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8th Grade Math Ch. 10 Vocabulary

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radical signused to indicate the square root
irrational numbersNonrepeating, nonterminating decimals
acute anglehas a measure greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees
congruentfigures that have the same size and shape
obtuse trianglehas one angle greater than 90 degrees
Pythagoream TheoremDescribes the relationship between the lengths of the legs and the hypotenuse in a right triangle.
distance formulaUsed to find the length of a segment on a coordinate plane.
scalene triangleHas no congruent sides
straight angleHas a measure of 180 degrees
perfect squareRational numbers whose square roots are whole numbers
real numbersThe set of rational numbers together
square rootOne of the 2 equal numbers of a factor; ex. 5 is the square root of 25
legsThe sides that are adjacent to the right angle of a right triangle.
hypotenuseThe side opposite the right angle in a right triangle


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