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Flashcards: 8th Grade Math Vocabulary

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Adjacent anglesangles that share a vertex and a side but have no interior points in common.
Coefficientthe numerical factor in any term of polynomial
Constantin a polynomial, a term that does not contain a variable is a constant
Distance formulaD=RT
Domainthe set of the first coordinates
Formulaan equation that shows the relationship between two or more quantities
Hypotenusein a right triangle, it is the longest side which is opposite the right angle
Lateral areathe sum of the areas of the lateral surfaces of a solid.
Legs of a right trianglethe two sides that form the right angle
Linear equationan equation where all of its solutions lie on a line
Linear inequalityan inequality that can be written y<mx+b with these symbols < > < >
Pythagorean Theoremin 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 functionall y values are out put variables
Rational numberany number written as a quotient of two integers where the denominator is not zero.
Scatter plota graph that displays two sets of data as ordered pairs
Scientific notationthe first function is greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10, and the second factor is a power of 10
Slope intercept forman 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.
Slopethe slant of a line that describes steepness.
Solidsthree dimensional figures are objects that do not lie in a plane. They have length width and height
Prisma solid with two parallel and congruent polygonal faces called bases. A prism is named for the shape of its base
Conesfigure that has exactly one circular base and one vertex
Cylindera figure that has two bases that are parallel
Pyramidsa solid with triangular faces that meet at a vertex
Standard forma number written using digits and place value is in standard form
Surface areathe sum of the areas of its surface
Terma number, a variable, or the product of a number and a variable
X-Y Interceptsthe x and y-coordinates of the point where a line crosses the x or y-axis.