Unit 2 Vocab

1. the highest or the greatest power of a variable in a polynomial equation
4. the union of both rational and irrational numbers
5. the ratio of two polynomials.
9. a number that divides the given number evenly or exactly, leaving no remainder
11. a region/part of a cartesian plane that is obtained when the two axes intersect each other.
12. the slopes of the function are increasing
20. an algebraic expression that has three terms
22. complex number that has the same real part as the original number, and the imaginary part has the same magnitude but opposite sign
24. The smallest and largest values
27. refers to the number of times that its associated factor appears in the polynomial
28. the change in the order of numbers for the addition or multiplication operation does not change
29. describes the behavior of the graph of the function at the "ends" of the x-axis
30. a function that involves only non-negative integer powers or only positive integer exponents of a variable in an equation
31. exponents that are fractions, where the numerator is a power and the denominator is a root
35. numbers that are expressed with real numbers and imaginary numbers
36. a number that is expressed in terms of the square root of a negative number
38. solution of the equation obtained by equating the function to 0

2. how many times to multiply a number by itself
3. the largest value taken by a function
6. when two or more numbers are added or multiplied, the result remains the same, no matter how they are grouped
7. the location, stated as an ordered pair, on a coordinate system where lines intersect or cross
8. a technique used to model the relationships between observed variables.
10. becoming less or fewer
13. a value that a function approaches the output for the given input values
14. every polynomial equation of degree n with complex number coefficients has n roots, or solutions, in the complex numbers.
15. an equation containing a single variable of degree 2
16. a number that when multiplied by itself produces the original number
17. an expression of more than two algebraic terms
18. becoming greater or more
19. have a larger number of factors than quadratic polynomials
21. the slopes of the function are decreasing
23. the smallest value taken by a function
25. algebraic expression which contains only two terms
26. property that defines how multiplication operation is distributed over addition and subtraction
32. notation to describe imaginary numbers
33. a function whose value is a constant raised to the power of the argument
34. the numbers written in front of the variable with the largest exponent
37. a number that is multiplied by itself 'n' times to get the initial value