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mhphall prealgebra
Chapter 11 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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What is a perfect square? | A perfect square is the square of an integer. |
What is a square root? | A square root of a given number is a number that when multiplied by itself equals the given number. |
What is an irrational number? | An irrational number is a number whose decimal form neither terminates nor repeats. |
What are the legs of a triangle? | The legs of a triangle are the two shortest sides. |
What is the hypotenuse? | The hypontenuse is the longest side (opposite the right angle) of the triangle. |
What is the Pythagorean Theorem? | The Pythagorean Theorem is the sum of the squares of the lengths of the leges is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse. |