Algebra Vocab #1

2. The number of square units required to cover a surface. Length times width.
3. When one variable quantity appears to change right along with another variable; one variable may cause a change in another.
7. To break numbers and expressions into parts that can be multiplied together to get the original number or expression.
10. Variable, A variable denoted by x.
12. y values in a function.
13. A combination of symbols and terms that look like an equation but are missing an equals sign.
15. Plot, An x and y axis graph with a bunch of coordinate points (dots) on it.
16. Correlation, The dots on the scatter plot are trending upward from left to right.
17. x values in a function.
18. Fixed reference lines for the measurement of coordinates.
19. Numbers or quantities arranged in rows and columns.

1. Correlation, The dots on a scatter plot are trending downward from left to right.
4. A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).
5. intercept form, The "y=" form: y=mx+b.
6. An expression of more than two algebraic terms, especially the sum of several terms that contain different powers of the same variable(s).
8. form, The form of a linear equation before it has been solved for y: Ax+By=C.
9. Variable, A variable denoted by y.
11. The relation between two expressions that are not equal, employing a sign such as 'not equal to', > (greater than), or < (less than).
14. A number that measures a line's steepness, usually denoted by m; the change in y for a unit change in x (rise over run).
20. A relationship or function that can be represented by a straight line.