Math Concepts Flashcards
all the angles in a triangle add up to
180 degrees
all angles of a quadrilateral add up to
360 degrees
the formula for perimeter is
length + length + width + width
the formula for area is
length times width
the formula for volume is
Length times width times height
on a place value chart the values increase by a factor of
by tens
what is a multiple
it is a answer to a multiplication question
Acute angle
a positive angle measuring more than 0 degrees but less that 90 degrees
acute triangle
a triangle in which all three angles measure less that 90 degrees
angle
the point of intersection of two rays or line segments
area
the space within a region measure in square units
bar graph
a graph that displays data using bats of equal width on a grid
commutative property of addition
the order in which numbers are added does not change the sum of the numbers
commutative property of multiplication
the order in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product of the numbers
compatible numbers
numbers that are close to the actual numbers but are easier to mentally add, subtract, multiply or divide
composite number
a number with a minimum of three factors including 1 and itself
congruent
having the same shape and size
constant
a term that does not change
continuous data
data that can take on any value within a range
discrete data
data with a limited number of possible values.
what is an example of discrete data
months of the year or days of the week
double bar graph
a graph used to make comparisons between two sets of data
equilateral triangle
a triangle with three sides of equal length and three angles of equal measure
experimental probability
the probability of any event determined by the results of an experiment