Question | Answer |
one of two or more numbers, algebraic expressions, or the like, that when multiplied together produce a given product; a divisor: 6 and 3 are factors of 18. | Factor |
The graph of a quadratic function, curved with a vertex and axis of symmetry | Parabola |
A number or symbol placed to the right of and above another number, symbol, or expression, denoting the power to which that number, symbol, or expression is to be raised | Exponent |
fortified Inca town in the Andes in Peru, which invading Spaniards never found. It is famous for its dramatic position , perched high on a steep-sided ridge | Machu Pichu |
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices. | OPEC |
the council of the Roman Catholic Church that met between 1545 and 1563 at Trent in S Tyrol. Reacting against the Protestants, it reaffirmed traditional Catholic beliefs and formulated the ideals of the Counter-Reformation | Council of Trent |
The amendment, which was added to the Cuban constitution of 1901, affected Cuba's rights to negotiate treaties and permitted the U.S. to maintain its naval base at Guantánamo Bay and to intervene in Cuban affairs | Platt Amendment |
Council of workers in Russia | Soviets |
A policy of checking the expansion or influence of a hostile power or ideology, as by the creation of strategic alliances or support of client states in areas of conflict or unrest | Containment |
An algebraic equation, such as y = 2x + 7 or 3x + 2y - z = 4, in which the highest degree term in the variable or variables is of the first degree. The graph of such an equation is a straight line if there are two variables | Linear Term |