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Math Vocab

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Repeated Addition Property of Multiplication   If n is a positive integer, then nx= x+x+.....+x  
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like terms   Terms that involve the same variables to the same powers.  
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unlike terms   Terms that involve different variables or the same variable with different exponents.  
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Multiplication property of Equality   When equal quantities are multiplied by the same number, the resulting quantities are equal.  
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Distributive property of Multiplication over addition   For any numbers a,b, and x,ax+ab=(a+b)x and x(a+b)= xa+xb.  
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Distributive property of Multiplication over subtraction   For any numbers a,b, and x,ax-ab=(a-b)x and x(a-b)= xa-xb.  
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net   A plane pattern for a three-dimensional figure.  
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surface area   The sum of the areas of the faces of a solid.  
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acre   A unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet.  
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height   The perpendicular distance from any vertex of a triangle to the side opposite that vertex.  
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altitude   The perpendicular segment from a vertex of a triangle to the opposite side of the triangle.  
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base of a triangle   The side of a triangle perpendicular to an altitude.  
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Area formula for any triangle   Let b be the length of a side of a triangle with area A. Let h be the lenght of the altitude drawn to that side. Then A= 1\2 bh.  
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trapezoid   A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.  
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Area formula for a trapezoid   Let A be the area of a trapezoid with bases b1, and b2 and height h. Then A=1\2xh(b1+b2).  
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height (trapezoid)   The distance between the bases of the trapezoid.  
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base (trapezoid   In a trapezoid, one of the parallel sides.  
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