Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Algebra Terms
math vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the distance between zero and the point representing a real number on the number line | absolute value |
| a graph that represnets a collection of data by using a horizontal or vertical bars whose lengths allow the data to be compared | bar graph |
| the number or variable that undergoes repeated multiplication | base |
| a number multiplied by one or more variables, the number is the _____________of the term | coefficient |
| formed by two real number lines that intersect at a right angle | coordinate plane |
| an example used to show that a given statement is false | counterexample |
| information, facts, or numbers used to describe something | data |
| a number written with place values corresponding to powers of ten. Exa: 2.34 | decimal form |
| the largest exponent of that variable | degree of a polynomian in one variable |
| the distance between the points (x2, y1) and (y2, y1) | distance formula |
| a statement formed by placing an equal sign between two expressions | equation |
| equations that have the same solution(s) | equivalent equations |
| when you substitute for a variable and solve the equation | evaluate |
| the number of times the base is used as a factor. | exponent |
| an algebraic equation that relates two or more variables | formula |
| the input and the output (establishes a relationship between two quantities) | function |
| symbols such as prentheses () and brrackets[] that indicate the order in which operations should be performed. | grouping symbols |
| the side opposite the right angle in a right triangle | hypotenuse |
| the if part of an if-then statement | hypothesis |
| a statement formed by placing an inequality symbol, such as <, between two expressions. | inequality |
| a value in the domain of a function | input |
| the numbers....-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3.....(the scale marks on a # line) | integers |
| the least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions | least common denominator |
| terms that have the same variables with each variable of the same kind raised to the same power. | like terms |
| a graph that uses line segments to connect data points | line graph |
| the point on a segment that is equidistant from its endpoints | midpoint of a segment |
| a number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables with whole number exponents; a polynomial with only one term | monomial |
| a number less than zero | negative number |
| an expression that represents a particular number | numerical expression |
| two numbers that are the same distance from zero on a number line but on opposite sides of zero | opposites |
| the rules for evaluating an expression involving more than one operation | order of operations |
| a pair of numbers used to identify a point in a coordinate plane. The firs tnumber is the x-coordinate and the second is the y-coordinate | ordered pair |
| a value in the range of a function | output |
| two different lines in the same plane that do not intersect. | parallel lines |
| a ratio that compares a number to 100 | percent |
| two lines in a plane are perpendicular if they intersect at a right, or 90degree angle. | perpendicular lines |
| an equation of a nonvertical line in the form y-y1=m=x-x1) where the line passes through a given point (x1, y1) and the line has a slope of m. | point-slope form |
| a monomial or a sum of monomials | polynomial |
| a number greater than zero | positive number |
| an equation stating that two ratios are equal | proportion |
| a sq + b sq = c sq | Pythagoreqan theorem |
| one of four regions into which the axes divide a coordinate plane | quadrant |
| an equation that can be written in the standard form ax sq + bx + c = 0 | quadratic formula |
| the quotient of two different quantities that are changing | rate of change |
| a number that can be written as the quotient of two integers | rational number |
| the set of numbers consisting of the positive numbers, the negative numbers, and zero | real numbers |
| If a/b is a nonzero number, then its _______ is b/a | reciprocal |
| a coordinate graph containing points that represent a set of ordered points | scatter plot |
| the ratio of the vertical rise to the horizontal run between any two points on a line | slope |
| linear equation: y = mx + b the slope of the line is m and the y intercept is b | slope-intercept form |
| linear equation in the form of ax sq + bx + c =0 | standard form fo a quadratic equation |
| a letter that represents some unknown number | variable |
| a symbolic form made up of constants, variables, and operations | variable expressions |
| the positive integers together with zero | whole numbers |
| the horizontal axis in a coordinate plane | x-axis |
| the first number in an ordered pair | x-coordinate |
| the x-coordinate of a point where a graph crosses the x-axis | x-intercept |
| the vertical axis in a coordinate plane | y-axis |
| the second number in an ordered pair | y-coordinate |
| the y-coordinate of a point where a graph crosses the y-axis | y-intercept |
Created by:
tbrown1
Popular Math sets