Polynomial Functions
A ___ of a function f(x) is any value of x for which f(x)= 0
Zero
Interest that is earned on principal as well as previous interest earned is called ___.
Compound interest
A ___ is a function of the form f(x) = p(x)/q(x) where p(x) and q(x) are polynomials and q(x) ≠ 0.
Rational function
The sum of the numbers in a sequence is a(n) ___.
Series.
The ___ of a periodic function is the number of cycles per unit of time.
Frequency
A ___ of a zero describes how many times a zero of a function is a factor.
The change of base property for logarithms allows you to rewrite a logarithm with base 5 as the ratio of two ___.
Common logarithms
An asymptotes that is neither horizontal nor vertical is a ___.
Slant asymptote.
A ___ describes a set of ordered numbers by how they differ from the previous number.
Recursive rule.
When the terminal sides of two angles of different measure coincide, the angles are ___.
Coterminal angles.
A ___ is a function that has the standard form f(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, where a, b, c, and d are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
Cubic function
When solving a logarithmic equation, rewriting both sides of the equation in ___ is one of the steps.
Exponential form.
A(n) ? is a function of the form y = a/x.
Inverse variation
A set of numbers where the same number is added to each previous number is an ___.
Arithmetic Sequence.
The ___ of a periodic function is half the difference of the maximum and minimum values.
Amplitude
A function f has a ____ at x = a if f(x) ≤ f(a) for all values of x ≠ a in its domain.
Local maximum
The definition of logarithm can be used to rewrite an exponential equation as a ___.
Logarithmic equation
An ___ is a value that is identified as an excluded value in the given equation.
Extraneous solution.
A ___ is a set of ordered numbers with a constant ratio between numbers.
Geometric sequence.
The ___ of a periodic function is the length of a cycle.
Period
Instead of using long division to divide a polynomial by a factor in the form x − a, you can use ___.
Synthetic division
A ___ is a function of the form f(x) = bx, where b is a positive constant other than 1 and the exponent x is a variable.
Exponential function
A ___ sets two expressions equal to each other, where at least one expression involves a fraction that has a numerator and denominator that are polynomials.
Rational equation.
An ___ describes how to find a specific number in a set of ordered numbers
Explicit rule.
In trigonometry, a(n) ___ is an angle formed by the starting and ending positions of a ray that rotates about its endpoint.
Angle of Rotation.