Arithmetic Flashcards
Integers
All positive and negative whole numbers and zero
…-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3…
Is 0 positive or negative?
Neither
What are factors?
All of the numbers that can multiply to form a given number
Both the positive and negative forms
1 and 0 as factors
1 is a factor of every integer
0 is ONLY a factor of 0
1 and 0 as multiples
0 is a multiple of every integer
1 is ONLY a multiple of 1 and -1
Remainders
Dividing a smaller number by a larger number
6 ÷ 24 = 0 r 24
Remainders
When you divide an odd number in half/by 2…
the remainder is ALWAYS 1
even + even =
even + odd =
odd
odd + odd =
even
even x even=
even
odd x odd=
odd
odd x even=
even
Characteristics of a prime number
greater than 1
only 2 positive divisors: 1 and itself
First 10 primes
2 3
5 7
11 13
17 19
23 29
Composite number
larger than 1
not prime
First 10 composite numbers
4 6
8 9
10 12
14 15
16 18
0 as a denominator
Impossible
Adding fractions
need common denominator
Dividing fractions
invert 2nd fraction and then multiply
Negative raised to an even power=
positive number
Negative raised to an odd power=
negative
a0=
1
00=
undefined
a-1=
a-2=
1/a
1/a2
(a)(a-1)
(a)(1/a)= 1
How many square roots do all positive numbers have
2: one positive and one negative
Which number only has 1 square root?
0
Square of 0 = 0
Square roots of negative numbers
not defined
(√a)2=
a
√a2=
a
√a√b=
√ab
√a =
√b
√a/b
explain n√a
the result is a number that when raised to nth power equals a
How many roots are there for every positive/negative number when the root is ODD?
exactly 1 root for every number
3√8= 2 3√-8= -2
How many roots are there for every positive/negative number when the root is EVEN?
2 for positive and 0 for negatives (undefined)
4√8 and - 4√8
Rational numbers
Rational
terminate or repeat decimals
Irrational numbers
Neither terminate nor repear
√2
0.01011011101111…
Real numbers
all rational and irrational numbers
|absolute value|
distance between the number and 0 on a number line
triangle inequality
|a + b| = |a| + |b|
ex: 5 and -2
|5 + (-2)| = |5-2| = |3| = 3
|5| + |-2| = 5 + 2 = 7
if a>1 then a2
a2>a
if 0 < b < 1 then b2
< b
Proportion
relates 2 ratios
cross-multiply to solve
How to find a percent change
change
base (initial amnt)
How to find a cumulative percent change
add or subtract percents from 100 depending on percent increase/decrease
multiply the results together
100-that number is the percent change