Middle

Level
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calculator
hacks
THE mathenator
to put in a 5 1
2
fraction 2 2
1
2

exponents

to put in
a mixed convert
fraction to
number a decimal
1 1
2 0.5
2 2

square negative
root numbers

cube root π pi
calculator
hacks
THE mathenator
5 1
2
to put in a 2 2
fraction

1
2

exponents

1
2
2 1
0.5
to put in 2
a mixed
number
inverse operations
opposites in math

+- ÷÷
adding & multiplying
subtracting & dividing

In math, opposites cancel each other out. You

can use these to get rid of stuff in an equation.
-3 X3 +8 X7 +1 ÷5
+3 ÷3 -8 ÷7 -1 X5

more words to know

variable isolate
a letter that stands to get something
for a number completely alone
inverse operations
opposites in math

adding & multiplying

+- ÷÷
subtracting & dividing

squares & cubes &

square roots cube roots

2 2
42 3
8
3
Order of operations

P
parentheses
& other {} ()
grouping
[] —
big
fraction

symbols bar

3
E exponents
& roots
2
16

÷÷
multiplying

MD
& dividing

whichever
comes
FIRST

AS +
adding &
subtracting

whichever
comes
FIRST
using algebra

P
parentheses
& other {} ()
grouping
[] —
big
fraction

symbols bar

3
E exponents
& roots
2
16

÷÷
multiplying

MD
& dividing

whichever
comes
LAST

AS +
adding &
subtracting

whichever
comes
LAST
that means
multiply?
ways to write multiplication

ab a(b)
a·b axb rest in peace
that means
divide?
ways to write division

a/b a
a÷b b
 what is
pythagorean
theorem?
a cool trick with right triangles

3 units
hy
po
c
te 5 units
nu
leg

se

a
leg 4 units
25
b 9

a b c
2 + 2 = 2
3 4 5
2 + 2 = 2
16
9 16 25
+ =

25 = 25
 what are
exponents?
a quicker way to multiply
the same number lots of times
normal “squared” “cubed”
exponents

3 power of 4
4 three to the
three three
squared cubed

3 3 3 3 = 81
3 3=9 3 3 3 = 27
3 =9
2 33 = 27
25 two to the
power of 5

2 2 2 2 2 = 32
four four
squared cubed

1 4 one to the
power of 4

1 1 1 1=1
4 4 = 16 4 4 4 = 64
4 = 16
2
4 3 = 64
 what are
roots?
exponents of 2 and 3 but backwards

square cube

32 =9 4 3 = 64

9=3 3
64 = 4
square root of 9 cube root of 64
Perfect Squares
12 1 √1 1
22 4 √4 2
32 9 √9 3
42 16 √ 16 4
52 25 √ 25 5
62 36 √ 36 6
72 49 √ 49 7
82 64 √ 64 8
92 81 √ 81 9
102 100 √ 100 10
112 121 √ 121 11
122 144 √ 144 12
132 169 √ 169 13
142 196 √ 196 14
152 225 √ 225 15
 what is
scale factor?
the “link” that connects two
proportions by multiplying

6 1
x 3
2
2 1
1
x
2
1
Scale Factor =
2
x3

10 miles 30 miles
4 hours = 12 hours
x3
Scale Factor = 3
How Do I Find
a percent of
a number?
is %
part

of = 100
whole

Cut up your question and plug it in!

90 is 20% of what? 15 is what % of 45?

oh!
x2
90 20% 15 ?
x 20 it’s
9

= =
9 33.3%

?
oh!
it’s
450!
100 x2
9
45 100
x 20
9
 what is
slope?
a constant rate of change
ne
undefined

+ g
e a
no slope iv tiv
it e
s -
o
p

3 y1-y2 rise
1
x1-x2 run
1
y= x+2
slope always
goes with the

3
“x” in an
equation
 what is a
coordinate
plane?
Quadrants
y to the sky

origin

x to the left
2 1
c
3 4
(x, y) ( , )
(-3, 1)
what is the
y intercept?
where a line crosses the y axis,
of ten the starting amount
y intercept

x y

-1 4

x axis 0 2

1 0
y axis

2 -2

1
y= x+2
y-intercept
always stands
alone in an

3 equation
 what is a
function?
a function has only one output for every input
the button for this should
always give me a bag of
red chips
function

if the next time I push it,

it gives me a. blue bag,
something’s wrong.
not a function

this button also gives me

red chips. that’s cool.
the machine's working fine.
function

function not a function

input output input output

pink chip button pink chips pink chip button pink chips

red chip button red chips red chip button red chips

another red chip

red chips red chip button blue chips
button
 what is
correlation?
how two things are related

no positive negative
correlation correlation correlation

correlation coefficient

-1 -0.75 -0.5 -0.25 0 0.25 0.5 0.75 1

 Adding with Negatives:
Same signs: add
Different signs: subtract
Same signs: keep the sign
Different: keep the larger

Subtracting with
Negatives:
Keep it,
Switch it,
Change it!
Now, use your adding rules!
MULTIPLYING & DIVIDING
WITH NEGATIVES

1 multiply or divide
like normal
2 pick your sign

Same signs:
+ POSITIVE ANSWER
Different signs:
- NEGATIVE ANSWER