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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 base number | a number that is to be raised to a power |
| power | the product obtained by multiplying a number by itself one or more times |
| exponent | a number used to indicate how many times to multiply the base by itself |
| squaring a number | when you multiply a number by itself |
| principle square root | the positive square root of a number |
| perfect square | a number that is the product of 2 identical factors |
| exponential form | a way to write a number or expression in a more compact structure using exponents |
| scientific notation | multiplying a number times 10 raised to a power |
| pythogorean theorem | the sum of the squares of the legs of a right triangle is equal to the squares of the hypotsnuse |
| hypothsnuse | the longest side(or legs) of a right triangle |
| Pythagorean triple | when "a" squared plus "b" squared exactly equals "c" squared |
| real numbers | the set of numbers that include whole numbers in integers rational numbers and irrational numbers |
| rational numbers | any number that can be written as a ratio (or fraction) when the denominator is not zero |
| irrational numbers | a number whose decimals value never terminates or repeats |
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