Algebra 2

4. of symmetry for a quadratic function, a vertical line that includes the vertex of a quadratic function resulting in the two sides of the graph look like mirror images of each other
5. having the same size and same shape
6. a transformation that pushes the points of a graph vertically toward the x-axis
7. the number multiplied times a product of variables or powers of variables in a term
9. value function a function written in the vertex form f(x) = a |x – h| + k, where a ≠ 0; the graph of an absolute value function is a “V” shape
11. monthly when interest is earned not only on the original principal but also on the accumulated interest of prior months
12. the locus of points that are a fixed distance from a given point
14. of base formula To change a logarithmic expression with base b to a common log (base 10), use the formula:

1. in a logarithm, the base is the number that is raised to a power
2. a line that a curved graph gets closer to without every touching
3. the act of making equal
4. least must be more than
8. number a number of the form a + bi where a and b are real numbers, and b ≠ 0
9. value the distance from the number to zero on a number line
10. a polynomial with two terms
13. the square a method of symbolic manipulation in which a polynomial can be rewritten to include a binomial that is squared