Algebra I
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What is algebra? | algebra is a mathematical language that uses symbols, usually letters, along with numbers. |
| What is a Variable? | a quantity that can assume any of a set of values |
| Coefficient | a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic |
| Constant | a quantity that does not vary |
| Term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar |
| Like Term | two or more terms that have the same variable raised to the same power |
| Algebraic expression | A mathematical phrase involving at least one variable and sometimes numbers and operation symbols. |
| Algebraic equation | an expression with one or more variables |
| simplify | make simpler or easier or reduce in complxity or extent |
| distribute | to arrange in a systematic order |
| solve | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of |
| integer | any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero |
| negative exponent | an exponent less than zero which causes the base and its exponent to move positions in a fraction |
| radical | a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted |
| square of a number | a number (factor) that when multiplied by itself yields the original number |
| cube of a number | The third power of a number (e.g. 2x2x2=8) |
| zero exponent | The number always will equal one |
| domain | the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined |
| range | the limits of the values a function can take |
| function | a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set |
| polynomial | a mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms |
| monomial | an expression with only one term |
| binomial | a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms |
| trinomial | a polynomial with three terms |
| inverse function | the function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another |
| slope intercept form | y=mx+b |
| standard form of a line | Ax + By = C |
| point slope form of a line | y - y₁=m (x-x₁) |
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