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- Corresponding Angles
- A pair of angles which are on the same side of the transversal, one must be interior, one must be extirior, and they must be nonadjacent
- Rhombus
- A parallelogram with all congruent sides
- U
- Union
- Straight Angle
- An angle =180°
- Algebraic Equation
- A statement of equality between two algebraic expressions
- Alternative Interior Angles
- A pair of angles which are both interior, different sides of the transversal and nonadjacent
- Congruent Segments
- Equal length
- Union
- All elements in either or both
- Solution
- Vaule(s) which make the statement true
- dodecagon
- A polygon with 12 sides
- BPQ
- Basic Percent Question
- Circle
- The set of all points which are equidistant from a given point on a plane
- Rate
- When two quantities have two different units of measure (not convertable)
- Regular Triangle (equilateral triangle) (equiangular triangle)
- 3 congruent sides
- Complementary Angle
- When the sum of the measures of a pair of angles add up to 90°
- septagon (heptagon)
- A polygon with 7 sides
- decigon
- A polygon with 10 sides
- Integers
- All whole numbers and their additive inverses
- Plane
- Intfinitly thin, never-ending flat surface
- Right Angle
- An angle =90°
- Interest
- Amount of fee
- ∩
- Intersection
- Reflex Angle
- An angle >180° and <360°
- (Geometric) Intersection
- Points in common
- Rectangle
- A parallelogram with all congruent angles
- Radius (r)
- (length of) Segment from the center to any point on the circle
- Ray
- Part of a line with one endpoint
- Prime Number
- A whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself
- Consecutive Integers
- Integers in increasing counting order
- Perpendicular
- When two lines intersect at right angles
- Equal Sets
- Sets with exactly the same elements
- ondecagon
- A polygon with 11 sides
- Absolute Value
- the distance of a number from 0 on the number line (never negative)
- Supplementary Angle
- When the sum of the measures of a pair of angles add up to 180°
- Real
- The set of all rational and irrational numbers
- Multiplicitive Identity
- 1
- Natural Numbers
- All positive integers (not including zero)
- Angle
- Two rays with a common endpoint (a vertex)
- Collineer
- When two or more points lay on a common line
- (1) Degree
- 1/360 of a complete rotation (x°)
- Isosceles Trapeziod
- A trapezoid with congruent legs
- Disjoint
- Two sets which have no elements in common
- |x|
- Absolute value
- Additive Inverse
- opposite
- Percent
- A ratio of a number to 100
- Central Angle
- Sides are radii and vertex is the center
- Line
- Infinitly long (infinitly thin) straight path made up of points
- Hexagon
- A polygon with 6 sides
- Line Segment
- Part of a line with two endpoint
- Skew
- Two line which never intercect and are not on the same plane
- Ratio
- A cinoarusib if twi quantities
- Translation
- Moves each point of a figure the same distance, in the same direction
- 13-gon
- A polygon with 13 sides
- Polygon
- A closed figure made up of line segments with no interior reflex angles
- Point
- Exact location in space (infinitly small)
- Right Triangle
- A triangle with one right angle
- octagon
- A polygon with 8 sides
- Algebra
- Uses variables to represent unkown numbers
- Total to be repaid
- Principle and interest
- Associative Property
- Grouping can change
- Relatively Prime
- When the GCF of two numbers is one
- Parallel Lines
- Two or more lines which never intersect, and on the same plane
- OAASA
- Only an Algebraic Solution Accepted
- Pi (∏)
- Ration of C/d for any circle (non-terminating, non-repeating value)
- Additive Identity
- 0
- Circumference (C)
- Distance around a circle
- Diameter (d)
- A chord which passes through the center
- Acute Triangle
- A triangle with three acute angles
- Acute Angle
- An angle >0° and <90°
- Algebraic Expression
- One or more algebraic terms which are connected by addition and or subraction
- Arc
- A part of a circle
- Isosceles Triangle
- A triangle with at least two congruent sides
- Principle
- Amount Borrowed
- Opposites
- Equal distance, but different directions from 0 on the number line
- Composite Number
- A whole number greater than 1 that is not prime
- Adjacent Angles
- Two angles which share a common vertex, a common ray, and do not overlap
- Infinite Set
- Too vast to count
- Vertical Angles
- Two nonadjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines
- Theorem
- A mathematical statement which we can prove to be true
- Lowest Terms
- When the numberator and denominator are relatively prime
- Equivalent Sets
- Sets with the same amount of elements
- Parallelogram
- A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel, both pairs of opposite angles congrent, and both pairs of opposite sides congruent
- Proportion
- A statement of equality between two ratios
- Intersection
- All elements in common
- Trapezoid
- A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides (the bases)
- Line Reflection
- A flip or mirror image
- nonagon
- A polygon with 9 sides
- Whole Numbers
- All positive integers (including zero)
- Perimeter (of a polygon)
- the sum of the length of the sides
- Interest Rate
- Percent fee per year
- Factor
- A whole number that divides evenly into another number
- Rational Numbers
- Any number than can be expressed as a fraction
- Rotation
- Moves each point of a figure to its image my rotating about a fixed point in a plane (counterclockwise)
- Quadrilateral
- A polygon with 4 sides
- LCM
- Least Common Multiple
- Transversal
- A line which intersects two given lines in a plane
- Area
- Amount of space taken up by a two-dimensional figure
- Pentagon
- A polygon with 5 sides
- Empty Set (Null Set)
- Does not contain any elements
- Like Terms
- Terms in which all variables and their corresponding exponents are exactly the same (coefficents may differ)
- GCF
- Greatest Common Factor
- Line Symmetry (Reflectional Symmetry)
- When there exists at least one line for which one side is the mirror image of the other
- Scalene Triangle
- No congruent sides
- Set
- A collection of objects
- Obtuse Triangle
- A triangle with one obtuse angle
- Triangle
- A polygon with 3 sides
- Chord
- A segment with endpoints on the circle
- Axiom
- A (mathematical) statement which we accept as true without proof that cannot be disproved (a counterexample cannot be found)
- Element
- A member of a set
- Algebraic Term
- Any product of numbers and variables
- Multiplicitive Inverse
- reciprocal
- Commutative Property
- Order can change
- Obtuse Angle
- An angle >90° and <180°
- Multiplication Property of Zero
- Any Number×0=0
- Regular Polygon
- A polygon with congruent sides and congruent angles
- Prime Factorization
- A number expressed as a product of prime numbers
- Distibutive Property
- a(b+c)=a×b+a×c
- Mutually exclusive
- Two sets which have no elements in common
- Finite Set
- Countable or set number of elements
- Square
- A parallelogram with all congruent sides and angles