Chap. 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

The angle that is seen above a horizontal line.

Answer 1

angle of elevation

Question 2

Relates the sine of each angle to the length of the opposite side.

Answer 2

law of sines

Question 3

The ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.

Answer 3

cosine

Question 4

If a triangle is a right triangle, then the sum of of the squares of the lengths of the legs is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse.

Answer 4

Pythagorean Theorem

Question 5

Relates the cosine of each angle to the side lengths of the triangle.

Answer 5

law of cosines

Question 6

Similar right triangles have equivalent ratios for their corresponding sides called…

Answer 6

trigonometric ratios

Question 7

The ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse.

Answer 7

sine

Question 8

A set of nonzero whole numbers a, b, and c that satisfy the equation a^2+b^2=c^2

Answer 8

Pythagorean Triple

Question 9

The ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side.

Answer 9

tangent

Question 10

If the sum of the squares of the lengths of two sides of a triangle is equal to the square of the length of the third side, then the triangle is a right triangle.

Answer 10

Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

Question 11

The angle that is seen below a horizontal line.

Answer 11

angle of depression