algebra vocabulary
perfect squares
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121, 144, 169, 196, 225
perfect cubes
1,8,27,64,125,216,343
histogram
A bar-style data display showing the frequency of data measured over intervals, rather than displaying each individual data value.
box plot
A box and whisker diagram that display the five-number summary for a data set (minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum values).
term
A constant, variable, or multiplication combination of the two.
parabola
A curved symmetrical U-shaped graph that is the graphic representation of a quadratic function; it may open up or down.
constant
A fixed value within an equation or expression (a number or letter that stands for fixed number)
recursive formula
A formula to solve for a term using the computation of all previous terms
explicit formula
A formula to solve for a term using the first term of the sequence and the fixed rule for the sequence
dot plot
A graphical representation where each data value is represented with a dot above a number line.
slope
A measure of the steepness of a line or a section of a line calculated by connecting two points and dividing the change in the independent values.
factor
A number or quantity that when multiplied by another produces a given number or expression.
1st quartile
A number representing the first 25% of the data.
3rd quartile
A number representing the first 75% of the data.
real numbers
A number that can be any of the following: natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers
coeffcient
A number used to multiply a variable.
ordered pairs
A pair of numbers used to locate a pint or a location on a coordination plane; the first number (usually x) tells how far to move horizontally and the 2nd number (usually y) tells how far to move vertically.
interval
A range of values or set of real numbers lying between two numbers.
rate of change
A rate that describes how one quantity changes in relation to another quantity.
rational numbers
A real number including those with a fractional or decimal part; it can be written in the form a/b, where a and b are integers
irrational numbers
A real number that cannot be written as a simple fraction (in the form a/b, where a and b are integers), and when written as a decimal, the decimals do not terminate, nor do they repeat
function
A relationship between input and output, where each input has a single output.
geometric sequence
A sequence of numbers in which each term is the product of the previous term and some real number
arithmetic sequence
A sequence where each term is the sum of the previous term and a common difference, 𝑑
closure property
A set of numbers is said to be closed for a specific mathematical operation when the result obtained after preforming the operation on 2 elements of the set always produces an element of the same set.
equation
A statement that the values of two mathematical.
coordinate plane
A two dimensional surface on which points, lines and curves can be plotted; it has 2 scales, called the x-axis (a horizontal number line) and the y-axis ( a vertical number line) and 4 quadrants with positive and negative numbers in both areas.
input
A value assigned to the known variable in a function.
dependent variable
A variable whose variation depends on that of another (out, range)
independent variable
A variable whose variation does not depend on that of another (input, domain)
axis of symmetry
A vertical line that goes through the vertex of a quadratic function and divides the parabola into two congruent halves, that are mirror images of each other (in𝑓 𝑥 =𝑎𝑥2 +𝑏𝑥+𝑐 the axis of symmetry is 𝑥=− 𝑏) 2𝑎
area model
A visual model for multiplication; a rectangular array used to find all the factor pairs of a number or an expression.
vertical line test
A way to test if a graph represents a function: if a vertical line drawn anywhere on a graph hits the graph in more than one place, then the graph is not a function since this shows an input value, 𝑥, has more than one output value, 𝑦
shifting a function
Adding or subtracting a constant to the independent variable of a function will shift the function left or right; adding or subtracting a constant to/from the dependent variable will shift the function up or down.
natural numbers
All positive integers greater than zero
binomial
An algebraic expression consisting of 2 terms.
trinomial
An algebraic expression consisting of 3 terms.
monomial
An algebraic expression consisting of one term.n
polynomial
An algebraic expression consisting of ones term or the sum of several terms that contain different powers of the same variables.
integers
Any positive or negative number, including zero but with no fractional or decimal part
compound inequality
Contains at least two inequalities that are joined by either "and" or "or
skewed data
Data that have a long tail on one side or the other; a data set in which mean is greater or less than median.
quartile
Divides a sorted data set into four equal parts, so that each part represents KP . Of the data set; 25% of the data within a data set.
vertex form
Given 𝑎(𝑥−h)2+𝑘,(h,𝑘) is the vertex of a parabola
transformation
It occurs when an operation is performed on the dependent or the independent variable.
