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