Chapter 26 & 27 - Measures, Parameters, Areas & Volume, Trigonometry

Flashcards for vocabulary related to measures, area, volume, and trigonometry.

Kilometer (km)

A unit of length in the metric system, equal to 1000 meters.

Meter (m)

The base unit of length in the metric system.

Centimeter (cm)

A unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter.

Millimeter (mm)

A unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a meter.

Liter (L)

A unit of volume in the metric system.

Milliliter (ml)

A unit of volume in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a liter.

Area

The measure of a two-dimensional surface.

Volume

The amount of space that a substance or object occupies.

Parameter

A numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation.

Area of a rectangle

Length x Breadth

Area of a Square

side x side

Area of a triangle

1/2 x base x height

Circle Circumference

2 x pi x r

Circle Area

pi x r^2

Volume

Area of cross-section x length

Trigonometry

Study of sides and angles of a triangle

Sine (sin)

Opposite / Hypotenuse

Cosine (cos)

Adjacent / Hypotenuse

Tangent (tan)

Opposite / Adjacent

Bearing

Angle measured clockwise from North Direction