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Math 8 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Congruent Angles | Angles that measure the same |
Conversion Factor | Changes something to a different version or form |
Dilation | Changes the size of the image |
Proportion | Shows that two ratios are equal |
Rate | Ratio between two measurements |
Ratio | Compares two numbers |
Scale Factor | Number that scales or multiplies an equality |
Unit Rate | A ratio that is used to compare different kinds of quantities. |
Percent Change | Expresses a change in a variable |
Complementary Angles | 2 angles that add up to 90 degrees |
Congruent | Angles that are the same |
Line Segment | A part of a line between 2 endpoints |
Parallel Lines | Lines that lie in the same plane, and are the same distance apart over their entire length. They will never intersect. |
Parallelogram | A shape with 2 parallel lines |
Perpendicular Lines | Lines that form congruent adjacent angles |
Polygon | A closed figure with 3 or more straight sides |
Reflection | An image that is flipped over the plane |
Regular Polygon | A polygon with all sides and all angles equal |
Rhombus | A quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. |
Rotation | The spin of a shape on it's axis |
Supplementary Angles | 2 angles that add up to 180 degrees |
Tessellation | A repeating pattern of shapes with no gaps or spaces. |
Translation | Moving an object on a plane without rotating or resizing. |
Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides |
Vertical Angles | The angles opposite each other when two lines cross |
Factorial | 5!=5x4x3x2x1 |
Slope | (x1, y1) and (x 2, y 2) |