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Review Math Terms Used on PSSA

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Acute triangleA triangle that has each angle measuring less than 90 degrees
Adjacent anglesangles that share a comm on side and common vertex and do not owverlap
Alternate exterior anglesa pair of angles located outside a set of parallel lines an on opposite sides of the transversal
Equilateral trianglea triangle whose sides are all the same length
Linear FunctionAn equation whose graph in a coordinate plante is a straight line
NetA two-dimensional shpae that can be folded to create a three-dimensional figure
Obtuse trianglea triangle with one angle that measures more than 90 degrees
Isoceles trianglea triangle that has exactly two congruent sides
Alternate interior anglesa paur of angles located between a set of parallel lines and on opposite side of the transversal
Box-and-whisker plota graphic method for showing a summary of data using median,quartiles and extremes of data
Complimentary anglestwo angles whose measures,when added together,equal 90 degrees
Compound eventan event made up of two or more simple events
Coordinate plane/grapha two-dimensional system in which the coordinates of a point are its distances from both a horizontal and a vertical line called the axis.The pairs of numbers are called ordered pairs.The first number,called the x-coordinate,designates the distance along the horizontal axis.The second number,called the y-coordinate,designates the distance along the vertical axis.The point at which the two axis intersect has the coordinates (0,0) and is called the origin.
Corresponding angles (1)when a transversal intersects two lines,corresponding angles are on the same side of the transversal and on the same side of the given lines.In the figure below, angles 1 and 2 are corresponding.
Corresponding angles (2)angles in the same relative position in similar or congruent figures.
Experimental probabilitya statement of probability based on the results of a series of trials.
Independent eventstwo events in which the outcome of one event does not event does not affect the outcome of the other event.
Order of operationsrules describing what sequence to use in evaluating expressions.(1) perform operations in grouping symbols,(2) evaluate exponents,(3) multiply or divide from left to right,(4) add or subtract from left to right.
Perfect squarethe product of an integer multiplied by itself(e.g.,121 is a perfect square because 11x11=121).
Permutationpossible orders,or arrangements of a set of items.Placing these items in a different order results in a new permutation.
Prism3-dimensional solid that has twop congruent and parallel faces that are polygons.
ProportionAn equation showing that two ratios are equal
Pythagorean theoremc2 = a2 + b2
Scalene triangletriangle with no congruent sides
ScatterplotA graph with points plotted to show a relationship between 2 variables
Scientific notationA number greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10 mulitipied by a power of 10.
Stem-and-leaf plotA data display that shows groups of data arranged by place value
Supplementary anglesTwo angles whose measures, when adde equal 180 degrees
Surface AreaThe sum of the areas of all the faces of a 3-dimensional figure
Theoretical ProbabilityThe probability of an event without analyzing data
Vertical anglesA pair of opposite congruent angles formed when two lines intersect
SkewLines that do not intersect and are not in the same plane

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