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SAT Math Vocab 2

Subjects : sat, math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10






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






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






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






5. The amount the price of an item is increased above the price the store is paid for the item






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






7. The two sides that make up the right angle in a right triangle






8. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






12. A decrease in the price of an item






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






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






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






16. Two lines that never intersect






17. Probability based on what happens when an experiment is actually done






18. Ratios that have the same value.






19. The bottom of a triangle






20. The set of all the output (y-values) for a function






21. An event that is not affected by another event.






22. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






23. A triangle that has a 90 degree angle.






24. 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.






25. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1






26. A point where three or more edges meet in a polyhedron - or where two lines meet in a polygon






27. Two lines that intersect to form a right angle






28. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form






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






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






31. A rate that has a denominator of 1






32. A transformation that "flips" a figure over the x or y axis






33. A diagram that summarizes data using the median - the upper and lower quartiles - and upper and lower extremes.






34. A parallelogram with four equal sides






35. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






36. The point where a graph crosses the y-axis






37. y = mx + b






38. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in an experiment






39. Special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






40. The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle - also the longest side of a right triangle






41. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.






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






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






44. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.






45. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units






46. Equations that have the same solution






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






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






49. Where two polygons meet in a polyhedron






50. A set of three positive integers that work in the pythagorean theorem