Vocabulary Words

4. The highest point of a parabola is also known as the ____.
5. U-shaped curve on a graph?
9. Another word for "answer." The _____ to a problem.
10. A mathematical phrase that contains ordinary numbers, variables (x/y), & operators (+,-,x,÷)
12. The y-coordinate of a point where a graph intersects at the y-axis.
13. Also known as the greatest common divisor-- (acronym).
16. A diagram that represents a system of connections between two things. (hint: parabola, slop)
17. A polynomial with degree 2.
18. A solution of the simplified form of an equation that doesn't satisfy the original equation. (___ solution).
20. Any function which can be written as the ratio of two polynomial functions.
23. The maximum or minimum of a parabola.
25. The "opposite" of something, usually used in dividing fractions.
27. The set of all possible output values (y).
28. A polynomial with three terms.

1. A relationship between a set of inputs and "outputs."
2. An algebraic expression consisting of one term.
3. The set of all possible input values (x).
5. An algebraic expression consisting of several terms.
6. An x-value that makes the function equal to 0.
7. Taking the ____ of a number (radical!) -- two words.
8. Ex: 4, 9, 16, 25. (two words)
9. A line containing x & y axes.
11. If a quadratic equation is in its standard form its _____ is b2-4ac.
14. The lowest point of a parabola is also known as the ____.
15. The symbol used to find the square root of a number.
19. The x-coordinate of a point where a graph intersects at the x-axis.
21. The act or process of separating an equation, or formula into smaller parts.
22. Parts of an expression or series separated by + or - signs.
24. The representation of a number using letters.
26. A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (=).