Final Flashcards
arithmetic sequence
a sequence in which the difference of consecutive terms is constant
asymptote
a line that a graph approaches more and more closely
common difference
the common difference d between consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence
common logarithm
the logarithm with base 10
common ratio
constant factor between consecutive terms of a geometric sequence
completing the square
a technique for converting a quadratic polynomial of the form ax^{2}+bx+c to the form a^{2}+k} for some values of h and k
complex conjugates
the number with an equal real part and an imaginary part equal in magnitude but opposite in sign
complex fraction
a fraction in which numerator, denominator, or both are themselves fractions
complex number
a number that can be expressed in the form a + bi
composition of function
an operation that takes two functions f and g and produces a function h
compound inequality
an inequality that combines two simple inequalities
conic section
a curve obtained as the intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane
consistent
a linear or nonlinear system of equations
constant of variation
the constant ratio of two variable quantities
continuous relation
if the values belonging to the set can take on ANY value within a finite or infinite interval
correlation coefficiant
a number that is a measure of the strength and direction of the correlation between two variables
dependent
the one that depends on the value of some other number
dimensions of a matrix
the number of rows by the number of columns, if a matrix has a rows and b columns, it is an a×b matrix
direct variation
mathematical relationship between two variables that can be expressed by an equation in which one variable is equal to a constant
discriminant
a quantity that depends on the coefficients and determines various properties of the roots
elipse
a plane curve surrounding two focal points, such that for all points on the curve
end behavior
a function f describes the behavior of the graph of the function at the “ends” of the x-axis
exponential equation
a function of the form f(x)=ab^{x}
extraneous solution
a root of a transformed equation that is not a root of the original equation because it was excluded from the domain of the original
extrema
any point at which the value of a function is largest
factor theorem
the factor theorem is a theorem linking factors and zeros of a polynomial
finite sequence
a list of terms in a specific order
function
a binary relation between two sets that associates to each element of the first set exactly one element of the second set
geometric sequence
a sequence of non-zero numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous one by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio
greatest integer function
the function rounds -off the real number down to the integer less than the number