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8th Grade Week 7
Math Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |