Question | Answer |
numbers distance from zero on a number line | absolute value |
any angle whose measure is less than 90 degrees | acute angle |
triangle which all angles measure less than 90 degrees | acute triangle |
opposite of a number | additive inverse |
specific set of instructions for solving a problem | algorith |
when two parrallel lines are cut by a transversal, 2 angles above and below the parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal | alternate exterior angles |
when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, two angles between the lines and on opposite sides of the transversal | aleternate interior angles |
to seperate things into parts | analyze |
two rays that meet at a common endpoint | angle |
to estimate a a value which is not exact but close enough to use | approximate |
squence of numbers where a number is added or subtracted each time | arithmetic squence |
sum or product of a set of numbers is the same, no matter how they are grouped | associative property |
1)the side or face a 3-D shape stands2)a quanity which is raised to an exponet | base |
box indicating the middle 50% of the ranked statistics and the max/min of data | box and whisker plot |
all points are equistant from a fixed point | circle |
display of data using a circle divided into slices | circle graph |
distance around a circle pie distance | circumference |
rule which states that you may add or multiply in any order | commutative property |
to give similarities and differences | compare |
two angles whose sum is 90 degrees | complementry angles |
number with two or more factors | composite number |
polygon that has an interior angle greater than 180 degrees | concave polygon |
solid consisting of circular base and one vertex | cone |
figures with the same size and shape | congruent |
to give differences | contrast |
a polygon that has no interior angle greater than 180 degrees | convex polygon |
two-dimensional figure consisting horizontal and vertical axes | coordinate plane |
ordered pair of numbers that describes a point on coordinate graph | coordinates |
any pair of angles of which is on the same side of one of two lines cut by a transversal on the same side of the transversal | corresponding angles |
1)solid with six square faces2)to raise a number to the thrid power | cube |
units of measurement used in the U.S. (inch, feet, pints, pounds, etc.) | customary system |
solid shape with circular bases | cylinder |
line segment connecting two non adjacent verticals in a polygon | diagonal |
line segment that passes through the center of a circle and divides it in half | diameter |
anwser to a subtraction problem | difference |
two quanities in which an increase in one causes an increase in the other | directly proportional |
length of shortest line segment between 2 points, lines, and planes | distance |
a(b+c)=ab+ac and vice versa | distributive property |
set of possible values for the variables | domain |
line segment where the faces of a polyhedron meet | edge |
mathmatical sentence that two expressions are equal | equation |
all sides are of equal length | equilateral triangle |
represent the same number | equivalent forms |
an approximation or rough calculation | estimate |
method of writing a number that highlights the value of each digit 867=800+60+7 | exxpanded form |
ratio of the number of times an outcome happened to the total number of trials in an experiment | experimental probabilty |
number written using bases and exponets (32=2 to the fifth power) | exponential form |
numeral that indicates how many times a number or expression is to be multiplied by itself | exponents |
combination of numbers, variables and operations | expression |
flat, polygonal regions of a polyhedron | faces |
number or expression that is multiplied by another to yield a product | factor |
n!: product of all the whole numbers from 1 to n [3! = (3)(2)(1)] | factorial |
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55,etc. (add previous 2 numbers) | fibonnacci |
assigns exactly 1 out value to each input value | function |
if there are m ways for one event to occur and n ways for another event to occur, then there are mn ways for moth events to occur | fudemental counting principle |
to produce or create | generate |
squence where you multiply or divide to get the next term | geometric sequence |
flat, level figure moving left to right | horizontal line |
side in a right triangle, opposite the right angle(longest side) | hypotenuse |
in probability, one outcome of an event doesnt effect anothers outcome | independent event |
statement that one quantity is{or} another | inequality |
whole numbers and opposites | integers |
to explain the meaning of | interpret |
in a set of data, the difference between the first and third quartile | interquartile range |
set of elements that belong to each of two overlapping sets | intersection |
space of time between events or objects | interval |
two quantities for which an increase in one causes a decrease in the other | inveresly proportional |
operations that undo each other | inverse operations |
to study by close examination | investagate |
set of numbers that cannot be expressed as finite or repeating decimals | irrational numbers |
triangal with at least two equal sides of equal length | isosceles triangle |
to prove to be right | justify |
sides adjacent to the right angle of a right triangle | legs of triangle |
on a line, two endpoints and all points between them | line segment |