Algebra Vocab
The ________________ is the point where a graph touches the x axis
x-intercept
Two triangles are congruent if they __________________.
A. Have all the same side length
B. Have all the same angle measures
C. Both
D. Neither
C. Both
In y=mx+b, the m refers to the ___________.
Slope
Fractions are another way of writing what operation?
A) Addition
B) Subtraction
C) Multiplication
D) Division
D) Division
First celebrated in San Francisco in 1988, this mathematical holiday is celebrated annually on March 14th.
Pi Day
16). Which of the following options is an example of an equation?
A) 3
B) 2x-1
C) 2x-5=11
D) x2
C
How many endpoints does a ray have?
One
The midpoint formula takes the _____________ of the x value and y value.
A) Median
B) Average
C) Sum
D) Difference
B)
True or False: 51 is a Prime Number.
False
Binary number systems, often found in computer programming, use only these two digits.
0 and 1
In the following equation, which number is a coefficient?
3x-1=7
3
A ________________ is a flat, two dimensional surface that extends infinitely in all directions and has zero thickness.
A. Plane
B. Line
C. Point
D. Segment
A
The formula m=y2-y1/x2-x1 is used to find _______?
Slope
True or False: 64 is both a Perfect Square and a Perfect Cube
True
In this 1997 film, Matt Damon’s character plays a Harvard janitor who is also a natural genius in mathematics.
Good Will Hunting
What is the slope-intercept form equation of a line when m = -3 and b = 5 ?
A) y = -3x - 5
B) y = -5x - 3
C) y = 5x + 3
D) y = -3x + 5
D
What are TWO facts we know about parallel lines?
-they never intersect
-they have the same slope
-they travel infinitely in the same direction
Write the equation in point-slope form of the line that passes through the point (4, -7) and has a slope of -1/4 ?
y+7=-1/4(x-4)
This statistical measure of central tendency represents the middle value in a data set when the numbers are arranged from smallest to largest.
Median
During the math competition scene in the movie “Mean Girls,” the answer to the calculus problem “what is the limit as x approaches zero of [ln(1-x)-sinx]/(1-cos²x)” is this.
The limit does not exist
Name all 3 definitions of slope.
rise/run
change in y/ change in x
y2-y1/x2-x1
Which geometric shape do we get the ratio of pi from?
Circle
The Distance formula is derived from what other popular math formula/theorem? (writing the formula or the name of the formula will work!)
pythagorean theorem
a2+b2=c2
How many degrees are in a circle?
360
In this 2001 film, Russell Crowe plays real-life mathematician, John Nash, who is best known for his contributions in the field of game theory.
Beautiful Mind