A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes
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rational number
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A number that can be written as a fraction
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Capacity
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Ability to contain, absorb, receive and hold
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Frequency
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How often an event happens during a period of time
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unlikely
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improbable
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percent
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%
A ratio that compares a number to 100
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Exterior
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outside
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hypotenuse
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the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
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theoretical
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hypothetical
abstract
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Reciprocal
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(mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2
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metric
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The decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass.
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Exponent
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A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself.
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Event
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A collection of one or more outcomes of an experiment
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prime factor
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Breaking down a composite number until all of the factors are prime
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relative frequency
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the fraction or percent of the time that an event occurs in an experiment
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Greatest common factor
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The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.
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Customary
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system of measurement in the United States
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Base
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the surface a solid object stands on, or the bottom line of a shape such as a triangle or rectangle.
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Experimental
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group that is tested
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Complementary
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Two Angles are Complementary when they add up to 90 degrees (a Right Angle)
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interior
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inside
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Combinations
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Combination is a selection of items from a larger pool; order does not matter.
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Certain
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having no doubt; sure
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intersecting
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lines that cross at one point
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coordinate grid
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A grid that makes it easy to locate points in a plane using an ordered pair of numbers.
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Evaluate
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Examine and judge carefully.
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Adjacent
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(adj) near, next to, adjoining.
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probability
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A number that describes how likely it is that an event will occur
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reasonable
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logical
rational
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greater than
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Greater than is used to compare two numbers when the first number is larger than the second number.
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Horizontal axis
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The axis that goes across the bottom of the graph, X Axis
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vertical
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A vertical line is one which runs up and down the page
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translate
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is a term used in geometry to describe a function that moves an object a certain distance
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rate
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A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units
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order of operations
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the order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction PEMDAS
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diagnol
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a segment joing two non-consecutive vertices of a polygon
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less than
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Less than is used to compare two numbers when the first number is smaller than the second number.
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predict
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Give an expected result.
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least common multiple
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The smallest multiple (other than zero) that two or more numbers have in common.
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leg
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he legs are the two shorter sides of the triangle
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power
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The power of a number says how many times to use the number in a multiplication
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likely
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probable
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random
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by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular
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ratio
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The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
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supplementary
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Two Angles are Supplementary when they add up to 180 degrees
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simplify
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To write a fraction or expression in simplest form
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Function
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1. A relationship from one set (called the domain) to another set (called the range) that assigns to each element of the domain exactly one element of the range. 2. The action or actions that an item is designed to perform.
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outcome
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A possible result of a probability experiment
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integer
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All whole numbers (both positive and negative) and zero.
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unit rate
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A rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit
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Section 2
(50 cards)
scale factor
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The ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures.
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frequency table
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A table for organizing a set of data that shows the number of times each item or number appears.
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common difference
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The difference between the successive terms of an arithmetic sequence
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intersecting
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lines that cross at one point
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commutative
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The property that says that two or more numbers can be added or multiplied in any order without changing the result.
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y-axis
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The vertical axis of an axes-type graph.
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inverse
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opposite
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circumfrence
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the distance around a circle
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independent
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The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
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Dependent
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The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.
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infinite
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(symbol: ∞) is an abstract concept describing something without any bound or larger than any number
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proportion
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1. The relationship of one thing to another in size, amount, etc. 2. Size or weight relationships among structures or among elements in a single structure.
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similar
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two geometric figures that have corresponding angles or side lengths
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Constant
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A value that does not change
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exponential
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Growth pattern in which the individuals in a population reproduce at a constant rate
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distributive property
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a(b + c) = ab + ac
a property indicating a special way in which multiplication is applied to addition of two or more numbers in which each term inside a set of parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses, such as a(b + c) = ab + ac
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terminating
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A decimal number that ends or terminates
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arithmetic sequence
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a sequence in which each term is found by adding the same number to the previous term
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consecutive
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following in regular order; successive
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identity
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is an equality relation A = B
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conversion
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a change in the form of a measurement, different units, without a change in the size or amount.
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repeating
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a decimal that repeats a digit or group of digits forever
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intercepts
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points where a line crosses the x-axis and y-axis
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linear
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A relationship or function that can be represented by a straight line.
