Maths Command Words with examples

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Maths Command Words with examples + a few extra words that may be useful.
Andrea Rason
Flashcards by Andrea Rason, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question Answer
Complete Finish a task by adding to given information.
Draw Produce a diagram.
Estimate Assign an approximate value.
Factorise Take out the common factor or factorise into two brackets if a quadratic.
Give Produce an answer from recall.
Multiply Add to itself a specified number of times.
Plot Mark on a graph.
Prove Demonstrate validity on the basis of evidence.
Rotate Turn around a fixed point.
Shade Darken an area of a diagram.
Show Provide structured evidence to reach a conclusion
Simplify Collect terms together or cancel down.
Simplify fully Collect terms together and factorise the answer, or cancel terms completely.
Solve Arrive at answer using a numerical or algebraic method.
Translate Move laterally without rotating or flipping.
Work out Perform one or a set of steps or calculations to arrive at an answer.
Reflect A reflection is where the 1st image is flipped across a line of reflection to create an image. Each point of the image is the same distance from the line as the first image is, just on the opposite side of the line.
Congruent Congruent is when (of figures) identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed.
Reciprical To get the reciprocal of a number, we divide 1 by the number.
Chord A chord is a straight line from one side of a circle to another. (A diameter is the longest chord)
Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time.
Integer a number which is not a fraction; a whole number.
Probability Probability is the likelihood or chance of an event occurring. Probability = the number of ways of achieving success. the total number of possible outcomes.
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