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Of 4, 8, & 16, the one that’s a perfect cube.

What is 8?

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a² + b² = c²

What is The Pythagorean Theorem?

400

Western High School’s is (754) 323-2400.

What is a phone number?

400

A naturally raised area of land.

What is a Hill?

400

The first step when adding or subtracting rational expressions with different denominators is to find the LCD, this.

What is the Least Common Denominator?

800

An alphabetical list of subjects found at a book's end or the number to the upper left of a radical that tells us its root.

What is the index?

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A = πr2

What is the Area of a Circle?

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Like 2, 3, & 83, it’s a digit that’s divisible by only one & itself.

What is a prime number?

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Don’t overthink this: In pregnancy, false labor is also known as Braxton _______ contractions.

What are Hicks?

800

Number of inches in half a yard.

What is 18?

1200

The number found under a radical symbol.

What is a radicand?

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y = mx + b

What is the Slope-Intercept Form (of a line)?

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Pi & the square root of 2 are both examples of this—a real number that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction.

What is an irrational number?

1200

College where former Vice-President Kamala Harris attended.

What is Howard?

1200

In linear functions, the slope of a vertical line is described as this.

What is Undefined? 

1600

In order to add or subtract with radicals, you must have these inside the radical to combine.

What is the same value? 

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a x b = b x a

What is the Commutative Property of Multiplication?

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A digit made up of both an integer & a fraction.

What is a mixed number?

1600

When talking space-time, wormholes are sometimes referred to as the Einstein-_______ bridge.

What is Rosen?

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A U-shaped curve that is the graph of a quadratic function.

What is a parabola?

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When solving radical equations, once you isolate the radical term, you do this to both sides to remove the radical.

What is square?

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The name of the formula shown here:

What is the Quadratic Formula?

2000

This iconic & numeric French perfume, launched by a woman named Coco, turned 100 in 2021.

What is Chanel No. 5?

2000

A Romanian word meaning "bearded".

What is Barbu?

2000

Edward James Olmos received an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of math teacher Jaime Escalante in this 1988 film. 

What is Stand & Deliver