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coefficient
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A number multiplied by a variable.
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corresponding
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Angles in the same place on different lines
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associative
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The associative property states that you can add or multiply regardless of how the numbers are grouped.
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geometric sequence
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a sequence in which the ratio of successive terms is a constant r, called the common ratio, where r≠0 and r≠1
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x-axis
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The horizontal axis of an axes-type graph.
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irrational
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not based on reason or logic
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radius
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A straight line from the center to the circumference of a circle or sphere.
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simple interest
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interest paid on the principal alone
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circle graph
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A data display that uses pieces of a circle to show parts of a whole
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compound interest
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interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest
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Correlation
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A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other.
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scale drawing
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A diagram of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.
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origin
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A fixed point from which coordinates are measured.
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identical
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exactly the same
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diameter
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A straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle or sphere.
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coordinate
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a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
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lateral area
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the sum of the areas of the lateral faces
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common ratio
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The ratio of successive terms of a geometric sequence
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Vertical axis
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y-axis
The axis that runs up and down on the side of the graph
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slope
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Rise over run
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simplify
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To write a fraction or expression in simplest form
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histogram
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A graph of vertical bars representing the frequency distribution of a set of data.
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Substitute
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replace
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cylinder
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A solid composed of two congruent circles in parallel planes, their interiors, and all the line segments parallel to the axis with endpoints on the two circles.
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line of best fit
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a line drawn in a scatter plot to fit most of the dots and shows the relationship between the two sets of data
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stem and leaf plot
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A method of graphing a collection of numbers by placing the "stem" digits (or initial digits) in one column and the "leaf" digits (or remaining digits) out to the right.
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Section 3
(35 cards)
contradiction
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you assume the statement to be false, and as you proceed with the proof
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linear function
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a function in which the graph of the solutions forms a line
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constraint
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is a condition of an optimization problem that the solution must satisfy
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scatter plot
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A graph with points plotted to show a possible relationship between two sets of data.
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sphere
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A solid shape that is perfectly round like a ball. No faces, edges, or vertices.
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radical
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a radical expression is defined as any expression containing a radical (√) symbol
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undefined
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An expression in mathematics which does not have meaning and so which is not assigned an interpretation
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nth term
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To find the value of any term in a sequence, use the nth term rule
5 10 15 20 equation 5n
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complex number
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The sum or difference of a real number and an imaginary number. It is written in the form a + bi
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regular polygon
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a polygon that is both equilateral and equiangular
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order of operations
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PEMDAS
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quadratic
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Polynomial with a degree of two
-b±[√b²-4ac]/2a
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normal distribution
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A function that represents the distribution of variables as a symmetrical bell-shaped graph.
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chord
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A segment whose endpoints lie on a circle
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systems of equations
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A set of two or more equations containing a set of common variables.
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central angle
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an angle whose vertex is the center of the circle
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range
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is the complete set of all possible resulting values of the dependent variable (y, usually)
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isosceles
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A triangle that has 2 equal sides.
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circumscribed angle
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An angle formed by two tangents whose vertex is outside the circle
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real numbers
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The type of number we normally use, such as 1, 15.82, −0.1, 3/4, etc. Positive or negative, large or small, whole numbers or decimal numbers are all Real Numbers.
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property
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a formula that has been proved examples associative, distributive etc.
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progression
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arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers such that the difference between the consecutive terms is constant.
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boundary lines
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But, when you have an inequality the two sides of the mathematical sentence are not always the same value and the graph often ends up looking like a line with a shaded area
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square root
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a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
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inscribed angle
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an angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle
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standard deviation
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A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.
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magnitude
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is the size of a mathematical object
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non-linear function
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a function (equation) whose graph is NOT a straight line
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standard form
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Ax+By=C
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pythagorean theorem
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a²+b²=c²
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domain
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The set of values of the independent variable(s) for which a function or relation is defined. Typically, this is the set of x-values that give rise to real y-values
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tangent
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n. A straight line that touches the outside of a curve but does not cross it
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slope intercept form
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y=mx+b
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extraneous
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(adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant