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What is the name of a 10-sided polygon?

Decagon

In statistics, what is the difference between “mean” and “median”?

Mean = average of all values; Median = middle value when ordered

What does it mean if two lines are perpendicular?

They meet at a 90° angle

What does “factorising” mean in algebra?

Writing an expression as a product of factors

What is the name of the graph that represents a quadratic function?

Parabola

What is the name of the theorem that relates the sides of a right triangle?

Pythagorean Theorem

What is the name of the set of all points at the same distance from a fixed point?

Circle (in 2D) / Sphere (in 3D)

What do we call a triangle with two equal sides?

Isosceles triangle

What is the term for a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself?

Prime number

What is the term for the longest side of a right triangle?

Hypotenuse

In probability, what does it mean if two events are independent?

One event does not affect the probability of the other

What is the name of a number that can be written as a fraction of two integers?

Rational number

What do we call an angle that is less than 90°?

Acute angle

In geometry, what is the name of a shape with exactly one pair of parallel sides?

Trapezium (UK) / Trapezoid (US)

What is the name of the ratio “adjacent ÷ hypotenuse” in trigonometry?

Cosine (cos)

What is the name of the process of finding the area under a curve?

Integration

What does the symbol ∑ mean in mathematics?

Summation (sum of terms)

What do we call an angle that is greater than 90° but less than 180°?

Obtuse angle

What is the name of the ratio “opposite ÷ adjacent” in trigonometry?

Tangent (tan)

What is the name of the method used to solve a system of equations by adding or subtracting them?

Elimination method

What do we call a triangle with all three sides equal?

Equilateral triangle

What is the name of the process of finding the derivative of a function?

Differentiation