MATH 10 JEOPARDY GAME 1: INTRODUCTION

ALGEBRA

100

I am a number that you can add to another to get a sum equal to the number itself. What am I?

Zero

200

I am the value of a variable when an equation equals zero. What am I?

root or zero of the equation

300

I am a symbol used to represent an unknown value in equations. What am I?

variable

400

I am a polynomial of degree one. What am I?

linear equation

500

I am a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal. What am I?

equation

GEOMETRY

100

I am a shape with three sides and three angles. What am I?

Triangle

200

I am the distance around a shape. What am I?

Perimeter

300

I am a four-sided figure where opposite sides are equal. What am I?

Parallelogram

400

I am an angle that measures 90 degrees. What am I?

Right Angle

500

I am an 8-sided polygon. What am I?

Octagon

PROBABILITY & STATISTICS

100

I am a measure that tells you how likely an event is to happen. What am I?

Probability

200

I am the middle value in a list of numbers when arranged in order. What am I?

Median

300

I am the average of a set of numbers. What am I?

Mean

400

I am the range of a dataset, calculated from the highest and lowest values. What am I?

Range

500

I am the probability of getting a tail in tossing a coin. What am I?

1/2

TRIGONOMETRY

100

I am a triangle containing an angle greater than 90 degrees. What am I?

Obtuse/Oblique Triangle

200

I am used to find the unknown length of a side in a right triangle given the two other sides. What am I?

Pythagorean Theorem

300

I am defined as the ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse. What am I?

Cosine

400

I am the ratio of the sine and cosine of an angle in a right triangle. What am I?

Tangent

500

I am a ratio of the length of the opposite side to the hypotenuse. What am I?

Sine