Algebra II Vocab Sem. 1 Flashcards
Slope
(pendiente)

Order of Operations
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Formulas (equations)
(Fórmula)

Absolute Value
(valor absoluto)
The distance from zero

Inequalities

Function Notation
(función notación)
f(x) replaces y
“f of x”

Absolute Value Inequalities

Linear Equations
(ecuación lineal)

Point-Slope Form
(Lines)
(forma puno-pendiente)

Slope-Intercept Form
(forma pendiente-intercepto)
y = mx + b
m= slope
b= y-intercept

Standard Form
(Lines)
(forma general)
Ax + By = C
Use cover-up method to find the x- and y- intercepts

System of Equations
A system has at least 2 equations
Solve by:
1.elimination 2.substitution 3.find intersection on graph

Substitution - system of equations
(sustitución)

Elimination
(Systems)
(eliminación)
When the coefficients on a variable match, then the variable can be eliminated by adding or subtracting the equations together.

Parallel Lines
(rectas paralelas)
SAME SLOPE

Perpendicular Lines
(rectas perpendiculares)
Opposite Reciprocal Slopes
Example: -2/5 and 5/2
(switch sign +/- -/+, and flip)

System of Linear Inequalities
(sistema de tres ecuaciones lineales)
Locate the region where the shading overlaps

Matrix
(matriz)
Numbers in rows and columns
A is size 4x2
B is size 2x3

Box-and-Whisker Plot
(caja y bigotes)
Line up data in order low to high
Cut the data into quaters
25% 25% 25% 25%

Bar Graph
(gráfico de barras)

Histogram
(histograma)
Bars Touch!
Data points grouped into a range on the x-axis

Scatter Plot
(gráfico de dispersión)
Data Points Displayed
(Best-Fit Line)

Venn Diagram
(diagrama de venn)
Shows relationship between different sets

Pie Chart
(circle graph)
(gráfico de sectores)
Breaks a whole into parts

Polynomial
(polinomio)
describes all -nomials

Monomial
(monomio)
One Term
8
9x
-7x^4
13y^2
Binomial
(binomio)
Two Terms
6x + 9
13x^3 - 4x
2a +4b
x - 2
Trinomial
(trinomio)
3 Terms

Factor - using GCF
(máximo común divisor)

Factor - using Difference of Perfect Square
(diferencia de cuadrados perfectos)

Factor - using Trinomials
(trinomio)

Factor - using Grouping
(agrupamiento)
4 terms
Spit in half - group the front and back
Find the GCF in both halves

FOIL - multipy binomials
(multiplicar binomio)
Distribute both terms in the first parenthesis

Synthetic Division
(división sintética)
Ex. (3x3+ 8x2 - 9x + 2) ÷ (x - 1)
The remainder is 4

Long Division
(división larga)
Ex. (x2 + 10x + 21) ÷ (x+3)

Like-Terms

Coefficients
(coeficientes)
Are numbers not letters

Degree
(grado)
the highest exponent

Square Root - Graph
(raíz cuadrada)

Cubic - Graph
(cúbico)
y = x3

Reciprocal
(recíproca)
Use to multiply fractions across an equation
3/4 x = 15
x = 4/3·15
x = 20

Asymptote
Approach
Get closer and closer to

Perfect Squares
(cuadrados perfectos)
Times by itself

Conjugates
(conjugados)
Change the sign in the middle
Imaginary Conjugates
a + bi , a - bi 4 - 6i, 4 + 6i
Square Root Conjugates
a + sqrt(b) , a - sqrt(b) -4 + sqrt(3) , -4 - sqrt(3)
Imaginary Numbers
(los números imaginarios)
Square Root of a Negative turns Imaginary
sqrt(-9) = 3i
sqrt(-49) = 7i

Simplify Square Roots
(simplificar las raíces cuadradas)
Use the Perfect Squares to simplify

Exponent Rules
(exponente normas)

Quadratic Standard Form
(forma cuadrática estándar)
Vertex of Parabola
(-b/2a, plug in x)

Quadratic Vertex Form
(forma de vértice cuadrática)
h ——- moves left/right (backwards)
k ——–moves up/down
a ——–vertical stretch/compress reflects

Vertex of a Quadratic
(vértice de una ecuación cuadrática)
Need to find x and y

Roots, Zeros, X-intercepts - in a Quadratic
(raíces, ceros, intersecciones x)

Complete the Square - Quadratic
(completar el cuadrado)

Quadratic Formula
(fórmula cuadrática)

Quadrants
(cuadrantes)

Ordered Pair
(par ordenado)

Exponent
(exponente)

Substitution in a function
(substitución)

Compound Inequalities
(desigualdades compuestas)
2 inequalities
Must solve on both sides
Stem and Leaf Plot
(diagrama de tallo y hoja)

Multiply Polynomials
(multiplicar polinomios)
Distribute then combine

Add Complex
(multiplicar complejo)

Axis of Symmetry
(eje de simetría)
Cuts parabola in half

Quadratic
Maximum and Minimum
(máximo y mínimo cuadr

Quadratic
Open up or down
(cuadrática abrir hacia arria o abajo)
a — positive opens up
a— negative opens down

Is it a function?
(se trata de una función)
A function cannot have x’s that repeat!!

Multiply Conjugates
(multiplicar conjugados)
FOIL - inner and outer cancel
i2 = -1

Rationalize the Denominator
(racionalizar el denominador)
Get rid of the square root in the denominator
Multiply by the bottom to both sides of the fraction

i2
-1
Imaginary Cycle
i , i2 , i3 , i4 , i5, i6 ,. . . . . . .
(ciclo imaginario)
