Mathematical Term

Question 1

What is a variable in algebra?

Answer 1

A symbol that represents a number in mathematical expressions.

Question 2

True or False: An equation states that two expressions are equal.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The __________ of an equation is the value that makes the equation true.

Answer 3

solution

Question 4

What is the term for a number that is multiplied by a variable?

Answer 4

coefficient

Question 5

What is the standard form of a linear equation?

Answer 5

Ax + By = C

Question 6

True or False: A constant is a value that does not change.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What does the distributive property state?

Answer 7

a(b + c) = ab + ac

Question 8

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is an example of a quadratic equation? A) x + 2 = 5 B) x^2 - 4 = 0 C) 3x = 6

Answer 8

B) x^2 - 4 = 0

Question 9

What is the term for the highest power of a variable in a polynomial?

Answer 9

degree

Question 10

Fill in the blank: The __________ of a line is the slope of the line in slope-intercept form.

Answer 10

y-intercept

Question 11

True or False: The slope of a line describes its steepness.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What is a function?

Answer 12

A relation that assigns exactly one output for each input.

Question 13

Multiple Choice: Which of the following represents a linear function? A) y = x^2 B) y = 3x + 1 C) y = 1/x

Answer 13

B) y = 3x + 1

Question 14

What is the term for the point where a line crosses the x-axis?

Answer 14

x-intercept

Question 15

Fill in the blank: The __________ of a system of equations is the point where the equations intersect.

Answer 15

solution

Question 16

What is an inequality?

Answer 16

A mathematical statement that compares two expressions using inequality symbols.

Question 17

True or False: The graph of an inequality can include the boundary line.

Answer 17

True, if the inequality is ‘greater than or equal to’ or ‘less than or equal to.’

Question 18

What is a reciprocal?

Answer 18

The inverse of a number; for example, the reciprocal of a is 1/a.

Question 19

Multiple Choice: What is the result of combining like terms? A) 2x + 3 B) 5x C) 4x + 2

Answer 19

A) 2x + 3

Question 20

What is the vertical line test used for?

Answer 20

To determine if a graph represents a function.

Question 21

Fill in the blank: A __________ is a polynomial with one term.

Answer 21

monomial

Question 22

What is the process of finding the value of a variable that satisfies an equation?

Answer 22

solving

Question 23

True or False: A system of equations can have one solution, no solutions, or infinitely many solutions.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What is a binomial?

Answer 24

A polynomial with exactly two terms.

Question 25

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is not a type of polynomial? A) Monomial B) Trinomial C) Quadrinomial

Answer 25

C) Quadrinomial

Question 26

What does it mean for two expressions to be equivalent?

Answer 26

They have the same value for all values of the variable.

Question 27

What is the term for the result of adding two numbers?

Answer 27

Sum

Question 28

What do you call the number being subtracted in a subtraction operation?

Answer 28

Minuend

Question 29

True or False: The product is the result of multiplication.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the number that divides another number.

Answer 30

Divisor

Question 31

What is the term for a number that is not a fraction?

Answer 31

Integer

Question 32

In the expression 5 + 3, what is 5 called?

Answer 32

Addend

Question 33

What is the term for the result of division?

Answer 33

Quotient

Question 34

Multiple choice: What is 7 squared? (A) 14 (B) 49 (C) 21

Answer 34

B

Question 35

True or False: A prime number has exactly two distinct positive divisors.

Answer 35

True

Question 36

What do you call a number that can be divided by 2 without a remainder?

Answer 36

Even number

Question 37

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the difference between the largest and smallest values in a set.

Answer 37

Range

Question 38

What is the term for the middle value in a list of numbers?

Answer 38

Median

Question 39

Multiple choice: Which of the following is a composite number? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4

Answer 39

C

Question 40

What is the term for the most frequently occurring number in a data set?

Answer 40

Mode

Question 41

True or False: A fraction has a numerator and a denominator.

Answer 41

True

Question 42

Fill in the blank: The ________ of a number is its distance from zero on the number line.

Answer 42

Absolute value

Question 43

What is the term for a number that cannot be divided evenly by any other numbers except for 1 and itself?

Answer 43

Prime number

Question 44

Multiple choice: What is the value of π (pi) approximately? (A) 3.14 (B) 2.71 (C) 1.41

Answer 44

A

Question 45

What do you call a sequence of numbers where each term is derived from the previous one by a fixed operation?

Answer 45

Arithmetic sequence

Question 46

True or False: The commutative property states that changing the order of the numbers does not change the sum.

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Fill in the blank: The ________ property states that the sum of any number and zero is the number itself.

Answer 47

Identity

Question 48

What is the term for the number that is being divided in a division operation?

Answer 48

Dividend

Question 49

Multiple choice: What is 15 divided by 3? (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6

Answer 49

B

Question 50

What do you call the operation of finding the total of a set of numbers?

Answer 50

Addition

Question 51

True or False: The associative property applies to both addition and multiplication.

Answer 51

True

Question 52

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a mathematical statement that shows the equality of two expressions.

Answer 52

Equation