Term
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Definition
The first number in an ordered pair.
It measures horizontal distance and
is also called the first cordinate. |
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Term
Absolute Value of A Number |
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Definition
The distance of the number
from zero on the number line. |
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Term
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Definition
An angle whose measure
is between 0° and 90°. |
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Term
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Definition
In addition a number
being added. |
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Term
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Definition
The process of finding the
total of two numbers. |
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Term
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Definition
An algebraic method of finding an
exact solution of a system
of linear equations. |
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Term
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Definition
Numbers that are the same distance
from zero on the number line,
but not opposite sides;
also called opposites. |
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Term
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Definition
Two angles that share
a common side. |
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Term
Alternate Interior Angles |
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Definition
Two nonadjacent angles that are on opposite sides
of the transversal and between parallel lines. |
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Term
Alternate Exterior Angles |
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Definition
Two nonadjacent angles that are
on opposite of the transversal and
opposite the parellel lines. |
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Term
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Definition
Geometry in which a coordinate
system is used to study the
relationships between variables. |
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Term
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Definition
Figure formed when two rays
start from the same point. |
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Term
Arithmetic Mean of Values |
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Definition
The average determined by calculating
the sum of the values and then
dividing that result by the
number of values. |
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Term
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Definition
The two number lines that form
a rectangular coordinate system;
also called coordinate axes. |
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Term
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Definition
In exponential notation the factor that is multiplied
the number of times shown by the exponent. |
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Term
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Definition
Percent times base equals amount. |
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Term
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Definition
A polynomial of two terms. |
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Term
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Definition
A factor that has two terms. |
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Term
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Definition
The point from which all points
on the circle are equidistant. |
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Term
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Definition
Plane figure in which all points
are the same distance from its center. |
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Term
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Definition
The perimeter of a circle. |
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Term
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Definition
Removing denominators from an equation
that contains fractions by multiplying each side
of the equation by the LCM of the denominators. |
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Term
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Definition
The number part of a variable term. |
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Term
|
Definition
Using the Distributive Property to add
the coefficients of like variable terms;
adding like terms of variable expressions. |
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Term
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Definition
Two angles whose sum is 90°. |
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Term
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Definition
Adding to a binomial the constant term
that makes it a perfect-square trinomial. |
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Term
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Definition
A fraction whose numerator or denominator contains one or more fractions. |
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Term
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Definition
A natural number greater than 1
that is not a prime number. |
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Term
|
Definition
Binomial expressions that differ
only in the sign of a term.
The expressions a + b and a - b are conjugates. |
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Term
Consecutive Even Integers |
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Definition
Even integers that follow one another in order. |
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Term
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Definition
Integers that follow one another in order. |
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Term
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Definition
Odd integers that follow one another in order. |
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Term
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Definition
A term that includes no variable part;
also called a constant. |
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Term
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Definition
The two number lines that form
a rectangular coordinate system;
also simply called axes. |
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Term
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Definition
The numbers in an ordered pair
that are associated with a point. |
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Term
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Definition
Two angles that are on the same side
of the transversal and are both acute angles
are both obtuse angles. |
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Term
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Definition
The price that a business pays for a product. |
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Term
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Definition
Notation in which a number
consists of a whole-number part,
a decimal point, and a decimal part. |
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Term
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Definition
A unit used to measure angles. |
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Term
