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Math Vocab Unit 1

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

RIGHT ANGLE

A 90 degree angle

RIGHT TRIANGLE

A triangle with one right angle

HYPOTENUSE

The opposite angle from the right angle in a right triangle

LEGS

The sides of a right triangle that are adjacent to the right angle

SQUARING

Multiplying a number by itself

SQUARE ROOT

The product of a number multiplied by itself

IRRATIONAL NUMBER

A number that cannot be expressed as a fraction or repeating decimal

RATIONAL NUMBER

A number that can be expressed as a fraction or repeating decimal

PYTHAGORAS

PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

The theory that the square of the hypotenuse is the sum of the squares of the other two sides

ESTIMATE

To roughly calculate the the answer