Algebra

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Across
  1. 2. In the expression 3x2+5x-7, what is the specific term for the number -7 which does not contain a variable?
  2. 3. PROPERTY What property is being used in the equation a (b + c) = ab + ac?
  3. 8. What is the name of the highest power of the variable in a polynomial?
  4. 9. SEQUENCE What do you call a sequence of numbers where each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous term by a fixed, non-zero number called the common ratio?
  5. 10. What is the term for a polynomial that contains exactly two terms, such as x+y?
Down
  1. 1. What do you call a symbol, usually a letter, used to represent an unknown numerical value?
  2. 4. What is the name of a mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions?
  3. 5. In a linear equation y = mx + b, what does the variable m represent?
  4. 6. What is the name of the point (0,0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect on a Cartesian plane?
  5. 7. What specific value of the discriminant (b2-4ac) indicates that a quadratic equation has exactly one real root?