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Integers

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Negative and Positive Counting Number + zero

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Radicals

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Radicals are fractions, that is, anything expressible as a ratio of integers

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Distance is equal to

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Rate x Time

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Speed is mathematically defined as

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Speed is distance divided by time.

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Speed is equal to ?

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Speed is distance divided by time.

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Mixed Number to Improper Fraction
4
—3
2

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1.Multiply the Denominator by the Whole number 2x3=6
2. Add the answer from step 1 to the numerator 6+4=10
3. Write Answer from step 2 over the denominator. 10/2
10
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2

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A Ratio says?

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how much of one thing there is compared to another thing.

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Ratios can be shown in different ways. In what ways are they shown?

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3:1, or 3 to 1 or
3
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A ratio can be scaled

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up or down.

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When shapes are in proportion what are their relative sizes?

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Their relative sizes are the same

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What is the Percent Formula?

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Part
______ =
Whole

Percent
______
100

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A ratio and percent are the

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same

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We can use proportions to solve questions involving _______.

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1.Percents

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Standard form of a quadratic equation is

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Standard form of a quadratic equation is ax²+bx+c=0

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What is the Quadratic Formula?

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–b±√b²–4ac
――――――――――
2a

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A Quadratic expression must be isolated on one side of the equation. Which means?

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One side must only contain zero.

ax²+bx+c=0

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When a Sequence goes on forever what is it called?

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It is called an infinite sequence, otherwise it is a finite sequence.

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What is the Arithmetic Sequence Formula?

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a(n) = a¹ + (n-1)d
a(n) = the term you want to find.
a¹ = first term in the sequence
n = the term position (ex. for 5th term n = 5) 
d = common difference of any pair of consecutive or adjacent numbers.
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How do you multiply a fraction by a whole number?

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  1. Write the whole number as a fraction with a denominator of 1
  2. Multiply the numerators
  3. Multiply the denominators
  4. Simplify, if needed.
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Straight lines are equal to

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180°

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Right angles are equal to

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90°

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A circle is how many degrees?

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360° degrees

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Obtuse Angles measure more than

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90° degrees.

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Acute Angles measure less than

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90° degrees.

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What are supplementary angles?
Supplementary Angles are two Angles with a sum of 180°.
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What are Complementary angles?
Complementary angles are two angles whose measure add up to 90°.
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What are vertical angles?
Vertical angles are a pair of opposite angles formed by intersecting lines.
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What is a linear pair?
A linear pair is a pair of adjacent angles formed when two lines intersect.
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What does "≈" mean?
≈ means approximately equal to.
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A point is said to be equidistant from a set of objects if?
the distance between that point and each object in the set are equal.
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What is the Pythagorean theorem?
a² + b² = c² example: 3² + 4² = C² 9 + 16 = C² 25 = C² 5=C
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Two figures or objects are congruent if they have
the same shape and size.
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Are mean and average the same?
Yes
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What is a quadrilateral?
A quadrilateral is a polygon in euclidean plane geometry with four edges and four vertices.
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A rectangle is an
quadrilateral with four right angles.
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A rhombus is a
A rhombus is a quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length.
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A Hexagon has how many angles and sides?
A Hexagon has 6 angles and 6 sides.
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A Hexagon is equal to how many degrees?
720°
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A Pentagon has how many angles and sides?
5 angles and 5 sides
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A Pentagon is how many degrees?
A Pentagon is 540° degrees.
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An Octagon has how many angles and sides?
8 angles and 8 sides
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An Octagon is how many degrees?
An Octagon is equal to 1080°
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What does Equilateral mean?
Equilateral means having all its sides of the same length.
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Edges are the line segments where
two faces intersect.
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Vertices are?
the point where edges meet.
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When coordinating count
the numbers or lines.
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Formula for the volume of a sphere is
The Volume of a Sphere is: 4 ─πr³ or 3 1 ─πd³ 6
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What happens when you reflect a point across the y-axis? | example: 2,5
When you reflect a point across the y-axis, multiply its x-coordinate by -1 and leave the y-coordinate as it is. -2,5
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What is a Scalene triangle?
A Scalene triangle is a triangle where all three sides have different length measures.
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The perimeter of a triangle is?
a + b + c
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What is the area of a kite?
The area of a kite is given by 1/2 multiplied by its length multiplied by its width.
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What is SOH?
Opposite __________ = sin 0 Hypotenuse
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What is CAH?
Adjacent __________ = cos 0 Hypotenuse
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What is TOA?
Opposite ________ = tan 0 Adjacent
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What is rate equal to?
Rate is equal to Distance ────── Time
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What is time equal to?
Time is equal to Distance ────── Rate
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What is the distance formula?
Distance formula = √[(x – x )² + ( y – y )²]
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What is percent?
Percent is part/whole x 100%
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What does the "%" mean?
"%" means divide by 100
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What is Average (mean)?
average (mean) = sum of terms / number of terms
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What is Median?
middle number (or average of 2 numbers)
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What is Mode?
most common number
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What is Range?
biggest – smallest
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What is probability?
number of desired items / total number of terms
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How do you find the probability of an event?
P(event happens) + P(event doesn’t happen) = 1
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What is the slope-intercept formula?
y=mx+b m=slope b= y intercept
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What is Slope?
(y2−y1) ──── (x2−x1)
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What is the midpoint formula?
Midpoint Formula = [(x1 + x2)/2, (y1 + y2)/2]
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What does FOIL stand for?
F: First O: Outer I: Inner L: Last
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What is the area of a trapezoid?
average of bases x height = (b1 + b2)/2 x height
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What is perimeter?
sum of all sides
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Area of a rectangle?
width x length
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Area of a parallelogram
Area of a parallelogram is base x height
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What is the area of a circle?
πr²
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What is the circumference of a circle?
2πr
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What is the diameter of a circle?
2r
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Probability of two independent outcomes both happening is?
Probability of two independent outcomes both happening is Probability‌ of event‌ A * probability‌ of‌ event B
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Possible combinations =
number of element A * number of element B * number of element C….
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What is the volume of a rectangular solid?
Volume = lwh
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What is an Isosceles Triangle?
♡ An isosceles triangle has two sides that are equal in length and two equal angles opposite those sides. ♡ An isosceles right triangle always has a 90 degree angle and two 45 degree angles. ♡The side lengths are determined by the formula: x, x, x√2, with the hypotenuse (side opposite 90 degrees) having a length of one of the smaller sides * √2. E.g., (An isosceles right triangle may have side lengths of 12, 12, and 12√2.)
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What is the circumference of a circle?
Circumference = 2πr or Circumference = πd
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How do you find the Circumference of an arc?
Circumference of an arc = (2πr)( degree measure center of arc Arc ─── ) 360
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What is the volume of a Cylinder?
Cylinder Volume=πr²h
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Sin² Θ Cos² Θ = ?
Sin² Θ Cos² Θ = 1
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Sin Θ ──── = ? Cos Θ
Tan Θ
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√a√a = ?
√a√a = a
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a√b x a√b = ?
a√b x a√b = a² x b
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√a⋅b = ?
√a⋅b = √a√b
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√a ﹉ = ? b
√a √a ── = ── b √b
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What is the Area of a Rectangular Prism?
The area of a rectangular prism is 2(wl + hl + hw)

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