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| Square root function | a function whose equation contains a square root with a variable in the radicand. |
| Completing the square | the process of rewriting a quadratic equation so that one side is a perfect square trinomial. |
| Pythagorean theorem | states of a triangle is a right triangle, then the sum of the squares of the legs a&b=the square of the length of the hypotenuse c. |
| Hypothesis | the "if" part of an if-then statement;in the statement "if p, then q" p is the hypothesis. |
| Conclusion | the "then" part of an if-then statement; in the statement "if p, then q" q is the conclusion. |
| Converse | the statement "if p, then q" is the related statement "if q, then p." |
| Trigonometric ratio | a ratio of the length of 2 sides of a right triangle. |
| Postulate | rules in mathematics that we accept to be true without proof. |
| Theorem | other new statements that can be proven to be true. |
| Indirect proof | a type of proof were it is first assumed that the statement is false; if this assumption leads to an impossibility, then the original statement has been proved to be true. |
