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Mr.Shumakers math Part 1
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Mathematics
8th Grade
12/10/2008

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Absulute Value
Definition
How many places from zero
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expression
Definition
has no equal sign
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coordinate
Definition
the part where the numbers are
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equation
Definition
has an equal sign
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evaluate
Definition
define value of an expression by replacing the variables with numbers
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inequality
Definition
has <,>,<,>,has no equal sign
- -
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interger
Definition
the set of whole numbers and their oposite
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inverse operation
Definition
a pair of operations that undo each other
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order of operations
Definition
the rules to follow when more than one operation is used
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powers
Definition
numbers written using exponets
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communative property
Definition
a+b=b+a
a*b=b*a
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associative property
Definition
a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c
a*(b*c)=(a*b)*c
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Identity property
Definition
a+0=a
a*1=a
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distributive property
Definition
a(b+c)= ab+ac
a(b-c)=ab-ac
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solution
Definition
the answer to an equation
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solve
Definition
to find the answer
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variable
Definition
a symbol usually a letter used to represent a numper in mathmatical expressions and sentences
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base
Definition
in a power, the number used as a factor
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rational numbers
Definition
numbers of the from a/b, where a and b are intergers and b doesn't equal 0
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recipricals
Definition
the multipilicative inverse of a number the product of the number. The product of recipricals is 1
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scientific notation
Definition
a way of expressing numbers as the product of a number that is at least 1 but less than ten and a power of ten
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coordinate plane
Definition
a plane in which a horizontal number line and a vertical number line intersect at the 0 points
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hypotenuse
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the side opposite the right angle and a right triangle
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ordered pairs
Definition
a pair of numbers used to locate a point in the coordinate plane. the ordered pair is written in this form: x-coordinate, y-cooridnate
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origins
Definition
the point of intersection of the x- axis and y-axis in a coordinate plane
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perfect square
Definition
a ratoinal number whose square root is a whole number. 25 is a perfect square b/c it's square root is 5
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