Across
- 2. a function written in the vertex form
- 3. denotes the direction in a parabola, the y-coordinates are decreasing while the x-coordinates are increasing
- 8. axis the line through the center of the hyperbola that is perpendicular to the line through the foci
- 9. of the base fomula To change a logarithmic expression with base b to a common log (base 10), use the formula:
- 10. in a logarithm, the base is the number that is raised to a power
- 11. a set of points without breaks
- 12. least must be more than
- 15. value the distance from the number to zero on a number line
- 17. a transformation that pushes the points of a graph vertically toward the x-axis
- 18. the locus of points that are a fixed distance from a given point
- 19. attribute characteristics of a quadratic function that set it apart from others, including: x-intercepts, y-intercepts, vertex, and the axis of symmetry
Down
- 1. a term or expression with no variables; a value that does not change
- 2. of symmetry for a quadratic function, a vertical line that includes the vertex of a quadratic function
- 4. number of the form a + bi where a and b are real numbers, and b ≠ 0
- 5. a line that a curved graph gets closer to without every touching
- 6. having the same size and same shape
- 7. the act of making equal
- 13. the square a method of symbolic manipulation in which a polynomial can be rewritten to include a binomial that is squared
- 14. the number multiplied times a product of variables or powers of variables in a term
- 16. a polynomial with two terms
- 19. monthly when interest is earned not only on the original principal but also on the accumulated interest of prior months