Vocabulary

Think of this page as your group dictionary for chapter 9. Please include any words that you think you will need to remember! These words can be new or old to you personally. Please try to put them in alphabetical order under the letters.

A B

C

D

E

F

G

H hypotenuse is the longest side.

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J

K

L Leg is the side of a right triangle connected to the right angle. M

N

O

P

Pythagorean Theorem Used to find side lengths of right triangles, the Pythagorean Theorem states that the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the squares of the two sides, or A2 + B2 = C2, where C is the hypotenuse.

pi = 3.14

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R

S square root- the number of a number squared.

T

U

V

W

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Y

Z