Unit 6

Question 1

coefficient

Answer 1

a number that is multiplied by a variable(s)

Question 2

complementary angles

Answer 2

two angles whose degree measures have a sum of

90o

Question 3

constant

Answer 3

a fixed value that does not appear with a variable(s)

Question 4

equation

Answer 4

a mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric
expressions set equal to each other

Question 5

exponent

Answer 5

in the expression xy
, x is called the base and y is called the exponent. The exponent determines the number of times the base is multiplied by itself

Question 6

expression

Answer 6

a mathematical phrase, with no equal sign or inequality symbol,
that may contain a number(s), a variable(s), and/or an operator(s)

Question 7

order of operations

Answer 7

the rules of which calculations are preformed first when

simplifying an expression

Question 8

prime factorization

Answer 8

the process of decomposing a composite number as a

unique product of prime factors

Question 9

solution set

Answer 9

a set of all values of the variable(s) that satisfy the equation

Question 10

supplementary angles

Answer 10

two angles whose degree measures have a sum of

180o

Question 11

variable

Answer 11

a letter or symbol that represents a number