Unit 5 Vocabulary

A number whose cube is x is known as ______________.

• cube root
• perfect cube
• square root
• perfect square

A cube of a whole number is known as _________________.

• cube root
• perfect cube
• square root
• perfect square

A number that is multiplied by itself to form a product is known as ________________.

• cube root
• perfect cube
• square root
• perfect square

A square of a whole number is known as _______________.

• cube root
• perfect cube
• square root
• perfect square

A number that cannot be expressed as a ratio of two integers or as a repeating or terminating decimal is known as __________________________.

• repeating decimal
• terminating decimal
• irrational number

A decimal in which one or more digits repeats is known as ___________________.

• repeating decimal
• terminal decimal
• irrational number

A decimal that ends is known as __________________.

• repeating decimal
• terminating decimal
• irrational number

The positive square root is known as the ________________.

• principal square root
• converse
• Pythagorean Theorem
• Pythagorean Theorem Triple

A version of a theorem that has the hypothesis and the conclusion reversed is known as the ____________________.

• principal square root
• converse
• Pythagorean Theorem
• Pythagorean Theorem Triple

In a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs is known as the ____________________.

• principal square root
• converse
• Pythagorean Theorem
• Pythagorean Theorem Triple