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) Hypotenuse
C) Perfect Square
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) Leg of a Triangle
C) Pythagorean Triple
D) Hypotenuse
- 3. An equation with more than one variable.
A) Pythagorean Triple
B) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
C) Pythagorean Theorem
D) Literal Equation
- 4. A set of positive integers, a, b, and c that fit the rule a 2 + b2 = c 2 .
A) Pythagorean Triple
B) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
C) Right Triangle
D) Pythagorean Theorem
- 5. The product of a rational number multiplied by itself
A) Pythagorean Theorem
B) Perfect Square
C) Square Root
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) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Literal Equation
D) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
- 7. A symbol that is used to indicate square roots.
A) Perfect Square
B) Literal Equation
C) Radical
D) Square Root
- 8. A triangle with exactly one right angle.
A) Right Triangle
B) Perfect Square
C) Square Root
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) Literal Equation
C) Deductive Reasoning
D) Pythagorean Theorem
- 10. The process by which one makes conclusions using known facts, definitions, rules, or properties.
A) Deductive Reasoning
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Literal Equation
D) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
- 11. The square root of a number is a special value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number.
A) Hypotenuse
B) Perfect Square
C) Radical
D) Square Root
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