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Math Made Meaningful
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Appendix
A
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Appendix A.
Basic Algebra Vocabulary
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A.1
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Things
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Geometric shapes
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point
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line
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lines, intersecting
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lines, parallel
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lines, perpendicular
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intersection
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square
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circle
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triangle
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triangle, right
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triangle, equilateral
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triangle, isosceles
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rectangle
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quadrilateral
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trapezoid
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pentagon
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hexagon
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cube
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sphere
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pyramid
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rectangular solid
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parallelepiped
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cylinder
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cone
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triangular prism
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rectangular prism
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quadrilateral prism
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angle
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angle, corresponding
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angle, opposite
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angle, obtuse
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angle, acute
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angle, complementary
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Graphs
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coordinate system
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x-coordinate
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y-coordinate
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z-coordinate
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curve
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parabola
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hyperbola
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ellipse
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conic section
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circular sector
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circular segment
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arc
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A.2
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Dimensions
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Of geometric shapes
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length
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width
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height
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depth
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base
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distance
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displacement
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perimeter
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diameter
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radius
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circumference
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area
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area, surface
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volume
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Of numbers
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sum
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difference
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multiplication
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division
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average
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mode
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median
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Of graphs
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rise
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run
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slope
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area under
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x-intercept
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y-intercept
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z-intercept
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Statistical concepts
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probability
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occurrence
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amount part
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amount whole
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probability of part to whole
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Relationship Concepts
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rate of direct variation
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rate of inverse variation
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rate of square variation
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rate of inverse-square variation
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Physical Sciences
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time
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speed
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rate
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acceleration
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mass
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weight
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density
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pressure
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force
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surface tension
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energy
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power
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electric current
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charge quantity
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resistance
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temperature
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heat
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amount of substance
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luminous intensity
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frequency
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wavelength
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data capacity
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bandwidth
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Business
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monetary value
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present value
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future value
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simple interest
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interest period
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sale price
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marked price
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retail price
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sales discount
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wholesale cost
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shipping cost
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handling cost
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profit
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revenue
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profit margin
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A.3
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Units
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Length
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meters (m)
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kilometer (km)
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inch (in)
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foot (ft)
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yard (yd)
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mile (mi)
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Area
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square meter (m2)
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square feet (ft2)
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square mile (mi2)
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Volume
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cubic meter (m3)
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cup (cup)
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pint (pt)
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quart (qt)
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gallon (gal)
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liter (l)
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Mass
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kilogram (kg)
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gram (g)
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Weight
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ounce (oz)
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pound (lb)
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ton (ton)
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Time
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second (s)
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minute (min)
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hour (hr)
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day (dy)
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year (yr)
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Electricity
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volt (V)
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amp (A)
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ohm (Ω)
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Temperature
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degrees Centigrade (˚C)
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degrees Fahrenheit (˚F)
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Amount of substance
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mole (mol)
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Light
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candle (candle)
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lumen (lumen)
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Monetary value
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dollar (dol)
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Euro (E)
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Yen (Y)
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Occurrence
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instance (ins)
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Speed
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meters per second (m/s)
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miles per hour (mi/hr)
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kilometers per hour (km/hr)
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Density
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kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3)
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pounds per cubic foot (lb/m3)
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Force
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newton (nt)
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pound (lb)
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Pascal (Pa)
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Energy
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joule (J)
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newton-meter (nt-m)
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calorie (cal)
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British thermal unit (Btu)
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Power
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watt (W)
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kilowatt (kW)
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horsepower (hp)
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Sound
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decibel (dec)
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Data capacity
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bit (b)
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byte (B)
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bit per second (bps)
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A.4
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Quantities
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Quantity
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number
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number, natural
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number, whole
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number, integer
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number, decimal
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number, prime
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number, even
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number, odd
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fractions
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denominators
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numerators
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Symbols
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variables
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coefficients
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term
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factors
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Expressions
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expressions, linear
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expressions, quadratic
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expressions, binomial
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expressions, trinomial
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expressions, polynomial
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statement
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A.5
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Relationships
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greater than
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less than
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equal to
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congruent
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similar
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proportional
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perpendicular
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intersecting
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overlapping
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adjacent
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parallel
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corresponding
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equivalent
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reflection
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rotation
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symmetric
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vertical
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interior
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exterior
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alternate interior
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alternate exterior
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1.6
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Operators
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Sum
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addition
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total
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increase
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combination
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more
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all
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Difference
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subtraction
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minus
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decrease
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separation
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less
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Multiplication
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product
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times
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replicate
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Divide
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quotient
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fraction
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ratio
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rate
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Average
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mean
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median
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mode
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approximate
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estimate
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Exponent
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power
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Copyright ©
2004 Dr. Ranel E. Erickson
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