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8th Grade Week 7
Math Vocab
Question | Answer |
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unit rate | a rate with a denominator of one |
dilation | a transformation that results from the reduction or enlargement of an image |
dimensions | the measurements of a figure's edges (length, width, height) |
indirect measurement | a technique using proportions to find a measurement |
prime notation | used to distinguish between the original figure and the new figure |
rate | a ratio that compares two numbers with different kinds of units (for example gallons: hour, price: item) |
proportional | a relationship in which two quantities have equivalent ratios in a table and when graphed passes through the origin |
proportion | an equation that shows that two ratios are equivalent |
percent | a ratio that compares a number to 100 |
circumference | the distance around a circle or it's perimeter |
area | the number of square units covering a surface of a figure |
perimeter | the distance around a geometric figure or the sum of all it's sides |
scale factor | the ratio of the lengths of two corresponding sides of similar polygons |