Exponent Rules
1/n can be rewritten as this
what is n-1?
This method works without fail (for 2nd degree polynomials)
What is the quadratic formula?
The natural log of e
What is 1?
Set the numerator equal to zero to find these
What are roots?
The number of years Ms. Willhite has been teaching
What is "technically 2"?
The numerator of fractional exponents holds these
What are powers?
This method involves "guessing and checking"
What is synthetic division?
Log of 10
What is 1?
What are excluded values? What are vertical asymptotes?
Ms. Willhite's age
What is 23?
This operation undoes a cube root
What is cubing?
This method requires you to find a number that adds to the middle term but multiplies to the last term
What is factoring?
Rewriting a logarithm in exponential form
What is snail method?
End behavior - requires a comparison of numerator and denominator
What are horizontal asymptotes?
The name of Ms. Willhite's college
What is Hillsdale?
A square and a cube root as fractional exponents to x
What is x2/3?
This method involves perfect squares
What is completing the square?
What we do with exponents in a logarithm
What is "pull out in front"/"multiply"?
Polynomial long division, but only if the numerator is one degree higher than the denominator
What is a slant asymptote?
Ms. Willhite's favorite field of mathematics
What is Non-Euclidean Geometry? (Or Calculus, if no one gets the first one)
We do this to solve expressions with variables in the exponent
What is "find a common base"?
This little guy tells you the nature of the roots
What is the discriminant?
Used to replace the base
What is the change of base formula?
Rational expressions with a number line
What are rational inequalities?
Ms. Willhite's Fiancé's Name
What is Conner? (With an 'e'!)