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