Algebra 5/3
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- y-axis
- the vertical reference line in the coordinate graph
- rational numbers
- the set of numbers that can be written in the form a/b, where a and b integers and b doesn't equal 0
- linear equation
- an equation with two variables that takes a general form
- communative propertiy
- means that order doesn't change the sum or the product
- irrational numbers
- the set of all numbers that cannot be expressed as finite or repeating decimals
- function
- assigns exactly one output value to each input value
- real numbers
- the set consisting of 0, all positive numbers, and all negative numbers
- hyperbola
- the curve of an inverse varioation function such as y=1/x is a hyperbola
- hypotenuse
- the side of a right triangle apposite the right angle
- quadrant
- one quarter of the circumference of a circle
- y-intercept
- the point at which a line or curve cuts across the y-axis
- integers
- the set of all whole numbers and their additive inverses
- inequality
- a statement that uses symbols, greater than, less than, and equal to
- pythagorean theorem
- a mathematical idea stating that the sum of the squared lengths of the two shorter sides of a right triangle is equal to the squared length of the hypotenuse
- parabola
- the curve formed by a quadratic equation such as y=xsquared
- binomial
- an algebraic expression that has two terms
- monomial
- an algebraic expression consisting of a single term
- coordinate graph
- a graph used to plot coordinates
- coordinates
- points that are placed on a coordinate graph that are placed in certain quadrants
- origin
- the point on a coordinate graph where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect
- x-intercept
- the point at which a line or curve cuts across the x-axis
- algebra
- a branch of mathematics in which symbols are used to express math relationships
- expression
- a term or collection of terms separated by addition or subtraction signs
- absolute value
- the distance from 0 of an integer on a number line
- slope
- the ratio of the rise to the run
- term
- product of numbers and variables
- variable
- a letter or other symbol that represents a number or set of numbers in an expression
- x-axis
- the horizontal reference line in the coordinate graph
- associative property
- means that the grouping addends or factors will not change the sum or the product
- exponent
- tells how many times the base is to be multiplied