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Math 170- Ch. 1-1
Preparation for Ch. 1-1
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 1
01/19/2011

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Term
A set
Definition
What is a well-defined collection of distinct objects.
Term
Elements
Definition
What are the objects of a set called?
Term
There is a rule that enables us to determine whether a given object is an element of the set.
Definition
What does well-defined mean?
Term
A set that has no elements.
Definition
What is an empty set?
Term
Null set
Definition
What is another name for an empty set?
Term

The roster method

 

(D:{x/x>6})

Definition
What kind of notation method uses braces to enclose the objects or elements in the set?
Term
Set-builder notation
Definition
D= {x/ x is a digit}

What kind of notation is this?
Term
Distributive Property
Definition
What is this formula?

a(b+c)=ab+ac
Term
Zero Product Property
Definition
Which property states that if ab=0, then either a=0, b=0, or both =0?
Term
real number line
Definition
Real numbers can be represented by points on a line called...?
Term
origin
Definition
What is the point on the line that corresponds to the real number zero(0)?
Term
the scale
Definition
The distance between 1 and 0 determines the ______ of the number line.
Term
Strict inequality
Definition
What kind of inequality is this?

a>b
Term
"a is positive"
Definition
How would you read this inequality?

a>0
Term
d(P,Q)=[b-a] (absolute value)
Definition
What is the formula for the distance between two points on the number line?
Term
Right angle
Definition
What is an angle of 90 degrees?
Term
The hypoteneuse
Definition
What is the side of a right triangle that is opposite the right angle?
Term
Legs
Definition
What are the remaining two sides of a right triangle (other than the hypoteneuse)?
Term
legs
Definition
The Pythagorean Theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypoteneuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the length of the ____.
Term
Pythagorean Theorem
Definition
What is this formula called?

(a)^2+(b)^2=(c)^2
Term
the longest side
Definition
In a right triangle, the 90 deg. angle is always opposite in relation to which side?
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