Math Terms

6. The horizontal axis on a coordinate graph
8. Two lines which intersect at right angles
10. A literal or numerical expression that has its own sign
11. The four divisions on a coordinate graph
13. A number that is placed in front of a variable
14. The amount which can be held, as measured in cubic units
15. An expression in algebra which consists of three terms
20. In a right triangle it is the side opposite from the 90° angle
21. An expression in algebra that consists of two terms
22. The numerical result of dividing the sum of two or more quantities by the number of quantities
23. The vertical axis on a coordinate graph
24. A three-sided closed figure. It contains three angles that when combined the sum equals 180
26. The average of a number of items in a group
27. A symbol that stands for a number
29. A symbol which expresses part of a whole. It contains a numerator and a denominator

1. The first number in an ordered pair. It refers to the distance on the x-axis
2. The second number in an ordered pair. It refers to the distance on the y-axis
3. An angle which measures below 90°
4. To divide into two equal sections
5. The distance measured around a circle
7. A common fraction with 100 as its denominator
9. A relationship between symbols and/or numbers that is balanced
12. To combine terms into fewer terms
16. The middle item in an ordered group. If the group has an even number of items, the median is the average of the two middle terms
17. Created by two rays and containing an endpoint in common
18. Exactly the same. Identical in regard to size and shape
19. A triangle which contains an obtuse angle
25. A comparison between two numbers or symbols. May be written x:y, x/y, or x is to y
28. A method used for multiplying binomials in which the first terms, the outside terms, the inside terms, and then the last terms are multiplied