MSTE Flashcards
TERMS AND FORMULA
Any combination of numbers,
variables, exponents, mathematical symbols,
and operations.
Algebraic expression
A collection of objects usually enclosed by curly brackets {} and separated by comma.
Set
A pair of numbers (x,y) in which x is the first number and y are the second number.
Ordered Pair
The directed distance from the y-axis to a point on a coordinate plane.
Abscissa
The directed distance from the x-axis to a point on a coordinate plane.
Ordinate
The plane determined by the coordinate axes.
Coordinate plane
It consists of two real number lines that intersect at a right angle.
Rectangular Coordinate System
A plane figure bounded by three straight sides.
Triangle
A triangle having three congruent sides and three congruent interior angles.
Equilateral Triangle
A triangle having two congruent sides and two congruent interior angles.
Isosceles Triangle
A triangle having no equal side and no equal interior angles.
Scalene triangle
The sum of the measures of exterior angles.
360 degress
A four-sided polygon with four congruent sides and four congruent angles.
Square
In general, a quadrilateral with four right angles.
Rectangle
In general, a quadrilateral having two pairs of parallel sides.
Parallelogram
