Luci's Algebra Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 5. In a function it is the x value, another word for this x value in a function is domain.
- 7. What is this? ax²+bx+c=0 where a,b, and c are coefficients and a ≠ 0
- 8. Letters in an equation
- 13. The highest value of an exponent in a polynomial
- 14. What is this? 4x⁵-3x²+2x-5
- 16. It is a linear equation also known as transformation form, it is written like y=a(x-h)²+k
- 18. f(x) and it reads as y is the function of x
- 19. When a factor in the denominator of a rational function does not cancel with a factor in the numerator, then the factor’s zero will be the location of a __________ in the graph
- 20. For (2x-1)/(x+1) it’s ______ is (-∞,-1)U(-1,∞); the x-values
- 22. The number of times a term appears in a polynomial; (x+2)² has a ______ of 2.
- 23. A function with a degree of 3
- 26. A simplifying method for polynomials (a form of division) when the polynomial is being divided by a first degree polynomial
- 28. When a factor in the denominator of a rational function cancels with a factor in the numerator it causes a _________.
- 29. In a polynomial it is the number with no variable x²+x+2
- 30. The measure of steepness, rise over run
Down
- 1. What is this? 2x²+x+8 ≥ 0
- 2. A line that shows the intervals of where a function has positive and negative outputs
- 3. A change in the x or y coordinate. It is a flip or shift on the graph.
- 4. When the coefficient with the largest absolute value is divided by the absolute value of the leading coefficient, this value is M. All real zeros lie in the interval [-(M+1),(M+1)].
- 6. The thing under the square root in the quadratic formula
- 9. The distance from 0 and it is always positive
- 10. When one shape becomes exactly like another when you move it (turn, flip, or slide) it has ___________
- 11. A set of points in the plane represents y as a function of x and only if no two points lie on the same vertical line; it is used to test functions
- 12. The opposite of a function, typically written as f⁻¹
- 15. A theorem that shows all possible rational zeros of a polynomial, it is p/q
- 17. The largest value in a function is called a _________
- 21. A function that is defined by a sequence of intervals, least liked function
- 24. A relation with a set of points in a plane where none of the x values repeat, it passes the vertical line test.
- 25. What are these examples of? 2+2i, 3i√2, i
- 27. A number that is not a whole number, like a decimal but not.