Degree of A Polynomial in One Variable |
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Definition
The largest exponent that appears on the variable. |
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Term
|
Definition
A system of equations that
has an insignificant amount of
number of solutions. |
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Term
|
Definition
In a funtion, the variable whose value depends on the value of another variable known
as the independent variable. |
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Term
|
Definition
The terms of the polynomial in one variable arranged so that the exponents on
the variable decrease from left to right. |
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Term
|
Definition
Line segment across a circle that passes
through the circle's center. |
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Term
The Difference of Two Square |
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Definition
A polynomial of the form a2 - b2. |
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Term
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Definition
The amount by which a retailer reduces
the regular price of a product
for a promotional sale. |
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Term
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Definition
The percent of the regular price
that the discount represents. |
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Term
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Definition
The set of first coordinates of
the ordered pairs in a relation. |
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Term
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Definition
The two equal roots of a quadratic equation
which occurs when the discriminate b2 - 4ac
equals zero. |
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Term
|
Definition
One of the objects in a set. |
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Term
|
Definition
The set that contains no elements;
also called the null set. |
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Term
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Definition
A statement of the equality
of two mathematical expressions. |
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Term
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Definition
A trangle in which all three
sides are of equal length. |
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Term
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Definition
Equations that have the same solution. |
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Term
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Definition
Replacing x in f(x) with some value
and then simplifying the
numerical expression that results. |
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Term
Evaluating A Variable Expression |
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Definition
Replacing each variable by its
value and then simplifying the
resulting numerical expression. |
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Term
|
Definition
An ingteger that is divisible by 2. |
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Term
|
Definition
In exponential notation, the elavated number
that indicates how many times
the base occurs in the multiplication. |
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Term
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Definition
The expression 25 is in exponential form. |
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Term
Exterior Angle of A Triangle |
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Definition
Angle adjacent to an interior angle of a triangle. |
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Term
|
Definition
Process of grouping and factoring terms
in a polynomial in such a way
that a common binomial factor is found. |
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Term
|
Definition
Refers to writing a polynomial as a product
of factors that are nonfactorable over the intergers. |
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Term
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Definition
In multiplication, a number being multiplied. |
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Term
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Definition
To write the polynomial as a product
of other polynomials. |
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Term
Factor a trinomial of the form x2 + bx + c |
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Definition
To express the trinomials as the
product of two binomials. |
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Term
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Definition
The expression 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 is in factored form. |
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Term
|
Definition
The first number in an ordered pair.
It measures a horizontal distance
and is also called the abscissa. |
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Term
First-degree equation In Two Variables |
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Definition
An equation of the form y=mx+b, where m
is the coefficient and b is a constance;
also called a linear equation in two variables |
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Term
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Definition
A method of finding the product of two binomials; the letters stand for First, Outer, Inner, and Last. |
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Term
|
Definition
A literal equation
that states rules about measurements. |
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Term
|
Definition
A relation in which no two ordered pairs
that have the same first coordinate
have different second coordinates. |
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Term
|
Definition
A function designed by f(x),
which is the value of the funtion at x. |
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Term
Graph A Point In the Plane |
|
Definition
To place a dot at the location given
by the ordered pair;
also called plotting a point in the plane. |
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Term
|
Definition
The graph of the ordered pairs
that belong to the relation. |
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Term
Graph An Equation In Two Variables |
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Definition
A graph of the ordered pairs
that belong to the relation. |
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Term
|
Definition
A heavy dot directly above
that number on the number line. |
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Term
|
Definition
The dot drawn at the coordinants
of the point in a plane. |
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Term
|
Definition
A number a is greater thananother number b, written a > b on the number line. |
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Term
|
Definition
The symbol ≥ means "is greater than or equal to." |
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Term
Greatest Common Factor (GCF) |
|
Definition
The greatest common factor of two or more integers is the GCF of the coefficients
and the common variable factors. |
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Term
Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
of Two or More Monomials |
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Definition
The product of the GCF of the coefficients
