the bases of a geometric figure.
In triangles, cpmes, and pyramids,
the perpendicular distance from
the base to the opposite vertex.
Hypotenuse-the side opposite the right
angle in a right triangle.
Improper fraction- a positive fraction whose numberator
is greater than or equal to its denominator,
or the opposite of such a fraction.
Inequality- a mathematical sentence fromed
by placing an inequality signs between two expressions.
Integers- the whole numbers and their opposites.
Inverse Operations-operations that undo each other,
such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division.
Isosceles triangle-a triangle with at least two sides congruent.
Least Common Denominator- the least common multiple of two or more denomitors.
Legs of a right triangle-the two sides forming the right angle.
Like Terms-terms in which only the numerical
coefficients are differernt.
Line- a figure determined by two points and
extending in both directions without end.
Line segment-two points on a line and all
the points between them.
Lowest terms-a fractions is in lowest turms with the
numerator and the senominator have no common factor but 1.
Mass- the measure of the amount
of matter and object contains.
Mean-the value found by dividing the sum
of a group of numbers by the number
of numbers in the group. Also called average.
Median-the number that falls in the middle when
data are listed from least to greatest.
If the number of data is even,
the median is the mean of the two middle items.
Midpoint- the point of a segment that divides
it into two congruent segments.
Mixed number-a whole number plus a proper fraction.
Mode-the number that occurs most often in a set of data
