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Math 8 Vocabulary
Vocabulary Mixed Review
Question | Answer |
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ratio | the comparison of two values |
proportion | mathematical sentence in which two ratios are set equal to each other |
similar | in proportion |
variable | letter used to represent an unknown value |
exponent | number used to show how many times another number (base) is used to multiply by itself |
coefficient | integer or rational number that is multiplied by a variable |
monomial | number, a variable, or the product of a number and one or more variables |
polynomial | algebraic expression that is the sum or difference of terms |
absolute value | number of units (distance) from zero |
congruent | equal measures |
vertical angles | two non-adjacent angles formed from two intersecting lines, are opposite each other across a common vertex, are congruent to each other |
corresponding angles | a pair of non-adjacent angles, on the same side of the transversal line and in the same position (above or below) their parallel line |
alternate interior angles | a pair of non-adjacent angles, both inside a pair of parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal line, are congruent to each other |
complementary angles | two angles whose measures have a sum equal to 90 degrees |
supplementary angles | two angles whose measures have a sum equal to 180 degrees |
multiplicative inverse | reciprocal of a number |
quadrant | one-fourth of the coordinate plane |
x-axis | horizontal number line in coordinate plane |
y-axis | vertical number line in coordinate plane |
domain | input or x values |
range | output or y values |
translation | slide of a figure |
rotation | turn of a figure |
reflection | flip of a figure, produces a mirror image |
dilation | enlargement or shrinking of a figure |