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chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| square root | a number that when mltipled by itself, equals the given number |
| perfect square | a number with integers as its square roots |
| radical sign | the symbol square root which is used to represent a square root |
| radicand | the number under a radical sign |
| theorem | a rule in mathmatics |
| legs | the two sides of a right triangle that form the right angle |
| hypotenuse | the side of a right angle that is opposite of the right angle |
| irrational number | a number that cannot be written as a ratio of two integers |
| rational numbers | a number that can be written as the ratio of two integers where a and b are integers and b does not =0 |
| real numbers | the set of all rational an irrational numbers |
| cube root | a number that wen multiplied by itself, and then multiplied by itself again equals the given number |
| perfect cube | a number that can be written as the cube of an interger |
| Pythagorean theorom | in any right angle, the sum of the squares of the lengths of its legs is equal to the square of the length of the hpotenuse |
| Pythagorean triple | a set of three positive integers a,b,c where a2+b2+c2 |