Exponents
Evaluate 33.
What is 27?
A part of a polynomial that is separated from the rest by an addition or subtraction sign.
What is a term?
When multiplying monomials, you must first multiply the constants together and then multiply these.
What are variables?
A whole number that divides evenly into a larger whole number.
What is a factor?
To factor x2+bx+c, find two numbers whose ______ is c and whose ____ is b.
What are product and sum?
Any number (except 0) raised to the zero power equals this.
What is 1?
A number that does not have a variable next to it.
What is a constant?
When multiplying a monomial by a polynomial, you must use this, also called "Magical Math Rainbows."
What is the distributive property?
A number whose only factors are 1 and itself.
What is a prime number?
What is positive?
According to the product rule, you must do this to the exponents to get your answer.
What is addition?
Two or more terms that contain the exact same variables and exponents.
What are like terms?
When multiplying two binomials together, you use this four-step process, often given as an acronym.
What is FOIL?
The biggest whole number that divides evenly into two or more whole numbers. (Hint: GCF)
What is the Greatest Common Factor?
When b is negative and c is positive, both factors must have this sign.
What is negative?
Any number (except 0) raised to a negative power will result in this, something that has a numerator and denominator.
What is a fraction?
Subtracting a negative number is the same as adding this.
What is a positive number?
Simplify (x+4)2.
What is x2+8x+16?
One of the methods used to find the prime factorization of a number.
What is a factor tree?
What is a ladder diagram?
A method that involves listing two factors of c and testing if they add up to b.
What is guess-and-check?
According to the quotient rule, you must do this to the exponents to get your answer.
What is subtraction?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Simplify 81x4+19x4+4-13+2x2
100x4+2x2-9
This special case of multiplying binomials gives the result a2-b2
What is difference of squares?
What is (a+b)(a-b)?
The method used when factoring a polynomial containing four terms.
What is grouping?
When factoring ax2+bx+c, you must use this method, which involves first multiplying a by c.
What is "slip and slide"?
What is "ac"?