Math Vocabulary
What is an exponent?
the number that tells how many equal factors there are (example 23 the exponent is 3)
3 times a number is 18
3x = 18
The number 2 is ________
Prime
List the factors of 16
4, 2, 8, 16, 1
What is the square root of 9
3
What is a factor?
A number that can be multiplied to get another number
3 times a number increased by 10
3x + 10
The number 11 is ___________
Prime
List the factors of 15
5, 3, 1, 15
What is the square root of 64
8
Define a cubed number
A number to the third power (example: 23)
A number decreased by 4 is 50
X - 4 = 50
The number 48 is ____________
Composite
2, 24, 6, 8, 12, 4, 48, 1
What is square root of 100
10
What do parentheses tell you to do in math?
They tell you that you have to do whatever is in them first
A number divided by 2 is 12
n/2 = 12
The number 52 is _________
Composite
List the factors of 9
3, 9, 1
Estimate the square root of 147
Between 12 and 13
What is a radical sign?
It indicates the root a number is being taken
n - 4 = 6
4 less than a number is 6
The number 1 is ________
Neither prime or composite
List the factors of 39
13, 3, 1, 39
Estimate the square root of 79
Between 8 and 9