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Math 8 Vocabulary
27 pt Quiz Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ratio | the comparison of two values |
| proportion | mathematical sentence in which two ratios are set equal to each other |
| similar | in proportion |
| variable | letter used to represent an unknown value |
| exponent | number used to show how many times another number (base) is used to multiply by itself |
| coefficient | integer or rational number that is multiplied by a variable |
| like terms | terms that have the same variables raised to the same powers |
| monomial | number, a variable, or the product of a number and one or more variables |
| binomial | polynomial with two terms |
| trinomial | polynomial with three terms |
| polynomial | algebraic expression that is the sum or difference of terms |
| additive inverse | opposite of a number |
| integers | set of whole numbers and their opposites |
| absolute value | number of units (distance) from zero |
| congruent | equal measures |
| parallel | constant distance apart, never intersecting |
| perpendicular | intersecting at a right angle |
| acute angle | an angle whose measure is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse angle | an angle whose measure is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees |
| right angle | an angle whose measure is equal to 90 degrees |
| adjacent | next to |
| vertical angles | two non-adjacent angles formed from two intersecting lines, are opposite each other across a common vertex, are congruent to each other |
| corresponding angles | a pair of non-adjacent angles, on the same side of the transversal line and in the same position (above or below) their parallel line |
| alternate interior angles | a pair of non-adjacent angles, both inside a pair of parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal line, are congruent to each other |
| alternate exterior angles | a pair of non-adjacent angles, both outside a pair of parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal line, are congruent to each other |
| complementary angles | two angles whose measures have a sum equal to 90 degrees |
| supplementary angles | two angles whose measures have a sum equal to 180 degrees |