8th Grade Math Vocabulary
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lpierce on November 12, 2007
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chastain, 8thgradevocabulary, lp
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period 10, 8TH GRADE! :/, LPierce Math 8
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adjacent angles | angles that share a vertex and a side but have no interior points in common. |
| Coefficient | the numerical factor in any term of polynomial |
| Constant | in a polynomial, a term that does not contain a variable is a constant |
| Distance formula | D=RT |
| Domain | the set of the first coordinates |
| Formula | an equation that shows the relationship between two or more quantities |
| Hypotenuse | in a right triangle, it is the longest side which is opposite the right angle |
| Lateral area | the sum of the areas of the lateral surfaces of a solid. |
| Legs of a right triangle | the two sides that form the right angle |
| Linear equation | an equation where all of its solutions lie on a line |
| Linear inequality | an inequality that can be written y<mx+b with these symbols < > < > |
| Pythagorean Theorem | in any right triangle, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the legs is equal to the square of the length of the hypotenuse |
| Range of a function | all y values are out put variables |
| Rational number | any number written as a quotient of two integers where the denominator is not zero. |
| Scatter plot | a graph that displays two sets of data as ordered pairs |
| Scientific notation | the first function is greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10, and the second factor is a power of 10 |
| Slope intercept form | an equation written in the form y=mx+b is in slope-intercept form. The graph is a line with slope m and y-intercept b. |
| Slope | the slant of a line that describes steepness. |
| Solids | three dimensional figures are objects that do not lie in a plane. They have length width and height |
| Prism | a solid with two parallel and congruent polygonal faces called bases. A prism is named for the shape of its base |
| Cones | figure that has exactly one circular base and one vertex |
| Cylinder | a figure that has two bases that are parallel |
| Pyramids | a solid with triangular faces that meet at a vertex |
| Standard form | a number written using digits and place value is in standard form |
| Surface area | the sum of the areas of its surface |
| Term | a number, a variable, or the product of a number and a variable |
| X-Y Intercepts | the x and y-coordinates of the point where a line crosses the x or y-axis. |
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