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WGU Math Stack #71366

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weight   The measure of force of objects exerted by gravitational pull. Used on Earth with mass interchangeably.  
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Rectangle Perimeter   P=2l+2w  
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area   A measure of the interior of a planar (flat) figure.  
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volume   A measure of the interior of a solid; the # of unit cubes necessary to fill the interior of such a solid.  
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perimeter   The distance around a figure.  
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mass   A quantity of matter, as opposed to weight which is a force exerted by gravitational pull.  
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skip counting   Mathematic technique for teaching multiplication.  
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rote counting   Counting by memory, but without understanding of actual concrete objects.  
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rounding   identify place value, if # to the right is 5 or higher, round place value # up 1 and change all numers to the right of it to zeros. If # to the right is less than 5 than leave place value # alone and change all #s to right to zero.  
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prime numbers   Divisible only by 1 and itself.  
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Rectangle Area   A=lw  
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Triangle Perimeter   P=a+b+c  
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Triangle Area   A=1/2 bh  
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Circle Perimeter   C=2πr  
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Circle Area   A=πr²  
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Rectangular solid total surface area   2lw+2lh+2wh  
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Rectangular solid volume   lwh  
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Right circular cylinder solid total surface area   2πr(h + r)  
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Right circular cylinder solid volume   πr²h  
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Pythagorean Theorum   In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. a²+b²=c²  
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Right angle   always 90°  
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Sphere total surface area   A=4πr²  
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Sphere volume   4/3πr²  
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obtuse   angle measuring more than 90° and less than 180°  
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acute   angle measuring less than 90°  
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theorem   A statement that can be proved using definitions, postulates, and previously proven theorems.  
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straight angle   180°  
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supplementary angles   two positive angles whose sum is 180°  
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transversal   a line that intersects two or more lines in the same plane at different points.  
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trapezoid   a quadrilateral with only two pair of opposite sides parallel.  
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tangent   a line that lies in the same plane as a circle and intersects the circle in exactly one point.  
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corresponding angles   angles that occur in the same relative position in each group of four angles created when a tranversal intersects two lines.  
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adjacent angles   any two angles that share a common vertex and a common side that seperates them.  
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altitude of triangle   the perpendicular line segment from the vertex to the side opposite.  
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angle bisector   a ray that divides an angle into two equal angles.  
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circumference   distance around a circle  
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collinear points   points that lie on the same line  
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complementary angles   two positive angles whose sum is 90°  
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congruent triangles   triangles that have exactly the same size and shape  
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corresponding parts of triangles   the parts of triangles that are in the sames relative positions.  
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cube   a square right prism whose lateral edges are the same length as a side of the base.  
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cylinder   prism like solid whose bases are circles.  
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decagon   ten sided polygon  
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degree   measure of an angle  
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equiangular triangle(polygon)   triangle with all equal angles.  
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equilateral triangle(polygon)   triangle with all sides equal in measure.  
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hexagon   a six sided polygon  
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hypotenuse   the side opposite the right angle in a right triangle.  
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isosceles triangle   a triangle that has at least two sides that are congruent.  
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isosceles trapezoid   trapezoid where two legs have equal measures.  
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legs of a right triangle   the two sides other than the hypotenuse  
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legs of an isosceles triangle   the two equal sides.  
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legs of a trapezoid   the nonparallel sides  
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linear equation   an equation whose graph is a straight line  
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octagon   an eight sided polygon  
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parallel lines   two lines that lie on the same plane and never intersect.  
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parallelogram   any quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.  
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pentagon   a five sided polygon.  
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perimeter   the distance around a figure.  
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perpendicular lines   lines that intersect to form two right angles.  
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ploygon   a closed planar figure with three or more sides, but not infinately many.  
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postulate   a statement that is assumed to be true (without proof)  
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quadrants   the four regions of the coordinate plane seperated by the x-axis and the y-axis.  
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ratio of two numbers a and b   the fraction a/b usually expressed in simplest form. Also denoted a : b.  
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rhombus   a quadrilateral with all four sides equal.  
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scalene triangle   triangle in which all three sides have different lengths.  
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septagon   a seven sided polygon  
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x-axis   a horizontal line used to help locate points in a plane.  
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y-axis   a vertical line used to help locate points in a plane.  
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x-coordinate   the first term of an ordered pair.  
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x-intercept   the point where a graph intercepts the x-axis.  
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triangle   3 sided polygon.  
