8th grade Developmental Math

Front

hypotenuse

Back

always C

the longest side of a right triangle

across from the right angle

Front

radius

Back

the distance from the center of a circle to any point on the edge (circumference)

Front

diameter

Back

a straight line passing through the center of a circle or sphere

Front

Back

Sphere

round-shaped 3D figure

0 faces

0 edges

0 vertices

Front

pythagorean theorem

Back

a²+b²=c²

determine if a triangle is a right triangle

Front

What are the blue and green line segments named?

Back

legs of a triangle

ALWAYS a and b of a right triangle

shorter than the hypotenuse

Front

vertex

Back

(plural: vertices) a point where two or more line segments meet

a corner

Front

n²

Back

a number with an exponent

number squared= the number multiplied by itself

Front

square root

Back

a number that when multiplied by itself gives the actual number under the radical

the sign is called a radical

Front

Back

triangle (acute, obtuse, and right)

a 3 sided polygon that has 3 angles and 3 vertices

angles equal 180°