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| A set of rules for solving a problem in a finite number of steps, as for finding the greatest common divisor |
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a two dimensional figure made up of connected line segments that is closed.
by number of line segments:
triangle 3
quadrilateral 4
pentagon 5
hexagaon 6
heptagon 7
octogon 8
nonegon 9
decagon 10 |
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| the capacity of being divided. |
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a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
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a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster.
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any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges.
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a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box.
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the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon
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| a symbol or number placed above and after another symbol or number to denote the power to which the latter is to be raised: The exponents of the quantities x n , 2 m , y 4 , and 3 5 are, respectively, n, m, 4, and 5. |
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| a way of writing numbers that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form. Scientific notation has a number of useful properties and is commonly used in calculators and by scientists, mathematicians and engineers. |
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a rule or principle, frequently expressed in algebraic symbols.
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such a symbolic expression
d = r x t
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A way to show lesser than or greater than or equal to
x + 5 < 8
3 + b > 5 |
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without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern
Irregular polygons do not have the same size line segments. |
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| to prove your reasoning is true with evidence |
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a diagram of lines made by connected data points which represent successive changes in the value of a variable quantity or quantities |
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a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
a pattern or mode of structure or formation.
a simplified representation of a system or phenomenon, as in the sciences or economics, with any hypotheses required to describe the system or explain the phenomenon, often mathematically.
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| any of the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,… that can be used to count the members of a set; the non-negative integers |
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| data which consists of digits as opposed to letters of the alphabet of special characters. |
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| A handy mnemonic for remembering the order of operations is PEMDAS, or "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally". The sequence in which the various operations in a mathematical expression are to be evaluated |
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| a quadrilateral having both pairs of opposite sides parallel to each other |
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a solid having bases or ends that are parallel, congruent polygons and sides that are parallelograms. |
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| a number that can be expressed exactly by a ratio of two integers. |
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| a regular, convex polyhedron with congruent faces of regular polygons and the same number of faces |
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the quantity that remains after subtraction.
the portion of the dividend that is not evenly divisible by the divisor
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the process of replacing a number by another number of approximately the same value but having fewer digits |
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all the nonzero digits of a number and the zeros that are included between them or that are final zeros and signify accuracy |
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the process of determining the answer to a problem.
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| equality states that for any real numbers a and b if a = b then a can be substituted for b. |
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| the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area |
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| a decimal numeral in which, after a finite number of decimal places, all succeeding place values are 0, as ⅛ = 0.125 |
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| to shorten (a number) by dropping a digit or digits |
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| without fixed limits; indefinite in form, extent, or application |
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| a specific character that takes the place of a missing number. |
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| a mass or quantity, especially a large quantity, of something |
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| a parallelogram in which all sides are congruent |
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| Kinds of Triangles by Sides |
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scalen
isosceles
equilateral |
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| Kinds of triangles by angles |
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obtuse
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or equilateral |
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| answer to a division problem |
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| answer to a multiplication problem |
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| the numbers you multiply to get an answer called the product |
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Surface area of a three dimensional figure such as:
cone
cylinder
rectangular prism
pyramid |
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| This is found by adding all the areas of all the faces of a three dimensional figure. |
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a constant or number and a variable
An expression does not have an equal sign
3b
4+ y |
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perimeter: add lengths of sides of polygon, length
area: multiply, square units |
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| Measures of Central Tendency |
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mean: mean teachers add up the numbers and divide by the number of numbers
mode: occurs the most
median: the number in the middle AFTER use list them from least to greatest
range: largest number in set minus the smallest number |
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a ( b + c) = ab + ac
5( 3 + 4) = 15 + 20
=35 |
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a (bc) = (ab) c
(a + b) + c = a + (b + c) |
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| Importance of the remainder in a real life division problem |
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The remainder can be very important to think about when answering a word problem!
If you have 289 kids going on a field trip, and 40 kids can fit on a bus, how many buses do you need?
289/40 = 7 R 9
You need 8 buses! Why? |
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| the amount something can hold |
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| a key word that can mean multiply or divide in a word problem |
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