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distributive property
a(b+c) = ab + ac
SOH-COA-TOA
short for sine - opposite over hypotenuse, cosine - opposite over adjacent, tangent - opposite and adjacent
area of circle
A = πr²
perimeter
the distance around a shape
perpendicular
intersecting at right angles
Pythagorean Theorem
a² + b² = c²
binomial
a polynomial with 2 terms
FOIL
method for multiplying binomials: first, outer, inner, last
absolute value
distance a number is from zero on a number line, ALWAYS POSITIVE
x-coordinate
first number of an ordered pair, it corresponds to a number on the x-axis
arithmetic sequence
a sequence in which each term is found by adding the same number to the previous term
tangent
ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right triangle
percent
special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the symbol %
expression
math statement that combines numbers and operations, but doesn't have an equal sign.
real numbers
all the numbers that can be represented by points on a number line.
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