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7th & 8th Grade TAKS voc.
spring 2009
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Mathematics
8th Grade
03/01/2009

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Term
acute angle
Definition
an angle measuring more than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees
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congruent
Definition
having the same size and shape
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difference
Definition
the amount that remains after one number has been subtracted from another
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exponent
Definition
a number that tells how many times the base is multiplied by itself
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reciprocal
Definition
the inverse of a fraction
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vertex (vertices)
Definition
the point of intersection on a two or three dimensional figure
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expression
Definition
a combination of numbers and variables connected by one or more operations signs
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polygon
Definition
three or more line segments that form a closed figure
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product
Definition
the result of multiplying two or more numbers
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hexagon
Definition
a polygon with six sides
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range
Definition
the difference between the least and greatest values in a set of numbers
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scalene triangle
Definition
a triangle with sides of different lengths and no two angles are the same
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area
Definition
surface space that is measured in square units
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perimeter
Definition
the distance around a figure
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circumference
Definition
the distance around a circle (perimeter of a circle)
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straight angle
Definition
an angle that measures 180 degrees
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle measuring more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
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complementary angle
Definition
two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees
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diameter
Definition
a line segment that pasees through the center of a circle an has its endpoints on the circle
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sum
Definition
the total of two or more numbers being added
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quotient
Definition
the result of dividing one number by another; answer to division problem
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dividend
Definition
in a division problem, it's the number being divided
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divisor
Definition
in a division problem, the number that ans amount is divided by
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mean
Definition
the sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers; average
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median
Definition
a value found by ordering a groupof data from least to greatest and choosing the middle value of the group
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mode
Definition
in a group of values, the value that occurs most often
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pyramid
Definition
a solid figure that has triangles for its sides and a polygon as its base
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quadrilateral
Definition
a polygon that has four sides
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parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent, parallel sides
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rectangle
Definition
a parallelogram with four right angles
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reflection
Definition
a mirror image of a figure shown over a line of reflection
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rate
Definition
a ratio that compares two different types of quantities
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equation
Definition
a mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign
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scale drawing
Definition
a drawing of an object that is different in size but keeps the same proportions
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trapezoid
Definition
a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides
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cylinder
Definition
a solid figure with two congruent and parallel circular bases
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octagon
Definition
an eight sided polygon
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pentagon
Definition
a polygon with five sides
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percent
Definition
the ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred);the symbol%
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similar figures
Definition
figures that have the same shape but different sizes: their sides are proportional, while their corresponding angles are equal
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equilateral triangle
Definition
a triangle that has three equal sides and three equal angles
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radius
Definition
a length that is half the diameter of a circle;the distance from the center of the circle to the circle itself
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isosceles triangle
Definition
a triangle with two equal sides and two equal angles
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right triangle
Definition
a triangle with one right angle
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supplementary angles
Definition
two angles whose sum is 180 degress
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order of operations
Definition
rules that tell which steps to follow when solving an expression; PEMDAS
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rhombus
Definition
a parallelogram with all sides equal and congruent
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lowest terms
Definition
a fraction with all common factors factored out of the numberator and denominator
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square root
Definition
a number that when mulitplied by itself results in the original number
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prism
Definition
a solid figure that has two congruent, parallel polygons as its bases. Its sides are parallelograms.
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prism
Definition
a solid figure that has two congruent, parallel plygons as its bases. Its sides are parallelograms.
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ratio
Definition
a comparison of the two values of two numbers
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proportion
Definition
an equation stating that two ratios are equal
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simplify
Definition
to make a fraction easier to work with by taking out common factors
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unit ratio
Definition
a ratio that shows the cost per unit of measure
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quadrant
Definition
one of the four regions formed by the intersection of the axes of a coordinate graph
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x-axis
Definition
the horizontal number line of a coordinate graph
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y-axis
Definition
the vertical number line of a coordinate graph
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x-coordinate
Definition
the value on the x-axis used to locate a point on the coordinate graph. It is the first value in an ordered pair.(x,y)
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y-coordinate
Definition
the value on the y-axis used to locat a point on the coordinate graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair.(x,y)
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ordered pair
Definition
two numbers listed in a specific order; it describes a point on the coordinate graph (x,y)
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