8th grade math terms
Across
- 5. The length along a line or line segment between two points on the line or line segment
- 7. a line that intersects a system of lines
- 11. form; the equation of a straight line in the form y = mx + b where m is the slope of the line and b is its y-intercept Slope; a measure of its steepness
- 13. linear; a situation where the relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable is not predictable from a straight line
- 14. root; the factor that we can multiply by itself to get that number
- 15. a mathematical statement that shows that two mathematical expressions are equal
- 18. the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
- 19. a mirror image of the shape
Down
- 1. indicates the number of times a number needs to be multiplied by itself, Rotation; a type of transformation that takes each point in a figure and rotates it a certain number of degrees around a given point. Complementary; if their measures add to 90 degrees
- 2. a quantity that may change within the context of a mathematical problem or experiment
- 3. of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and especially a straight line
- 4. a sentence with a minimum of two numbers or variables and at least one math operation
- 6. of change; the percentage change in value over a defined period of time
- 8. when their measures add up to 180 degrees
- 9. a branch of mathematics in which arithmetic operations and other formal manipulations are applied to abstract symbols rather than specific numbers, Calculus; the mathematical study of change, Area; the total space taken up by a flat (2-D) surface or shape of an object
- 10. notation; a way of writing very large or very small numbers
- 12. an expression, rule, or law that defines a relationship between one variable (the independent variable) and another variable (the dependent variable)
- 16. the total number of digits or sometimes the combination of digits and letters that is used to express numbers in a number system
- 17. rate; a rate for one of something