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mr.shumakers math part 2
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Mathematics
8th Grade
12/10/2008

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x-coordinate
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the first number of an ordered pair
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y-axis
Definition
the vertical number line that helps to form a coordinate plane
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y-coordinate
Definition
the second number of an order pair
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coefficient
Definition
the numberical factor of a term that contains a variable
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constant
Definition
a term without a varialbe
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equivalent expressions
Definition
expressions that have the same value reguardless of the values of the variables
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like terms
Definition
terms that contain the same variable
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simplest form
Definition
an algebraic expression which has no like terms and no parentheses
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term
Definition
a number, a variable, or a product of numbers and variables
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term
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a number, a variable, or a product of numbers and variables
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simplifying
Definition
using properties to combine like terms
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legs
Definition
the two sides of a right triangle that form the right triangle
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irrational
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a number that can't be expressed as A/B , where A and B are integers and B doesn't equal 0
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exponent
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in a power the number of times the base is used as a factor.
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pythagoream theorm
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in a right triangle the square of the length of the hypontenuse C is equal to the sum of the squares of the length of the the legs A and B
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quadrants
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the four regions into which the two perpendicular number lines of the coordinate plane separate the plane
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radical signs
Definition
the symbol used to indicate a non-negative square root.
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real numbers
Definition
the set of rational numbers together with the set of irrational numbers
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right triangle
Definition
a triangle having one right angle
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square root
Definition
one of the two equal factors of a number
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x-axis
Definition
the horizontal number line that helps to form the coordinate plane
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