Unit 2 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. a number when squared gives a negative result
  2. 5. numbers written in front of the variable with the largest exponent
  3. 7. number of times a given factor appears in the factored form of the equation of a polynomial
  4. 8. a function that involves only non-negative integer powers or only positive integer exponents of a variable in an equation
  5. 10. multiplying the sum of two or more addends by a number will give the same result as multiplying each addend individually by the number and then adding the products together
  6. 11. another complex number that has the same real part as the original complex number, and the imaginary part has the same magnitude but opposite sign
  7. 15. an algebraic expression that has three non-zero terms
  8. 17. a point at which a function's value is at its least
  9. 18. the number that represents no amount or no objects
  10. 20. any point at which the value of a function is largest (a maximum) or smallest (a minimum)
  11. 23. a region defined by the two axes (x-axis and y-axis) of the coordinate system
  12. 24. becoming smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree
  13. 25. a number with two components, a real number component, and an imaginary number component
  14. 26. the slopes of the functions are increasing, or rather the derivative of the function is increasing
  15. 27. the square root of -1
  16. 30. when two or more lines cross each other a plane and share a common point
  17. 34. when three or more numbers are added (or multiplied), the sum (or the product) is the same regardless of the grouping of the addends (or the multiplicands)
  18. 36. the highest or the greatest power of a variable in a polynomial equation
  19. 37. an expression which is composed of variables, constants and exponents, that are combined using mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
  20. 38. the union of both rational and irrational numbers
Down
  1. 2. a quotient of two polynomials
  2. 3. the method of expressing large numbers in terms of powers
  3. 4. a mathematical function used to calculate the exponential growth or decay of a given set of data
  4. 6. a math rule that says that the order in which we multiply numbers does not change the product
  5. 9. every polynomial equation of degree n with complex number coefficients has n roots, or solutions, in the complex numbers
  6. 12. the slopes of the function are decreasing, or rather the derivative of the function is decreasing
  7. 13. have a larger number of factors than quadratic polynomials
  8. 14. an algebraic expression that has two terms
  9. 16. a value that a function approaches the output for the given input values
  10. 19. a method for fitting a curve through a set of points using some goodness-of-fit criterion
  11. 21. exponents that are functions, where the numerator is a power and the denomitor is a root
  12. 22. describes the behavior of the graph of the function at the "ends" of the x-axis
  13. 28. a number or algebraic expression that divides another number or expression evenly, with no remainder
  14. 29. a polynomial equation of a second degree, which implies that it comprises a minimum of one term that is squared
  15. 31. a number that multiplied by itself 'n' times to get the initial value
  16. 32. a rise in the quantity of something
  17. 33. a point at which a function's value is greatest
  18. 35. a number that when multiplied by itself produces the original number