stretching a function
Multiplying a function by a coefficient greater than 1
whole numbers
Positive integers greater than or equal to zero; whole numbers cannot be negative or fractions
Division Property of Equality
Property of equality that is used to divide the same quantity into both sides of an equation, creating a different, but equivalent, equation
Multiplication Property of Equality
Property of equality that is used to multiply both sides of an equation by the same quantity, creating a different, but equivalent, equation
Subtraction Property of Equality
Property of equality that is used to subtract the same quantity from both sides of an equation, creating a different, but equivalent, equation
Negative Exponent Property
Property of equality that states that a number with a negative exponent should be moved to the other side of the fraction line and the exponent switched to positive
Addition Property of Equality
Property of equality that states that adding the same quantity to both sides of an equation creates a different (but equivalent) equation
zero product property
Property that states that when the product of 2 or more factors equals zero, one or more of the factors must also equal zero.
evaluating a function
Replace (substitute) a number for the functions variable; finding the value of the expression for that number.
inverse function
Reverses or undoes the action of another function by interchanging the dependent and independent variables of the function for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable
power of product property
States that if there is more than one factor in parenthesis, with an exponent outside the parenthesis, then the exponent is distributed to every term in the parenthesis
power of quotient property
States that the power of a quotient is equal to the quotient obtained when the dividend and divisor are each raised to the indicated power separately, before the division is performed
Product of Powers Property
States that the product of two powers with the same base is the base raised to the sum of the powers (exponents)
quotient of powers property
States that the quotient of two powers with the same base is the base raised to the difference of the powers (exponents)
Power of a Power Property
States that to find a power of a power, multiply the exponents
slope- intercept form
Takes the form of 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 and represents the equation of a line with a slope of 𝑚 and and a 𝑦- intercept of 𝑏
average rate of change
The change in value of a quantity divided by the elements in the interval or the elapsed time.
"OR" inequality
The compound inequality is true if at least one of the statements is true.
"AND" inequality
The compound inequality is true only if both statements are true.
GCF
The greatest factor that divides two numbers.
degree of a polynomial
The highest degree of any monomial or term in the polynomial
vertex
The maximum or minimum point of a parabola.
relative minimum
The point on a graph where the interval changes from decreasing to increasing.
relative maximim
The point on the graph where the interval changes from increasing to decreasing.
reflecting a function
The process of multiplying a function by negative one.
inequality
The relation between two expressions that are not equal, " >" means greater than "<" means less than
domain
The set of values of x used for the input of the function.
range
The set of values of y calculated from the domain or the output of the function.
roots
The solutions of a quadratic equation
standard form of a quadratric
The sum of a quadratic term, a linear term, and a constant in the form of 𝑦=𝑎𝑥2 +𝑏𝑥+𝑐
degree of monomial
The sum of the exponents of all the variables of a monomials.
output
The value of a function given a certain value for the known variable.
positive slope
The value of the slope in a function is positive; when a function is increasing.
negative slope
The value of the slope in the function is negative also, when a function is decreasing.
residual
The vertical distance between an actual data point and the predicted value of the function fitted to the data.
compressing a function
When a function is multiplied by a coefficient greater than zero but less than 1.
linear function
When graphed, is a straight line that increases or decreases at a constant rate; the slope-intercept form of a linear function is y=mx+b
decreasing interval
When reading a graph from left to right, as the x values increase, the y values decrease.
increasing interval
When reading a graph from left to right, as the x values increase, the y values increase.
standard form of . ploynomial
When the monomial terms of a polynomial expression are organized in descending degree order from left to right
function notation
Writing algebraic variables as functions of other variables, like 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 (which is read "the function of 𝑥 equals 4𝑥," so basically f takes 𝑥 and multiplies it by 4).
interquartile range
is the middle 50% of the data set; includes the data points that lie between the first quartile the third one quartile; also known as IQR.
distributive property
property that states that multiplying a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses yields an equivalent expression.
zeros
same as solutions, roots, and x intercept
zero slope
slope of a horizontal line 0/7
undefinded slope
slope of a vertical line 7/0
associative property
states the contents of the parentethes will change
commutative property
states the order of the number can be changed as another changing
