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Math Definitions

The document provides definitions and formulas for common math terms including mean, median, mode, area of shapes like rectangles, triangles, trapezoids and circles, volume of solids like rectangular prisms and cylinders, probability, Pythagorean theorem, and tips for acing a math test. Key terms defined include mean as the average, median as the middle number, and mode as the most frequent number. Formulas given include area of rectangles as length times width, triangle area as half base times height, circle area as pi times radius squared, and volume of rectangular prisms as length times width times height.

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Math Definitions

The document provides definitions and formulas for common math terms including mean, median, mode, area of shapes like rectangles, triangles, trapezoids and circles, volume of solids like rectangular prisms and cylinders, probability, Pythagorean theorem, and tips for acing a math test. Key terms defined include mean as the average, median as the middle number, and mode as the most frequent number. Formulas given include area of rectangles as length times width, triangle area as half base times height, circle area as pi times radius squared, and volume of rectangular prisms as length times width times height.

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Math definitions:

Mean: When you think of averaging, you are most likely to think of finding the mean. You add all of the numbers
in the set and divide by how many numbers are in the list.

Median: To determine the median, the list of numbers should be arranged in order from lowest to highest. The
number in the middle or the average of the two middle numbers is the median.

Mode: Mode refers to the number in a list that occurs most often.

Area Formulas:

Rectangle:
Area = Length X Width
A = lw
Perimeter = 2 X Lengths + 2 X Widths
P = 2l + 2w

Parallelogram
Area = Base X Height
a = bh

Triangle
Area = 1/2 of the base X the height
a = 1/2 bh
Perimeter = a + b + c
(add the length of the three sides)

Trapezoid

Perimeter = area + b1 + b2 + c
P = a + b1 + b2 + c

Circle
d = 2r
c = pd = 2 pr
A = pr2
(p=3.14)
Rectangular Solid
Volume = Length X Width X Height V = lwh
Surface = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

Prisms
Volume = Base X Height
v=bh
Surface = 2b + Ph (b is the area of the base P is the perimeter of the base)

Cylinder
Volume = pr2 x height
V = pr2 h
Surface = 2p radius x height
S = 2prh + 2pr2

Pyramid
V = 1/3 bh
b is the area of the base
Surface Area: Add the area of the base to the sum of the areas of all of the triangular
faces. The areas of the triangular faces will have different formulas for different shaped
bases.

Cones
Volume = 1/3 pr2 x height
V= 1/3 pr2h
Surface = pr2 + prs
S = pr2 + prs
=pr2 + pr
Sphere
Volume = 4/3 pr3
V = 4/3 pr3
Surface = 4pr2
S = 4pr2

Probability formula:

P(A) =

The Number Of Ways Event A Can Occur


______________________________ _____

The Total Number Of Possible Outcomes

Pythagoras theorem:

Triads

Pythagorean Triads (or Triples) are 3 integers that can form the sides of a right triangle. They are *integers* that
will satisfy:
a² + b² = c²
An couple examples are:
(a,b,c) = (3,4,5)
or = (5,12,13)

Triangle:

If a triangle has one angle which is a right-angle (i.e. 90°) then there is a special relationship between the lengths of
its three sides:
If the longest side (called the hypotenuse) is h and the other two sides (next to the right angle) are called a and b,
then:
a2 + b2 = h2     Pythagoras' Theorem
or,
the square of the longest side is the same as the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

How to ace a math test:

- Follow your teacher(s) in the school.


- Do your homework.
- Try hard to solve the problems yourself before you ask anybody.
- If someone helps you solve a problem -- take time to go over the steps.
- Finally, practice, practice, practice.

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