A

adjacent angles – two angles sharing

AAA – the angles of one triangle are
a common side and vertex but no interior
congruent to the 3 triangle of another
points in common
Acute angle – it is an angle whose
axis of symmetry – the vertical line
measurement lies between 0 and 90
through the vertex that divide the parabola
Acute triangle – a triangle whose into two equal parts
angles are all less than 90
Adjacent sides – the side next to
reference angle in a right triangle
Angle – the figure formed by two rays
called the sides of the angle sharing a
common endpoint called the vertex
Angle of depression – the angle from
the horizontal line to line if sight of the
observer to the object below
Angle of elevation - the angle from the
horizontal line to line if sight of the
observer to the object below
Algebraic expression – an expression
built up from integer constant variable and
algebraic operations
angle bisector – a ray or line segment
that lies in the interior of an angle and
divides that angle into two congruent angle

B C

Base angles – angles formed by a base Clinometer – a device used to measure

and the legs
Bisect – to divide into equal parts
Binomial – a polynomial that contains two
mathematical terms
Base exponent – the number that is
raised to power
angles of elevation or depression
Cosecant (csc) – the cosecant of an
angle is the length of the opposite side
divided by the length of the hypotenuse
side
Cosine (cos) – the cosine of an angle is
the length of an adjacent side divided by
length of the hypotenuse
Cotangent (cot) – the cotangent of an
angle is the length of the opposite side
divided by the length of the adjacent side
Complementary angles – two angles
whose sum of the measures is 90
Conjugate pair – two binomial radical
expression that have the same numbers
but only differ in the sign that connects the
binomials
Combined variation -
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Discriminant – this is the value of the
expression b²-4ac in the quadratic formula
Domain – set of all real numbers
Diagonal – a line segment joining two
non-consecutive vertices of a polygon
Dilation – is the reduction of enlargement
of a figure by multiplying all coordinates of
vertices by a common scale factor
Direct variation -
F G
Factor – a number being multiplied
Factoring – writing an expression as a
multiplication of expression
Factorization – the process of changing
algebraic or numerical expression from a
sum of terms into a product
Factors – numbers or terms used in
multiplication problem
Extraneous root – this is a solution of
an equation derived from an original
equation
Exponent – a number that says how
many times the base to be multiplied by
itself
Extraneous solution – a solution
does not satisfy the given solution
Equal – describing quantities that are the
same
Equality – the relationship between two
quantities that have the same value or
values
Equation – a number sentence stating
that two expression are equal
Geometric – consisting of straight line ,
circles , triangles , and other figures
Geometry – the area of mathematics
that deals with points , lines , shapes , and
space
Greatest common factor – this is the
greatest integer that is a factor of all given
factor
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HL theorem – the hypotenuse and the
leg of one triangle proportional to the
hypotenuse and a leg of another triangle
Hypotenuse – longest side of a right
triangle. The hypotenuse always opposite
of 90 angle in a right triangle
J K
Joint sets – the sets which have
common elements
Joint variation – the statement “ z
varies jointly as x and y” means z=kxy
Isosceles trapezoid – a trapezoid
with congruent legs
Included angle – either an angle or a
side of a triangle lying between either two
sides or two angles respectively
Index of radical – the small figure to
left of the root sign
Inequality – an inequality says that two
values are not equal
Infinity – the quality of having no limits or
end
Isosceles triangle – having two equal
sides
Irrational roots – these are roots of an
equation which cannot be expressed as a
quotient of integer
Inverse variation -
Kite – a quadrilateral with two pairs of
congruent and adjacent sides
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LL Theorem – two legs of one triangle is Line segment – any two distinct points
proportional to the two legs of another on a line and all the points between them
triangle
Linear equation – an equation between Linear function – a function that can
two variables that gives a straight line be graphically represented by a line
when plotted on a graph
Legs – in a right triangle the sides not
opposite the hypotenuse
Line of sight – an imaginary line that
connects the eye of an observer to the
object being observed
Law of cosine – the square of any side
of a triangle is equal to the sum of the
squares of the other two side minus the
product of these sides and the cosine of
their included angle
Law of sine – the sine of an angle of
triangle divided by its opposite side is
equal to the sine of any other angle divided
by its opposite side
Linear – made of lines
Line – a plane figure that goes on and on
in both directions

M N

Minimum point – parabola opens Number – word or symbol used to

upward
Maximum point – parabola opens
downward
Median of a trapezoid – the segment
joining the midpoints of the legs
Midpoint – the point that divides the
segments into two congruent segments
designate quantities or entitles that
behave like quantities
Negative – indicating a quantity that is
less than zero
Null set – same as empty set. A set with
no elements
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Oblique triangle – a triangle which Parabola - graph of a quadratic function

does not contain any right angle
Obtuse triangle – a triangle in which
one of the angles is more than 90
Opposite side – the side across the
reference angle in a right triangle
Obtuse angle – an angle that measures
between 90 and 180
Proportion – is the equality of two ratios
Parallelogram – a quadrilateral with
two pairs of opposite side that are parallel
Phythagorean Theorem – the square
of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is
equal to the sum of the squares of the
legs

Polygon – refers to the any plane figure

bounded by a number of straight sides

Perpendicular - two lines are

perpendicular if the angle between them is
90 degrees

Parallel lines – coplanar lines do not

intersect

Q TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS

Quadratic equation in one variable Sin = opposite

– these are mathematical sentences of hypotenuse
degrees 2 that can be written in form
ax²+bx+c =0 Cos = adjacent
hypotenuse
Quadratic formula – this is an equation
that can be used to find the roots or
solution of the quadratic equation Tan = opposite
adjacent
Quadratic inequalities – these are
mathematical sentences that can be Csc = hypotenuse
written in any of the forms ; ax²+bx+c>0 , opposite
ax²+bx+c<0

Quadratic function – a second degree Sec = hypotenuse

function which describes a polynomial adjacent

Quadrilateral – a closed plane figure Cot = adjacent

consisting of four line segments or sides opposite
STANDARD FORM DIRECT VARIATION

ax² + bx + c =0 Y = kx

QUADRATIC FORMULA INVERSE VARIATION

−b ± √b 2−4 ac
X = 2a
Y= k
X

DISCRIMINANT JOINT VARIATION

b² - 4ac Y = kxz

SUM AND PRODUCT OF THE COMBINED VARIATION

ROOTS
Z = kx
S = -b p=c y
a a