Maths Command Words with examples

Question	Answer
Complete	Finish a task by adding to given information. Image: Complete (binary/octet-stream)
Draw	Produce a diagram. Image: Draw (binary/octet-stream)
Estimate	Assign an approximate value. Image: Estimate (binary/octet-stream)
Factorise	Take out the common factor or factorise into two brackets if a quadratic. Image: Factorise (binary/octet-stream)
Give	Produce an answer from recall. Image: Give (binary/octet-stream)
Multiply	Add to itself a specified number of times. Image: Multiply (binary/octet-stream)
Plot	Mark on a graph. Image: Plot (binary/octet-stream)
Prove	Demonstrate validity on the basis of evidence. Image: Prove (binary/octet-stream)
Rotate	Turn around a fixed point. Image: Rotate (binary/octet-stream)
Shade	Darken an area of a diagram. Image: Shade (binary/octet-stream)
Show	Provide structured evidence to reach a conclusion Image: Show (binary/octet-stream)
Simplify	Collect terms together or cancel down. Image: Simplify (binary/octet-stream)
Simplify fully	Collect terms together and factorise the answer, or cancel terms completely. Image: Simplify+Fully (binary/octet-stream)
Solve	Arrive at answer using a numerical or algebraic method. Image: Solve (binary/octet-stream)
Translate	Move laterally without rotating or flipping. Image: Translate (binary/octet-stream)
Work out	Perform one or a set of steps or calculations to arrive at an answer. Image: Work+Out (binary/octet-stream)
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. Image: Reflect (binary/octet-stream)
Congruent	Congruent is when (of figures) identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed. Image: Congruent (binary/octet-stream)
Reciprical	To get the reciprocal of a number, we divide 1 by the number. Image: Reciprical (binary/octet-stream)
Chord	A chord is a straight line from one side of a circle to another. (A diameter is the longest chord) Image: Chord (binary/octet-stream)
Frequency	Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit of time. Image: Frequency (binary/octet-stream)
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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