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square   a quadrilateral in which all the angles are right angles and all the sides are equal.  
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y- coordinate   the second term of an ordered pair.  
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y-intercept   the point where a graph intersects the y- axis.  
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quadrilateral   four sided polygon  
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Order of operations   parenthesis, exponents, multiplication & division (occuring left to right) addition & subtraction. Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally  
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The sum of a number and 4   x+4  
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the quotient of a number and 4   x/4  
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a number quadrupled   4x  
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the product of 4 and a number   4x  
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a number decreased by 4   x-4  
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four more than a number   x+4  
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A number subtracted from 4   4-x  
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the sum of the interior angles of a triangle   180°  
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the numerical value when direction or sign is not considered.   absolute value  
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associative property   grouping of elements does not make any difference in the outcome. (only for multiplication and addition)  
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binominal   an algebraic expression consisting of two terms.  
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canceling   in multipication of fractions, dividing the same number into both a numerator and a denominator  
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cube root   the number that when multplied by itself twice gives you the original number. Ex. 5 is the cube root of 125. also expressed ³√125=5  
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denominator   everything below the fraction bar in a fraction  
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distributive property   the process of distributing the number on the outside of the parenthesis to each number on the inside. a(b+c)=ab+ac  
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exponent   a numeral used to indicate the power of a number.  
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factor   to find two or more quantities whose product equals the original quantity.  
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integer   a whole number, either positive, negative, or zero  
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monomial   an algebraic expression consisting of only one term.  
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numerator   everything above the fraction bar in a fraction.  
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polynomial   an algebraic expression consiting of two or more terms.  
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ratio   a method of comparing two or more numbers. a:b, a/b  
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repeating decimal   a decimal fraction that continues forever repeating a number or block of numbers.  
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simplify   to combine several or many terms into fewer terms.  
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square root   the number that when multiplied by itself, gives you the original number. 5 is the square root of 25. √25=5.  
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improper fraction   fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator. ex. 3/2  
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12 inches=   one foot  
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3 feet=   one yard  
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36 inches=   one yard  
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100 centimeters=   one meter  
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a kilometer is about   .6 mile  
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1,000 kilograms=   1 metric ton  
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1,000 milliliters=   one liter  
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kilo   thousand  
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hecto   hundred  
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deka   ten  
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deci   tenth  
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centi   hundredth  
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milli   thousandth  
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2cups=   1 pint  
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2pints=   1 quart  
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4 quarts=   1 gallon  
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16oz=   1 pound  
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365 days=   1 year  
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52 weeks=   1 year  
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10 years=   decade  
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100 years=   century  
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How do you find the measure of an exterior angle in a triangle?   Add the measure of the two remote interior(non-adjacent angles) ex. interior angle a=43°, and interior angle b=86°so exterior angle d=129°  
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change a fraction to a decimal   divide the numerator by the denominator and add necessary zeros. ex. 5/8=.625  
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what is a correct fraction expression of 0.16666?   1/6  
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How do you arrange decimals in sequence?   add zeros to change each number to the ten-thousandths, then align decimals to compare  
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Change a decimal to a percent   move the decimal point two places to the right. ex .55=55%  
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change percent to a decimal   move the decimal point two places to the left ex. 250%=2.50=2.5  
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change fractions to percents   change to a decimal then change decimal to a percent. ex. 1/2=.5=50%  
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change percents to fractions   drop %, write over 100, reduce if necessary. ex. 13%=13/100  
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mean   total the items and then divide by the number of items.  
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mode   The set, class, or classes that appear most, or whose frequency is the greatest.  
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median   in a set of numbers it is the middle numer if there is an odd number of items. For an even number of items find the mean of the middle two numbers.  
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Permutations   If there are a number of choices to make and the choices are dependent upon order, then _____________ are involved.  
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Combinations   If there are a number of successive choices to make and the choices are independent of each other (order not important), then the total number of possible choices are ___________.  
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probability formula   P=number of favorable outcomes/number of possible outcomes  
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What is the probability that on two consecutive rolls of a die the numbers will be 5 and 6?   1/36  
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What is the probability of tossing tails four consecutive times with a two-sided fair coin?   1/16  
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What is the arithmetic mean, mode, and median of the following numbers : 3,5,4,3,4,4,6,7,2?   42/9, 4, and 4  
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What is the mean weight of seven men if five men weigh 160 pounds and two men 180 pounds?   165 5/7 pounds  
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range   The difference between the largest and the smallest number in a set of numbers.  
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