and the common variable factors. |
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Term
|
Definition
The solution set of an inequality in two variables. |
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Term
|
Definition
In a right triangle, the side opposite the 90° angle. |
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Term
|
Definition
A system of equations that has no solution. |
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Term
|
Definition
A system of equations that has one solution. |
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Term
|
Definition
In a function, the variable that varies independently and whose value determines the value
of the dependent variable. |
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Term
|
Definition
An expression that contains the symbol
>, <, ≥ (is greater than or equal to),
or ≤ (is less than or equal to). |
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Term
|
Definition
The numbers {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 , 3, ...} |
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Term
Interior Angle of A Triangle |
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Definition
Angle within the region enclosed by a triangle. |
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Term
|
Definition
Lines that cross at a point on a plane. |
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Term
Intersection of Sets A and B |
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Definition
The set that contains the elememts
that are common to both A and B. |
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Term
|
Definition
The decimal representation of an irrational number never repeats or terminates
and can only be approximated. |
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Term
|
Definition
A triangle that has two equal angles
and two equal sides. |
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Term
Least Common Denominator (LCD) |
|
Definition
The smallest number that is a multiple of each
denominator in question. |
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Term
Least Common Multiple (LCM) |
|
Definition
The LCM of two or more numbers is the smallest
number that contains the prime factorizations of each number. |
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Term
Least Common Multiple
(LCM) of Two or More Polynomials |
|
Definition
The polynomial of least degree that contains
all the factors of each polynomial. |
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Term
|
Definition
The sides opposite the hypotenuse
in a right triangle. |
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Term
|
Definition
A number a is less than another number b,
written a < b on the number line. |
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Term
|
Definition
The symbol ≤ means "is less than or equal to." |
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Term
|
Definition
Terms of a variable expression
that have the same variable part. |
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Term
|
Definition
Having no width, it extends indefinately
in two directions in a plane. |
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Term
|
Definition
A line drawn to approximate data
that are graphed as points in a coordinate system. |
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Term
|
Definition
Part of a line that has two endpoints. |
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Term
Linear Equations in Two Variables |
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Definition
An equation of the form y=mx+b,
where m and b are constants;
also called a linear function
or a first-degree equation in two variables. |
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Term
|
Definition
An equation of the form y=mx+b,
where m and bare constants;
also called a linear equation in two variables
or a first-degree equation in two variables. |
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Term
|
Definition
A first degee equation that is used to describe
a relationship between quantities. |
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Term
|
Definition
An equation that contains more than one variable. |
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Term
|
Definition
The amount by which a retailer reduces
the regular price of a product
for a promotional sale. |
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Term
|
Definition
The difference between selling price and cost. |
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Term
|
Definition
The percent of retailer's cost
that the markup represents. |
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Term
|
Definition
A number, a variable, or a product of numbers
and variables; a polynomial of one term. |
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Term
|
Definition
The arithmetic mean of the changes
in the the value of a stock
for a given numer of days. |
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Term
|
Definition
The reciprocal of a number. |
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Term
|
Definition
The numbers {1, 2, 3, ...} |
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Term
|
Definition
The integers {..., -4. -3. -2. -1}. |
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Term
|
Definition
A property of a line that
slants downward to the right. |
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Term
Nonfactorable Over the Intergers |
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Definition
A polynomial that does
not factor using only intergers. |
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Term
|
Definition
The set that contains no
elements; also called the empty set. |
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Term
|
Definition
The numerical part of a
variable term. When the
numerical coefficient is 1
or -1, the 1 is usually not written. |
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Term
|
Definition
An angle whose measure
is between is between 90° and 180°. |
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Term
|
Definition
An interger that is
not divisible by 2. |
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Term
|
Definition
The polonomial created when
the sign of each term of the
original polynomial is changed. |
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Term
|
Definition
Numbers that are the same
distance from zero on
the number line, but on
opposite sides; also called
additive inverses. |
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Term
|
Definition
Pair of numbers of the form
that can be used to identify
a point in the plane determined
by the axes ofa rectangular
coordinate system. |
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Term
Order of Operations Agreement |
|
Definition
A set of rules that tell us in what order
to perform the operations
that occur in a numerical expression. |
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Term
|
Definition
The second number in an ordered pair.
It measures a vertical distance
and is also called the second coordinate. |
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Term
|
Definition
The point of intersection of the two coordinate axes that form a rectangular coordinate system. |
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Term
|
Definition
The graph of a quadratic equation in two variables. |
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Term
|
Definition
Lines that never meet;
the distance between them is always the same.
