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SHSAT Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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integer | any positive or negative whole number |
consecutive integers | any continuous set of positive or negative integers |
factor | any positive integer that can be divided easily into a larger one with no remainder |
multiple | if a is a factor of b, then b is a multiple of a |
prime number | a number whose sole factors are the number itself and 1 |
composite number | a positive integer with more than two different factors |
greatest common factor (GCF) | largest positive integer that is a factor of two numbers |
least common multiple (LCM) | smallest positive integer having any two larger integers as factors |
exponent | a^x |
square root | any number that, when squared, forms a larger nuber that the original number can be divided into with no remainder |
PEMDAS/GEMDAS | order of operations |
average | the sum of the values divided by the number of values |
median | the middle value in a set of numbers when placed in asscending or descending order |
mode | a value occurring most frequently in a set of numbers |
absolute value | a numbers distance from zero on a number line |
sum of a triangles interior angles | 180 |
sum of any two sides of a triangle | AB+BC>AC |
Pythagorean Theorem | a^2+b^2+c^2 |
angle measure of a staight line | 180 |
circumference | C=πd OR C=2πr |
area of a circle | A=πr^2 |
perimeter | 2l+2w |
area of a square/rectangle | A=lw |
area of a triangle | A=1/2bh |
area of a trapezoid | A=1/2h(b1+b2) |
volume of a rectangular solid | V=lwh |
transitional clues (more of the same) | also, for example, moreover, indeed, likewise, similarly, therefore, in fact, as a result |
transitional clues (contrast) | althought, however, even so, on the contrary, nevertheless, otherwise |
Logic Principle 2: Draw Conclusions | If p-->q and q-->r,we can conclude that p-->r |
Logic Principle 1: Contrapositive | If a-->b, than only ~a-->~b can be valid |
sum, more than, total | + |
product, times, of | x |
quotient, ratio, over | ÷ or / |