Math Vocabapalooza

Math MCAS Vocab

100

Write this out with only numbers and symbols: "Five is greater than 3" 

5>3

200

If you're asked to find the "rate of change," what does that mean

Slope

Rise over run

Changes in x over changes in y

300

The place where a line crosses the y axis is called the

Y intercept

400

What's another name for the point where two lines cross each other (intersect)?

The solution

500

If two lines are simultaneous, what does that mean? 

The two lines are the same

MORE Math MCAS Vocab

100

What's the word that describes two shapes that are the same shape and size? 

Congruent

200

What's the word for two shapes that are the same shape but different sizes? 

Similar

300

If a point "satisfies" an equation, what does that mean? 

The point is on the line or the point makes the equation true

400

If you are told to "justify" your math answer, what should you do? 

Explain why what you did was the correct thing (for example, explain why you chose a particular equation) 

500

What's a coordinate? 

A point on a graph

EVEN MORE Math MCAS Vocab

100

What is a hypotenuse? (Draw it or write it) 

The side of a triangle that's across from the right angle

200

If someone asks you to find the su, what operation should you do? 

ADD

300

If someone asks you to find the quotient, what math operation should you do? 

DIVIDE

400

If someone asks you to find the PRODUCT and then the DIFFERENCE, what are the two operations you should do? 

Multiply and then subtract

500

If you get asked "what number makes this equation true?", what should you do next? 

Figure out what x has to be for the answer to be correct.

Example: 2x = 16. What makes this equation true? 

Answer: x = 8