more than one variable.
A) Pythagorean Theorem
B) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
C) Literal Equation
D) Pythagorean Triple
  • 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) Right Triangle
D) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
  • 5. The product of a rational number multiplied by itself
A) Square Root
B) Radical
C) Pythagorean Theorem
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) Literal Equation
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Pythagorean Triple
D) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
  • 7. A symbol that is used to indicate square roots.
A) Perfect Square
B) Square Root
C) Radical
D) Literal Equation
  • 8. A triangle with exactly one right angle.
A) Square Root
B) Perfect Square
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) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Literal Equation
D) Deductive Reasoning
  • 10. The process by which one makes conclusions using known facts, definitions, rules, or properties.
A) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
B) Literal Equation
C) Pythagorean Theorem
D) Deductive Reasoning
  • 11. The square root of a number is a special value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number.
A) Hypotenuse
B) Radical
C) Square Root
D) Perfect Square
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