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SAT Math Vocab 2

Subjects : sat, math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A triangle with no equal sides






2. A number that has a whole number for a square root ex: 9 - 16 - 121






3. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides






4. A decrease in the price of an item






5. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon






6. The sum of a number and zero is always that number.






7. Special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






8. Is the value in a data set that occurs most often. If all values occur the same amount of times there is no mode for that set.






9. The x-value in a function






10. A graph that best shows part of a whole or the percentage out of 100%






11. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line






12. The polygons that form a polyhedron






13. The height of a polygon that is in a 90 degree relationship to the base of the polygon






14. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






15. Figures that have the same shape but different sizes; their angles are congruent and their sides are proportional






16. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






17. One of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2






18. The height of each lateral (outside) face of a pyramid or cone






19. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality






20. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10






21. An event who's outcome does depend on the outcome of a previous event






22. 3.1415.... is an irrational number






23. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a






24. The distance a number is from 0 on the number line - value of n is written l n l






25. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent






26. The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.






27. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object






28. A triangle with three equal sides






29. An angle that measures 90 degrees






30. Two angles with the same measure






31. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value






32. The set of all the input (x-values) for a function






33. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






34. A number that can not be written a/b






35. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)






36. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.






37. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






38. Two lines that never intersect






39. The total area of the 2-dimensional surfaces that make up a 3-dimensional object.






40. Two angles that add up to 90 degrees






41. The distance around a circle.






42. The product of any number and one is that number.






43. A line that divides a figure into two halves that are mirror images of each other






44. The steepness of a line on a graph - rise over run






45. The ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the number of ways the event cannot occur. Favorable over Unfavorable.






46. A transformation that turns the original figure around the origin 90 - 180 - or 270 degrees clockwise or counter clockwise






47. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface






48. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)






49. A three-dimensional figure whose surfaces are polygons






50. A type of graph in which the lengths of bars are used to represent and compare data in categories