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Vocabulary for Algebra I - Exponents and Polynomials

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Zero Exponent   Any nonzero number raised to the zero power is 1  
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Negative Exponent   A nonzero number raised to a negative exponent is equal to 1 divided by that number raised to the corresponding positive exponent.  
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Scientific Notation   a method of writing numbers that are very large or very small in two parts - a number between 1 & 10 that is multiplied by ten raised to a positive or negative power  
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An exponential expression is completely simplified if...   1) there are no negative exponents 2) the same base does not appear more than once in a product or quotient 3) no powers, products or quotients are raised to powers 4) numerical coefficients in a quotient do not have any common factor other than 1  
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Product of Powers Property   The product of two powers with the same base equals that base raised to the sum of the powers  
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Power of a Power Property   A power raised to another power equals that base raised to the product of the exponents  
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Power of a Product Property   A product raised to a power equals the product of each factor raised to that power  
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Quotient of Powers Property   The quotient of two nonzero powers with the same base equals to base raised to the difference of the exponents  
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Positive Power of a Quotient Property   A quotient raised to a positive power equals the quotient of of each base raised to that power  
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Negative Power of a Quotient Property   A quotient raised to a negative power equals the reciprocal of the quotient raised to the opposite (positive) power  
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Root Index   the small number to the left of the radical symbol that tells you which root to take - 2 would be square root, 3 would be cube root, etc.  
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Factional Exponent 1/n   A number raised to the power of 1/n is equal to the "n"th root of that number  
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Factional Exponent m/n   A number raised to the power of m/n is equal to the "n"th root of the number raised to the "m"th power  
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Monomial   A number, a variable or a product of numbers and variables with whole-number exponents  
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Degree of a Monomial   The sum of the exponents of the variables in a monomial  
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Polynomial   A monomial or a sum or difference of monomials  
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Degree of a Polynomial   The degree of the of the term with the greatest degree  
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Standard Form of a Polynomial   Contains one variable and is written in with the terms in order from greatest degree to least degree  
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Leading Coefficient   When written in standard form, it is the coefficient of the first term  
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Linear Polynomial   Polynomial with the degree of 1  
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Quadratic Polynomial   Polynomial with the degree of 2  
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Cubic Polynomial   Polynomial with the degree of 3  
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Binomial   Polynomial with two terms  
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Trinomial   A polynomial with three terms  
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FOIL   A method for multiplying binomials: F - multiply first terms O - multiply outside terms I - multiply inside terms L - multiply last terms  
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Perfect Square Trinomial   A trinomial that results from squaring a binomial  
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