Math 1 Vocabulary

standard form equation

Ax + By = C

sequence

a list of numbers in a specific order

elimination

a method of solving systems of equations

arithmetic sequence

a numerical pattern that increases or decreases at a constant rate

geometric sequence

a numerical pattern that is multiplied by the same factor each time

relation

a set of ordered pairs

function

a type of relation in which there is only one y-value for each x-value

parabola

a u-shaped curve that models a quadratic equation

domain

all of the x-coordinates

range

all of the y-coordinates

literal equation

an equation that has two or more variables

geometric sequence formula

an=a1(r)^n-1

quadratic equation

ax^2 + bx + c = 0

discrete data

data that can be counted

continuous data

data that can be measured

function notation

f(x) = 3x + 4

perpendicular lines

lines that form a 90 degree (right) angle

parallel lines

lines that never intersect

rate of change

slope

m

the coefficient of x or rate of change

b

the constant or initial amount

common difference

the constant rate that an arithmetic sequence increases or decreases by

maximum vertex

the highest point on a parabola

area

the length of a figure times the width of a figure

minimum vertex

the lowest point on a parabola

x-intercept

the point where the graph crosses the x-axis

y-intercept

the point where the graph crosses the y-axis

perimeter

the sum of all the sides of a figure

system of equations

two or more linear equations that have the same variables

three consecutive integers formula

x + x + 1 + x + 2

three consecutive even integers formula

x + x + 2 + x + 4

three consecutive odd integers formula

x + x + 2 + x + 4

slope-intercept equation

y = mx + b