Vocab Module 1
What term describes a real number that cannot be written as a simple fraction
What is....Irrational number
What vocabulary term describes a mathematical sentence stating that two expressions are equal, marked by an equal sign?
What is....equation
What is the formal mathematical name for the linear equation form Ax + By = C
What is.... standard form
What is the formal mathematical name for the linear equation form y = mx + b
What is....slope intercept form
What term refers to the simplest function in a family of functions, such as f(x) = x, from which all other linear functions are transformed? (original function)
parent function
In a radical expression such as the cubed root of 64 what is the 64 under the root called?
What is...... radicand
An equation that contains two or more variables such as P=2l + 2w where we can solve for w or l is called
What vocabulary term describes the point where a linear graph crosses the y-axis, where x = 0?
What is the....y intercept
What vocabulary term refers to the set of all possible output values (y-values) of a function? and all possible input values (x-values) of a function?
What is ...range
What is... domain
What specific term describes a transformation that slides left to right? or up and down?
What is horizontal shift
What is vertical shift
What vocabulary term refers to an expression containing a square root, cube root, or n-th root symbol?
What is..... radical expression
In the expression 7x - 4x + 9, what is 7x and -4x called
What is.....like terms
What vocabulary term describes the point where a linear graph crosses the x-axis, where y = 0?
What vocabulary term refers to an input value x for which the output is zero f(x) = 0, corresponding to the x-intercept on a graph?
What is ....zero(s) or zero function
What vocabulary term describes a transformation that flips a function's graph across a line, such as the
x-axis?
What is....... Reflection
What property states that performing an operation on any two numbers in a set always produces another number within that same set?
What is....closure or what is a closed set
What vocabulary term describes two or more equations that share the exact same solution set
For example: 2x + 4 = 10 and 2x = 6
What is...equivalent equations
What type of line is represented by an equation with an undefined slope, written in the form x = a
What is a.... vertical line
What vocabulary term describes how the values of a function behave as the input values x approach positive infinity or as the input values x approach negative infinity?
What is.... end behavior
In real-world function modeling, what vocabulary term describes the starting value before any change occurs?