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SAT Math Vocab 2

Subjects : sat, math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A three-dimensional closed figure that looks like a ball






2. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






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






4. Operations that undo each other - such as addition and subtraction






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






6. A decrease in the price of an item






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






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






9. Moves each point in a figure the same distance and direction - the new image is congruent to the original






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






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






12. A²+b²=c²






13. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






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






15. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






16. The order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction






17. A plane that is divided into four regions by a horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis.






18. A table that lists items together according to its interval which is the number of times - or frequency - that the items occur






19. Two lines that intersect to form a right angle






20. A bar graph where the bars touch - where the height of each bar indicates its frequency - and where data is grouped into intervals






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






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






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






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






25. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely






26. Two angles with the same measure






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






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






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






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






31. Terms that have identical variable parts raised to the same power






32. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






34. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex






35. 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.






36. y = mx + b






37. The y-value in a function






38. A geometric solid with one circular base






39. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.






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






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






42. Consists of numbers and operations






43. An angle that measures 90 degrees






44. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common






45. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






46. The number used to enlarge or reduce similar figures






47. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center






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






49. A triangle with three equal sides






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