Details, Details, Details
When asked to write an equation on the Regents exam, your answer must contain this.
What is an equal sign?
Every input has exactly one output.
What is the definition of a function?
A two term expression.
What is a binomial?
The most common form of a linear function or equation.
What is slope-intercept form? y=mx+b
Find the slope between two points.
What is make a T-chart?
When graphing a function, your graph must contain these three things to be complete.
What are a line, arrows, and a label?
The set of all x-values, all possible inputs.
What is the domain?
Refers to the highest exponent in a polynomial.
What is the degree?
The method of solving a quadratic equation that works every time.
What is the quadratic formula?
Substitution or Elimination.
What is solve a system of equations algebraically?
When solving for exact roots using the Quadratic Formula, your final answer must be stated using this label or variable.
What is "x ="?
The set of all y-values, all possible outputs.
What is the range?
Refers to a plain number, without a variable.
What is a constant?
This provides the label for the "center" of a parabola.
What is the equation of the axis of symmetry?
Multiply binomials.
What is make a box?
When graphing a system of inequalities, the double shaded region must be labeled with this.
What is a big "S" or "superman S"?
When a number is added or subtracted to the end of a function rule, it translates or moves the graph in this way. Ex: g(x) = f(x) - 3 or g(x) = f(x) + 2
What is a vertical shift?
Refers to the number (factor) attached to the variable in the first term of a polynomial, written in standard form.
What is the leading coefficient?
This is used to describe a pattern in which something is being added between terms.
What is the arithmetic sequence formula?
Distribute, Combine like terms, Move a variable, Add or subtract, Multiply or divide.
What is solve a linear equation?
When entering negative bases into your calculator, and when substituting negative bases in to evaluate an expression, the negative base must be contained in this.
What are parentheses?
These types of function families contain either a maximum or minimum (turning point), often referred to as a vertex.
What are quadratic and absolute value functions?
Refers to a polynomial that is written in descending order, from the highest exponent down to the constant term.
What is standard form?
This is used to describe a pattern in which something is being multiplied between terms.
What is the geometric sequence formula?
Factor, Complete the Square, Square Root Strategy, or the Quadratic Formula.
What is solve a quadratic equation?