Math Vocabulary 3rd Quarter

Question 1

A number, variable, or the product of a number and one or more variables with whole number exponents.

Answer 1

Monomial

Question 2

a monomial or sum of monomials.

Answer 2

Polynomial

Question 3

the sum of the exponents of the variables in the monomial.

Answer 3

Degree of a monomial

Question 4

a polynomial with two terms.

Answer 4

Binomial

Question 5

a polynomial with three terms.

Answer 5

Trinomial

Question 6

the coefficient of the first term in standard form.

Answer 6

Leading coefficient

Question 7

when the exponents of the terms decrease from left to right.

Answer 7

Standard form

Question 8

a set is closed under an operation within the operation performed on any two numbers in the set results in a number that is also in the set.

Answer 8

Closed under an operation

Question 9

a method of applying the Distributive Property, a short cut for multiplying two binomials.

Answer 9

FOIL Method

Question 10

if factors have a product of zero, one or more of the factors is equal to zero.

Answer 10

Zero-Product Property

Question 11

when a polynomial is written as a product of factors.

Answer 11

Factored form

Question 12

when two or more solutions of an equation are the same number.

Answer 12

Repeated Roots

Question 13

a polynomial made up of two perfect squares being subtracted.

Answer 13

Difference of Squares

Question 14

a polynomial that can be expressed as the square of a binomial.

Answer 14

Perfect Square Trinomial

Question 15

grouping a of polynomials into pairs and factoring the GCF out of each pair. Then factoring out the common binomial factor.

Answer 15

Factoring by Grouping

Question 16

a nonlinear function that can be written as y=ax^2+bx+c.

Answer 16

Quadratic function

Question 17

U-shaped graph.

Answer 17

Parabola

Question 18

the lowest point on a parabola that opens up or the highest point on a parabola that opens down.

Answer 18

Vertex

Question 19

a vertical line that divides the parabola into two symmetic parts.

Answer 19

Axis of symmetry

Question 20

a value of x for which f(x)=0. Also known as an x-intercept.

Answer 20

Zero of a function

Question 21

the value of f(-b/2a), when a<0.

Answer 21

Maximum value

Question 22

the value of f(-b/2a), when a>0.

Answer 22

Minimum value

Question 23

every point of the graph moves up or down the same distance.

Answer 23

Vertical translation

Question 24

every point on the graph moves left or right the same distance.

Answer 24

Horizontal translation

Question 25

the graph stretches (away from the x-axis) by a factor of |a|, when |a|>1

Answer 25

Vertical stretch

Question 26

the graph shrinks (towards the x-axis) by a factor of |a|, when 0<|a|<1.

Answer 26

Vertical compression

Question 27

a graph stretches (away from y-axis) by a factor of 1/|a|, when 0<|a|<1.

Answer 27

Horizontal Stretch

Question 28

a graph shrinks (toward the y-axis) by a factor of 1/|a|, when |a|>1

Answer 28

Horizontal compression

Question 29

f(x)=a(x-h)^2 +k

Answer 29

Vertex Form