8th Grade Vocabulary Practice 11/7
  • 1. The side of a right triangle that is directly across from the right angle.
A) Right Triangle
B) Leg of a Triangle
C) Hypotenuse
D) Perfect Square
  • 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) Right Triangle
C) Hypotenuse
D) Pythagorean Triple
  • 3. An equation with more than one variable.
A) Pythagorean Theorem
B) Literal Equation
C) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
D) Pythagorean Triple
  • 4. A set of positive integers, a, b, and c that fit the rule a 2 + b2 = c 2 .
A) Pythagorean Theorem
B) Pythagorean Triple
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) Perfect Square
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 Triple
C) Pythagorean Theorem
D) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
  • 7. A symbol that is used to indicate square roots.
A) Radical
B) Literal Equation
C) Perfect Square
D) Square Root
  • 8. A triangle with exactly one right angle.
A) Hypotenuse
B) Square Root
C) Right Triangle
D) Perfect Square
  • 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) Deductive Reasoning
D) Literal Equation
  • 10. The process by which one makes conclusions using known facts, definitions, rules, or properties.
A) Literal Equation
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Converse of 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) Radical
B) Hypotenuse
C) Square Root
D) Perfect Square
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