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| acute angle |
an angle with a measure of less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse angle |
an angle with a measure greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees |
| horizontal axis |
a reference line from which distances or angles are measured horizontally in a coordinate system |
| vertical axis |
a reference line from which distances or angles are measured vertically in a coordinate system |
| base |
the side of a polygon that contains one end of hte altitude |
| composite |
a number that has more than two factors |
| cube |
1) a regular solid with six square faces 2) the third power of a number |
| determine |
to settle or decide by an authoritative or conclusive decision |
| decompose |
to separate into components, parts, or basic elements |
| dimension |
the lengths of sides of a geometric figure |
| divisible |
one number is divisible by another number if their quotient is an integer |
| evaluate |
to find the value of a mathematical expression |
| greatest common factor (GCF) |
the largest number that divides evenly into two or more numbers |
| height |
the length of a perpendicular line segment from a vertex to the opposite side of a plane figure |
| least common multiple (LCM) |
the smallest common multiple of a set of two or more numbers |
| line graph |
a graph that uses a line to show how data change over time |
| mean |
a number found by dividing the sum of two or more addends by the number of addends, often referred to as the average |
| prime number |
a number that has exactly two different positive factors, itself and 1 |
| origin |
the intersection of the x and y axes in a coordinate plane, described by the ordered pair (0,0) |
| scale (axis) |
a system of marks at fixed intervals used in measurement or graphing |
| symmetry |
when one half of an image is the mirror image of the other half |
| thousandths |
the value of a digit three places to the right of the decimal |
| equilateral triangle |
a triangle with all sides the same length |
| isosceles triangle |
a triangle that has at least 2 congruent sides |
| obtuse triangle |
a triangle whose largest angle measures greater than 90 degrees |
| right triangle |
a triangle that has one 90 degree angle |
| scalene triangle |
a triangle that has no congruent sides |
| value |
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed |
| variable |
1) a quantity that can have different values 2) a symbol that can stand for a variable |
| volume |
the number of cubic units it takes to fill a solid |