Math Vocabulary

Question 1

Square Root

Answer 1

Number that can be multiplied by itself to get the original number.

Question 2

Perfect Square

Answer 2

A number times itself twice

Question 3

Irrational Number

Answer 3

A decimal that goes on forever and never repeats

Question 4

Repeating Decimal

Answer 4

A decimal that repeats forever

Question 5

Integer

Answer 5

A whole number that can be positive negative or zero

Question 6

Equation

Answer 6

A statement saying something equals something

Question 7

Expression

Answer 7

A math phrase without an equal sign

Question 8

Coefficient

Answer 8

Number in front of the variable

Question 9

Inverse operation

Answer 9

Opposite operation

Question 10

Variable

Answer 10

An unknown quantity

Question 11

Slope

Answer 11

Steepness of a line

Question 12

Slope formula

Answer 12

Y2-Y1
——-
X2-X1

Question 13

Coordinate Plan

Answer 13

A graph with 4 quadrants

Question 14

Y-Intercept

Answer 14

Where the line crosses the y-axis

Question 15

Origin

Answer 15

The center of the coordinate plane (0,0)

Question 16

Slope Intercept Form

Answer 16

Y=mx+b

Question 17

Function

Answer 17

When every input has exactly 1 output

Question 18

Linear equation

Answer 18

Graphs a straight line

Question 19

Domain

Answer 19

All of the input

Question 20

Range

Answer 20

All of the output

Question 21

Proportional Relationship

Answer 21

Y / X. is constant

Question 22

Pythagorean theorem

Answer 22

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Question 23

Hypotenuse

Answer 23

The longest side of a right triangle

Question 24

Legs

Answer 24

The two shorter sides of a right triangle

Question 25

Right triangle

Answer 25

A triangle with a 90 degree angle

Question 26

Multiplying Like Base Rule

Answer 26

Add the exponents keep the base the same

Question 27

Dividing like bases rule

Answer 27

Subtract the exponents keep the base the same

Question 28

Power to a power rule

Answer 28

Multiply the exponent attached to the parenthesis to the inside exponents

Question 29

Negative exponents rule

Answer 29

Bring negative exponents to the bottom of the fraction to make them positive

Question 30

Zero exponent rule

Answer 30

Anything to the power of zero equals 1

Question 31

Transformation

Answer 31

Alter an image on the coordinate plane

Question 32

Translation

Answer 32

Slide an imagine on a coordinate plane

Question 33

Reflection

Answer 33

Flip an imagine on a coordinate plane

Question 34

Rotation

Answer 34

Turn an imagine on a coordinate plane

Question 35

Dilation

Answer 35

Reduce or enlarge an image in a coordinate plane

Question 36

X-axis

Answer 36

The horizontal axis

Question 37

Y-axis

Answer 37

The vertical axis

Question 38

Ordered pair

Answer 38

A coordinate than contains an “x” and then “y” value

Question 39

Scale factor

Answer 39

Multiplying by a number to enlarge or shrink a figure

Question 40

Congruence

Answer 40

Maintaining size and shape

Question 41

Volume of a cone

Answer 41

r^2• 3.14• h —————- 3

Question 42

Volume of a cylinder

Answer 42

r^2• 3.14• h

Question 43

Volume of a sphere

Answer 43

4• 3.14• r^3 ————— 3

Question 44

Radius

Answer 44

Distance to the center of the circle

Question 45

Diameter

Answer 45

Distance from the end of a circle to the other end

Question 46

Like terms

Answer 46

Same variable same exponent

Question 47

Cube root

Answer 47

A number multiplied by itself 3 times to get the original number

Question 48

Perfect cube

Answer 48

A number times itself 3 times

Question 49

Negative slope

Answer 49

A line that is sloping downwards left to right

Question 50

Positive slope

Answer 50

A line that is sloping upwards from left to right