Parallel lines have the same slope. |
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Term
|
Definition
Four-sided plane figure with opposite sides parallel. |
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
|
Definition
The square of an integer. |
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Term
|
Definition
A trinomial that is a product
of a binomial and itself. |
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Term
|
Definition
The distance around a plane geometric figure. |
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Term
|
Definition
Intersecting lines that form right angles. |
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Term
|
Definition
Flat surface that extends indefinately. |
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Term
|
Definition
Figure that lies entirely in a plane. |
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Term
|
Definition
To place a dot at the location given
by an ordered pair;
to graph a point in the plane. |
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Term
|
Definition
If (x1,y1) is a point on a line with slope m,
then y-y1=m(x-x1). |
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Term
|
Definition
A variable expression in which
the terms are monomials. |
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Term
|
Definition
The intergers {1, 2, 3, 4, ...} |
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Term
|
Definition
A property of a line that slants upward to the right. |
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Term
|
Definition
Expressing a number as a product
of prime numbers. |
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Term
|
Definition
Number whose only factors are 1 and the number. |
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Term
|
Definition
A polynomial that is nonfactorable
over the integers. |
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Term
|
Definition
The positive square root of a number. |
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Term
|
Definition
In multiplication, the result of
multiplying two numbers. |
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Term
|
Definition
An equation that states the equality
of two ratios or rates. |
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Term
|
Definition
The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle
is equal to the sum of the squares of the two legs. |
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Term
|
Definition
One of the four regions into which the two axes
of a rectangular coordinate system divide the plane. |
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Term
|
Definition
An equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,
where a, b, and c are constants
and a is not equal zero;
also called a second-degree equation. |
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Term
Quadratic Equation In Two Variables |
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Definition
An equation of the form y=ax2+bx+c,
where a is not equal to zero. |
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Term
|
Definition
A quadratic funtction is given f(x)=ax2+bx+c,
where a is not equal to zero. |
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Term
|
Definition
An equation that contains a variable expression
in a radicand. |
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Term
|
Definition
The symbol, which is used to indicate the positive, or principle, square root of a number. |
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Term
|
Definition
In a radical expression, the expression
under the radical sign. |
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Term
|
Definition
Line segment from the center to a point
on the circle. |
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Term
|
Definition
The set of second coordinates of the ordered pairs in a relation. |
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Term
|
Definition
The quotient of two quantities
that have different units. |
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Term
|
Definition
That part of a task that is completed
in one unit of time. |
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Term
|
Definition
The quotient of two quatities
that have the same unit. |
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Term
|
Definition
A fraction in which the numerator
or denominator is a polynomial. |
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Term
|
Definition
A number that can be written in the form of a/b, where a and b are integers
and b is not equal to zero. |
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Term
Rationalizing the Denominator |
|
Definition
The procedure used to remove a radical
from the denominator from a fraction. |
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Term
|
Definition
Line that starts at a point and extends indefinately in one direction. |
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Term
|
Definition
The rational numbers and the irrational numbers. |
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Term
|
Definition
Fraction that results when the numerator
and the denominator of a fraction are interchanged. |
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Term
Reciprocal of a rational expression |
|
Definition
A rational expression in which the numerator and the denominator have been interchanged. |
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Term
|
Definition
Parallelogram that has four right angles. |
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Term
Rectangular Coordinate System |
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Definition
System formed by two number lines, one horizontal and one vertical, that intersect
at the zero point of each line. |
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Term
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Definition
Any set of ordered pairs. |
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Term
|
Definition
Decimal that is formed when dividing the numerator of its fractional counterpart by the denominator results in a decimal part
wherein a block of digits repeats infinitely. |
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Term
|
Definition
An angle whose measure is 90°. |
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Term
|
Definition
A triangle that contains a 90° angle. |
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Term
|
Definition
Method of writing a set by enclosing a list
of the elements in braces. |
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Term
|
Definition
A graph of collected data as points
in a coordinate system. |
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Term
|
Definition
Notation in which each number is expressed
as the product of two factors, one a number between 1 and 10 and the other a power of ten. |
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Term
|
Definition
The second number in an ordered pair. It measures a vertical distance and is also called the ordinate. |
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Term
|
Definition
An equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,
where a, b, and c are constants
and a is not equal to zero;
also called a quadratic equation. |
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Term
|
Definition
The price for which a business sells a product
to a customer. |
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Term
|
Definition
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Term
|
Definition
A method of designating a set that makes use
of a variable and a certain property
that only elements of that set posess. |
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Term
|
Definition
Similar objects have the have the same shape
but not necessarily the same size. |
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Term
Simplest form of a fraction |
|
Definition
A fraction in which the numerator and the denominator have no common factors other than 1. |
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Term
Simplest form of a rational expressions |
|
Definition
A rational expression is in simplest form
when the numerator and denominator
have no common factors. |
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Term
|
Definition
The measure of the slant of a line.
