Math Definitions
Geometry
Statistics & Probability
Linear Equations
Polynomials
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The abstract study of topics such as quantity (numbers), structure,space, and change.
What is Mathematics?
100
This is a closed figure that is in union of line segments in a plane. It has the same number of angles as sides.
What is a Polygon?
100
Find the mode of 5, 12, 7, 13, 13, 10
What is 13?
100
Solve for x: x+3+2=10
What is x=5?
100
What is the degree of the following polynomial? (4x^5)-(3x^7)+4x-5
What is 7?
200
This is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space.
What is Geometry?
200
This polygon has six triangles and eight vertices.
What is an Octagon?
200
Find the median of 7, 3, 14, 10, 21
What is 10?
200
Solve for x: 2x+10+2=14
What is x=1?
200
Solve this equation: -9x+(7x^2)+4x-(3x^2)
What is (4x^2)-5x
300
This is one of the broad parts of mathematics, together with number theory, geometry and analysis.
What is Algebra?
300
Complete this statement: Polygons can be classified as either...
What is convex or concave?
300
Find the mean of 13, 6, 5, 4, 7
What is 7?
300
Solve for y: (2y-10)-15=20
What is y=27.5? Solution: (2y-10)-15=20 +15=+15 (2y-10)=35 +10 =+10 2y=45 divide by 2 on both sides of the equation y=27.5
300
Simplify this equation: (x^2-81)/(x-9)
What is x+9?
400
The locus of all points that are a fixed distance from a given point.
What is a Circle?
400
This angle is an angle whose measure is more than 180 degrees.
What is a reflex angle?
400
5 turtles are competing in a race. If there are no ties, how many different results are possible?
What is 120? 5!=120 This is a Permutation Problem. P(5,5)=5x4x3x2x1=120
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Solve for x: 2x + (2/4) = 8.5
What is x=4? Solution: 2x + (2/4) = 8.5 Multiply both sides of the equation by 4 8x+2=34 -2 =-2 8x=32 divide by 8 x=4
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Expand this equation: [(x^7)+x][(4x^3)-x+3]
What is (4x^12)-(x^8)+(3x^7)+(4x^4)-(x^2)+3x?
500
This is the longest side of a right triangle and opposite the right angle.
What is an hypotenuse?
500
The formula below is called: d equals the Square Root of [(x subscript 2 - x subscript 1)^2 minus (y subscript 2 - y subscript 1)^ 2]
What is the Distance Formula?
500
A class has 10 students. How many pairs of students can be chosen in order for there to be one president and one vice-president?
What is 45? n!/(k!(n!-k!))= 10!/(2!(10!-2!))=(10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1)/(2*1(8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1))=(10*9)/(2*1)=45
500
What is the rest of this solving equations rule: "When solving equations, remember to..."
What is "...keep the equation balanced."? *Disclaimer* This answer must be stated exactly as written to get the full 500 points.
500
Solve this Polynomial Problem: [(16x^3)][(x^2)-225)][(x^2)-9)][(3x^5)+4)] divided by [(4x^3)[(x+15)][(x-3)]
What is 4(x-15)(x+3)[(3x^5)+4]?
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