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Vocabulary Term
Right Triangle
Definition
a triangle with one right
angle
Hypotenuse
the side of the right triangle
that is opposite the right
angle; always the longest
side
Leg
the sides that meet and form
the right angle
Pythagorean Theorem
 a2 + b2 = c2
 where a and b are the legs
of a right triangle and c is
the hypotenuse
 Used to find the length of a
side of a right triangle
 (x, y)
 x is the distance on the
horizontal axis
 y is the distance on the
vertical axis
Coordinates
Order of Operations
PEMDAS
Distance Formula
 d=
 Used to find the distance
between two points
(coordinates)
Example
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Midpoint Formula
Equilateral Triangle
all sides are congruent
Isosceles Triangle
Two sides are congruent
Scalene Triangle
No sides congruent
Square
Parallelogram where all sides
congruent and 4 right
triangles
Rectangle
Parallelogram where 2 pairs
of opposite sides congruent;
4 right angles
Parallelogram
Quadrilaterals where two
pairs of opposite sides
congruent; opposite angle
congruent; Consecutive
angles are supplementary
Parallelogram where all sides
are congruent
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