The dots on the scatter plot are trending upward from left to right.
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Slope-intercept form
Front
Some call this "y=" form. It is y=mx+b
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Axis
Front
Fixed reference lines for the measurement of coordinates.
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Discrete
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The integers on the number line but not the numbers in between them. Example: IPads, because you can have 1 IPad, 2 Ipads and so forth, but you cannot have 1/2 of an IPad.
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Negative correlation
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The dots on a scatter plot are trending downward from left to right.
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Binomial
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An equation or expression with only two terms with different numbered exponents.
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Parabolic
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U-shaped on the graph.
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Variable
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A letter representing an unknown and changing quantity.
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Polynomial
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An expression of more than two algebraic terms, especially the sum of several terms that contain different powers of the same variable(s).
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Parabola
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A -shaped line on a graph formed by the equation y=x^2.
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Exponential
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Growth happening very fast. The equation for this must have a variable in the exponent spot. The pattern for this is growth by a factor of some number.
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Expression
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A combination of symbols and terms that look like an equation but are missing an equals sign.
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Standard form
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The form of a linear equation before it has been solved for y. Ax+By=C
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Domain
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x values in a function
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Functional notation
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Commonly f(x) pronounced "f of x."
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Independent
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A variable denoted by x
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Trinomial
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An equation or expression with only three terms with different numbered exponents.
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Solution
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The value of x when solving an equation.
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Continuous
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Numbers that include all of the integers on the number line, and all the fractional numbers in between. Example: The amount of flour in a mixing bowl. You can have one full cup or 1/2 or even 0.2 cups of flour.
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System of linear equations
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A collection of two or more equations with the same set of variables. The solution is where the lines for the equations intersect.
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Quantity
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A certain amount of something.
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Monomial
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An equation or expression with only one term.
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Plot
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To place coordinate points in their respective locations on a graph.
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Zeros of quadratic
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The place where the parabola passes through the x-axis. The name comes from the fact that the y-values at these intercepts are 0.
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Linear
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A relationship or function that can be represented by a straight line.
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Quadratic
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Refers to the relationship between two variables, where as one quantity rises (or falls) the other does too, but then goes in the opposite direction up or down.
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Inequality
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The relation between two expressions that are not equal, employing a sign such as ≠ "not equal to," > "greater than," or < "less than."
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Parent function
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Equations with the basic building blocks for more complicated equations. Examples of this are y=x and y=x^2.
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Slope
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A number that measures its "steepness", usually denoted by the letter m. It is the change in y for a unit change in x along the line. Also called rise over run.
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Relationship
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When one variable quantity appears to change right along with another variable. It could also be one variable causing a change in another.
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Area
Front
The number of square units required to cover a surface. Length times width
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Dependent
Front
A variable denoted by y
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Decreasing Function
Front
The line on the graph is going down from left to right.
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Equation
Front
A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).
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Scatter Plot
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An x and y-axis graph with a bunch of coordinate points (dots) on it.
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X-intercepts of quadratic
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The places where the parabola goes through the x-axis. The name comes from the fact that the parabola touches the x-axis.
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Function
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A relationship or expression involving one or more variables, where each independent value, x (the input) has only one dependent value, y (the output).
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Y-intercept
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The point where the line goes through the y-axis.
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Roots
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A place where a parabola passes through the x-axis.
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Range
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y values in a function
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Table
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Numbers or quantities arranged in rows and columns.
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Intersection
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A place where two lines on a graph meet.
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Factor
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Means to break numbers and equations up into parts that can be multiplied together to get the original number or equation.
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X-intercept
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The point where the line goes through the x-axis.
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Distributive Property
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Lets you multiply a sum by multiplying each addend separately and then add the products.
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Solution set
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A group of numbers that can satisfy an equation or a situation involving a problem.
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Increasing Function
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The line on the graph is going up from left to right.
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Quadratic equation
Front
An equation with its highest exponent being a squared.projectile
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Section 2
(21 cards)
Constant rate
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Going up or down by the same amount.
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Real numbers
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All numbers--positive and negative integers and fraction/decimal. This includes the number zero. Does not include imaginary or irrational.
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Rate of change
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Change in y over change in x. SLOPE.
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Perimeter
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The distance around an object at its base.
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Exponents
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Small numbers in the superscript of an exponential. We say "raised to the power of..."
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Exponent laws
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Seven rules that dictate how to multiply and divide exponential numbers.
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Coordinate
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A place on a graph in the form of (x,y).
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Substitute
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To replace a variable with a number.
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Ordered Pair
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An (x,y) that could be substituted in an equation to make both sides of the equation equal.
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Function rule
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The expression part of an f(x) equation such as 2x-3.
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Reasonableness
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The answer reached in solving just seems to make sense.
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Proportion
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Two ratios that are equal to each other.
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Simplify
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Combining like terms and eliminating parentheses by multiplying.
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Initial
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The starting point.
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Translate
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To move a line up or down, or left to right on a graph.
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Nonlinear functions
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A line on a graph that is not straight.
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Exponential functions
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Exponential equations with one output for every one input. It involves the notation f(x).
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Constant
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A number term with no variable.
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Coefficient
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A number term containing a variable.
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Estimate
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An approximation or a rounding of a number.
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Vertex
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The highest or lowest point of a function. It is a measure of location/coordinate point.