Vocabulary Flashcards
Absolute Value
The distance between zero and the point representing a real number on the number line.
Additive Inverse
The opposite of a number.
Algebraic expression
An expression that contains at least one variable.
Ascending order
putting terms in order “going up” based on the exponent
Associative property
for any numbers a, b, and c:(a + b) + c =a + (b + c) and (ab)c = a(bc)
axis of symmetry
the line that divides a graph into two symmetrical parts that are mirror images of each other.
Base
The repeated factor of number written in exponential form
binomial
a polynomial consisting of two terms
Coefficient
this is the number in front of the variables in a term
combine like terms
add or subtract terms that have the same variable and exponent
commutative property
for any numbers a, b, and c: a + b + c = a + c + b and abc = cba
completing the square
the process of rewriting a quadratic equation so that one side is a perfect square trinomial
compound inequality
two inequalities that are combined into one statement by the word and or or
consistent system
a system of equations that has at least one solution
constant
a term with no variables
