Enrich Your Math Word Power


1	factor
		A)	to write an expression as a product
		B)	to multiply
		C)	what two numbers have in common
		D)	to FOIL


2	prime number
		A)	a polynomial that cannot be factored
		B)	a number with no divisors
		C)	an integer between 1 and 10
		D)	an integer larger than 1 that has no integral factors other than itself and 1


3	greatest common factor
		A)	the least common multiple
		B)	the least common denominator
		C)	the largest integer that is a factor of two or more integers
		D)	the largest number in a product


4	prime polynomial
		A)	a polynomial that has no factors
		B)	a product of prime numbers
		C)	a first-degree polynomial
		D)	a monomial


5	factor completely
		A)	to factor by grouping
		B)	to factor out a prime number
		C)	to write as a product of primes
		D)	to factor by trial and error


6	sum of two cubes
		A)	(a + b)³
		B)	a³ + b³
		C)	a³ - b³
		D)	a³b³


7	quadratic equation
		A)	ax + b = 0 where a ≠ 0
		B)	ax + b = cx + d
		C)	ax² + bx + c = 0 where a ≠ 0
		D)	any equation with four terms


8	zero factor property
		A)	If ab = 0 then a = 0 or b = 0
		B)	a · 0 = 0 for any a
		C)	a = a + 0 for any real number a
		D)	a + (-a) = 0 for any real number a


9	Pythagorean theorem
		A)	a² + b² = (a + b)²
		B)	a triangle is a right triangle if and only if it has one right angle
		C)	the legs of a right triangle meet at a 90^o angle
		D)	a theorem that gives a relationship between the two legs and the hypotenuse of a right triangle


10	difference of two squares
		A)	a³ - b³
		B)	2a - 2b
		C)	a² - b²
		D)	(a - b)²

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