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Mathematics
12th Grade
05/05/2017

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Term
Change ____ to an improper fraction
Definition
Term
What is an example of a mixed number?
Definition
Term
If Joe works from 9 AM to 6 PM, how many hours did he work?
Definition
9
Term
What does it mean to simplify?
Definition
To break something (a fraction) down so that it is only divisible by 1 and no other number
Term
What is an equliateral triangle?
Definition

All sides are the same.

All angles are the same.

Term
What is the horizontal axis?
Definition
The x-axis.
Term
How many sides does a pentagon have?
Definition
5
Term
How many sides does an octagon have?
Definition
8
Term
What does congruent mean?
Definition

It means equal.

Example: Congruent angles, congruent sides

Term
What are perpendicular lines?
Definition
Perpendicular lines create 90 degree angles.
Term
Scalen, obtuse triangle
Definition

Scalene means all sides are different lengths.

Obtuse means an angle over 90 degrees.

Term
Change .80 into a fraction
Definition
80/100 reduces to 4/5
Term
What does it mean to half something?
Definition
Divide it by two.
Term
What is the difference between the legs of a right triangle and the hypoteneuse?
Definition

The legs of a triangle create the 90 degree angle. The hypoteneuse is always the longest side.

 

a2+b2=c2

 

a and b are both legs

c is the hypoteneuse

Term
What is an improper fraction?
Definition

When the numerator is larger than the denominator

 

Example: 55/7


ExaE

Term

What is the numerator?

 

What is the denominator?

Definition

The numerator is the top part of the fraction.

 

The denominator is the bottom part (or total).

Term
Scalene, right triangle
Definition
All sides would be different lengths, and one of the angles would be a right angle.
Term
What are equivalent fractions?
Definition

Two fractions that are equal.

 

An example would be 3/4 and 6/8. Both equal 0.75

Term
Quotient
Definition
An answer to a division problem
Term
What is PEMDAS?
Definition

The order of operations:

Parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, divsion, addition, subtraction

Term
What is the difference between area and perimeter?
Definition

Area is inside of an object (The rec. area)

 

Perimeter is adding up all the lengths on the outside. (Think of the outside perimeter trucks driving around)

Term
What is an ordered pair?
Definition

(x, y)

x tells you to move left or right

negative x - move to the left

positive x - move to the right

 

y tells you to move up or down

negative y - move down

positive x - move up

 

Term

What is...

-3 + (-4) =

 

5-8 =

 

3-(-9) =

Definition

-7

 

-3

 

12

 

Term
What is the correct place value following a decimal?
Definition

tenths

hundredths

thousandths

Term

What is...

positive x positive

postive x negative

negative x negative

Definition

positive

negative

positive

Term
Can you add and subtract fractions? Mixed numbers?
Definition
Term
Do you know how to multiply and dived fractions? Mixed numbers?
Definition
Remember, when dividing fractions you need to flip it and reverse it.
Term

What are your rounding rules?

 

Round 18.87 to the nearest tenth.

Definition

18.9

 

 

Term

How do you order or compare fractions?

 

1/3, 3/4, 1/2

Definition

You need to have all the fractions with the same denominator. This means creating equivalent fractions. Then you can put them in order.

 

4/12, 9/12, 6/12

1/3, 1/2, 3/4

Term

.75 as a fraction and percent

 

.2 as a fraction and percent

Definition

3/4 and 75%

 

1/5 and 20%

Term

base x rate = part

 

Percent of a number

What is 30% of 400?

 

 

Definition
.3 x 400 =120
Term

How to find percent increase/decrease

 

Initially paid $7.50 per hour, got a raise to $8.10 per hour. What was the percent increase?

Definition

Original amount - New amount divided by original amounth

 

8.10-7.50= 0.6

0.6/7.5-0.08

0.08 x 100= 8%

Term

Length

Feet, inches, yards, miles

Definition

1 ft = 12 in

1 yd = 3 ft = 36 in

1 mile = 5280 ft

Term

Volume

cups, pints, quarts, gallons

Definition

1 c = 8 fl. oz.

1 pt = 2 c

1 qt = 2 pt

1 gal = 4 qt

Term

Weight

 

pounds, ounces, tons

Definition

1 pound = 16 ounces

 

1 ton = 2000 lb

Term

Time

minutes, seconds, hours, days, weeks, years

Definition

1 min = 60 sec

1 hour = 60 min

1 day = 24 hour

1 week = 7 days

1 year = 12 months = 365 days

Term
milli-
Definition
1/1000
Term
centi-
Definition
1/100
Term
deci-
Definition
1/10
Term
deka-
Definition
10
Term
hecto
Definition
100
Term
kilo
Definition
1,000
Term
Area of a Rectangle
Definition

Base x Height

or

Length x Width

Term
Area of a Circle
Definition
A = pi x radius2
Term

Mean

Median

Mode

Range

Definition

Mean - The average

Median- Put all the numbers in order from least to greatest, it will be the middle number

Mode- The number that occurs the most

Range- The largest number - the smallest

Term
Probability (Pick a card out of a hat)
Definition
Term

Algebraic Equation

 

vs

 

Algebraic Expression

Definition

3x = 9 is an equation because it has an equal sign

 

4f is an expression because there is no equal sign

Term
Distance Formula
Definition

D= rt

Distance = rate x time

Term

Exponents

 

Square Roots

Definition

34= 3x3x3x3 = 81

 

Term
FOIL
Definition

First

Outer

Inner

Last

Term
Slope
Definition

Rise/Run

 

Rise (The change up/down)

Run (The change left/right)

 

y2-y1/x2-x1

Term
Slope-Intercept Formula
Definition

y=mx + b

m is the slope

b is the y-intercept

Term
What is the difference between the x-intercept and the y-intercept?
Definition

x-intercept = where a line crosses the x-axis

 

y-intercept = where a line crosses the y-axis

Term
What is special about the base and height?
Definition

The base and height of a triangle, rectangle, or square create a right angle.

 

You need to know these values to calculate area of a triangle and area of a rectangle/square.

Term

Volume

 

Rectangular Solid

 

Cube

Definition

Rectangular solid:

V=l x w x h

 

Cube:

V=s3

Term
Volume of a Cylinder
Definition
V= pi x radius2 x height
Term

Angles

 

Right Angle

 

Acute Angle

 

Obtuse Angle

 

Straight

Definition

Right = Exactly 90

 

Acute = 1-89

 

Obtuse = 91-179

 

Straight = 180

Term
Parallel Lines
Definition
Two lines that will never cross or intersect
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