The symbol for slope is m. |
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Term
|
Definition
The slope-intercept form of an equation
of a straight line is y=mx+b. |
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Term
|
Definition
An object that exists in space. |
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|
Term
Solution of a system of equations in two variables |
|
Definition
An ordered pair that is a solution
of each equation of the system. |
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Term
|
Definition
A number that, when substituted for the variable, results in a true equation. |
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Term
Solution of an equation in two variables |
|
Definition
An ordered pair whose coordinates make the equation a true statement. |
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Term
Solution Set of an Inequality |
|
Definition
A set of numbers, each element of which,
when substitued for the variable,
results in a true inequality. |
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Term
|
Definition
Finding a solution of the equation |
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Term
|
Definition
Rectangle with four equal sides. |
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Term
|
Definition
A square root of a positive number x
is a number a for a2=x. |
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Term
|
Definition
A quadratic equation is in standard form
when the polynomial is in descending order
and equal to zero.
ax2+bx+c=0 is in standard form. |
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Term
Standard Form of a linear equation in two variables |
|
Definition
An equation in the form of Ax+By=C, where A and B are coefficients amd C is a constant. |
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Term
|
Definition
An angle whose measure is 180°. |
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Term
|
Definition
An algebraic method of finding an exact solution
of a system of equations. |
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Term
|
Definition
In addition, the total of two or more numbers. |
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Term
|
Definition
Two angles whose sum is 180°. |
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Term
|
Definition
Equations that are considered together. |
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Term
|
Definition
Decimal that is formed when dividing the numerator of its fractional counterpart by the denominator results in a remainder of zero. |
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Term
Terms of A Variable Expression |
|
Definition
The addends of the expression. |
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Term
|
Definition
A line intersecting two other lines
at two different points |
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Term
|
Definition
A three-sided closed figure. |
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Term
|
Definition
A polynomial of three terms. |
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Term
|
Definition
A property of a vertical line. |
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Term
|
Definition
The motion of a moving object
whose speed and direction do not change. |
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Term
|
Definition
The set that contains all the elements of A
and all the elements of B. |
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Term
|
Definition
The number assigned to the variable. |
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Term
|
Definition
The result of evaluating a variable expression, represented by the symbol. |
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Term
|
Definition
A letter of the alphabet used to stand for a number that is unknown or that can change. |
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Term
|
Definition
An expression that contains one or more variables. |
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Term
|
Definition
In a variable term, the variable or variables
and their exponents. |
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Term
|
Definition
A term composed of a numerical coefficient
and a variable part. |
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Term
|
Definition
Point at which the rays that form an angle meet. |
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Term
|
Definition
Two angles that are on opposite
of the intersection of two lines. |
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Term
|
Definition
The abscissa in an xy-coordinate system. |
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Term
|
Definition
The point at which a graph crosses the x-axis. |
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Term
|
Definition
A rectangular coordinate system in which
the horizontal axis is labeled x
and the vertical axis is labeled y. |
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Term
|
Definition
The ordinate in an xy-coordinate system. |
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Term
|
Definition
The point at which a graph crosses the y-axis. |
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Term
|
Definition
A property of a horizontal line. |
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