Chapters 1&2 Flashcards
(60 cards)
Numbers 1 digit apart
Consecutive
Cannot prove or disprove
Postulate
mathmatical statements
Theorems
Point, line, and plane
Undefined Terms
Location (typically a dot)
Point
Straight ____, infinite number of points
Line
Flat surface that continues forever
Plane
group/collection of items, numbers, objects, etc.
Set
Name for items that belong to a set
Element
C: If one set contains every element of another set, then the second set is a _____
Subset
What does ∈ mean?
Element of
{ } or ∅: A set that has no elements
Empty set or Null set
Two sets are ____ if they contain the exact same elements
Equal
∪ means _____ and “or” (The elements of two sets together into one)
Union
∩ means _____ and “and” (Includes all common (elements in BOTH sets) elements)
Intersection
Two sets ______ if there are one or more elements that are common to the sets
Intersect
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … }
Natural Numbers
{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … }
Whole Numbers
{….-2, -1, 0, 1, 2, …}
Integers
Any number in the form p/q where p,q ∈ integers and q ≠ 0 (ex. 1/2, 0.4, 0.51)
Rational Number
Cannot be written as a fraction (ex. π, √, e) , not rational
Irrational Number
For every x and y, one and only one of the following properties holds: x(less than)y,x=y, or x(greater than)y
Trichotomy Property
Every positive number has exactly one positive square root
Existence of Square Roots Property
a+b = b+a
Commutative Property of Addition