"c" words
The number connected to a variable by multiplication, such as 3x, is called the
coefficient
Any equation that contains an x^2 is called
quadratic
The equation x= 4 is a graph of a
vertical line
What does it mean when one solves an equation?
isolate the variable
All numbers on the number line are called
real numbers
The expressions x+3 and x -3 are called
conjugates
An equation that is a fraction = fraction is called
proportion
The equation y= 4x2 is the graph of a
paarbola
What does it mean when one simplifies an expression?
Follow PEMDAS - perform the operation(s) in the expression
Any number that can be written as a fraction is called
rational
In the expression x+5 the 5 is called the
constant
An equation in which the variable x is the exponent is called
exponential
The graph of the equation 5x - 2y = 6 is a graph of a
diagonal line
solution
Numbers such as 0,1,2,3,... are called
whole
Numbers written in a+bi form are called
complex
An equation in which the variables are raised to the first power are called
linear
The graph of the equation y=-5 is a graph of a
horizontal line
Replacing a variable with its equivalent expression means
substitution
Numbers that are non-terminating, non-repeating decimals are called
irrational numbers
Any number that has more than two factors is called
composite
An mathematical statement that contains a > or < sign is called an
inequality
The graph of the equation y=4x is a graph of a
growth curve (exponential)
An equation written in y=mx+b form is called
slope-intercept form
Numbers such as -2, -1, 0, -1, 2 are called
integers