8th Grade Vocabulary Practice 11/5
- 1. The side of a right triangle that is directly across from the right angle.
A) Right Triangle
B) Hypotenuse
C) Perfect Square
D) Leg of a 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) Literal Equation
B) Pythagorean Triple
C) Pythagorean Theorem
D) Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
- 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) Radical
B) Pythagorean Theorem
C) Perfect Square
D) Square Root
- 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) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
D) Pythagorean Theorem
- 7. A symbol that is used to indicate square roots.
A) Literal Equation
B) Perfect Square
C) Radical
D) Square Root
- 8. A triangle with exactly one right angle.
A) Perfect Square
B) Right Triangle
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) Literal Equation
B) Converse of Pythagorean Theorem
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) Square Root
B) Perfect Square
C) Radical
D) Hypotenuse
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