Vocabulary
Calculate This!
Geometry
Math Puns & Jokes
NBA and Harry Potter
100

This rigid transformation is when a figure is shifted without turning.

translation

100

20*15=

=300

100

What kind of transformation is shown in this picture?


reflection

100

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

Because 7 “ate” 9!

100

What does the NBA stand for?

The National Basketball Association

200

Two shapes are considered _________ if all of their angles, side lengths, and proportions are identical.

congruent

200

128+433

=561

200

Both shapes are congruent. Name the two rigid transformation to get from one to the other.


reflection and translation

200

What do you call friends who love math?

Alge-bros!

200

Name all the houses in Hogwarts.

Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff

300

Similar shapes are created by performing this transformation which involves multiplying the side lengths by a scale factor.

dilation

300

3*x=27

x=9

300

Here are the angles of Triangle A: 90°, 30°, ___. What is the measurement of the missing angle?

60°

300

What did the diameter bake for the circumference?

Pi

300

How many points is a half-court shot worth?

3 points

400

The slope of a line, given context, can also be referred to as the ______ of ______.

rate of change

400

2x-5=5

x=10

400

Both shapes are similar. What is the measurement of Angle C?


108°

400

Why should you never start a conversation with infinity?

Because it’ll just go on forever!

400

They are the guards of Askaban. Cloaked demons that can suck the soul right out of you. Their “kiss” is deadly.

Dementors

500

A function is a rule where every ________ has exactly ______ ______ .

every input has exactly one output

500

1/2x+10=16.1

x = 12.2

500

Both shapes are similar. Side length d equals 15. What is the measurement of side length c?

c = 18

500

Why is it sad that parallel lines have so much in common?

Because they’ll never meet…

500

Who came in second place for the Rookie of the Year award in this 2023-2024 season?

Chet Holmgren

600

When two variables tend to increase together in a scatter plot, this is called a ______   ______.

positive association

600

What two numbers is the

sqrt50

 between?

7 and 8

600

What is the slope of line RZ?

1/2

600

Why can’t a nose be 12 inches long?

Because then it would be a foot!

600

She died in a bathroom stall and never left.

Moaning Myrtle

700

A line that passes through two parallel lines, creating eight corresponding vertices is referred to as a ________ .

transversal

700

3^2+4^2=c^2

What is c?

c=5

700

What is the scale factor from dilating EFG onto ABC?

1/3

700

Are monsters good at math?

Not unless you “count” Dracula…

700

The youngest ever NBA MVP.

Derrick Rose (22 years old)