Math Crossword

2. the general shape of the graph of a quadratic function
3. b2-4ac; used to determine the characteristics of the roots of a quadratic equation
4. a real number which is the first coordinate of a point
5. if a polynomial function p(x) is divided by x-c, then it is equal to p(c)
8. he is the one who first associated the concept of correspondence in the definition of function
9. an imaginary line being approached but never touched or intersected by a graph as it goes through infinity
10. it is nonalgebraic functions
14. switching or interchanging of coordinates on the given ordered pairs
15. half the difference of the maximum and minimum values of circular functions
16. set of all ordinates in a relation
17. turning point of a parabola where the direction changes from to downward to upward or vice versa
18. usually denoted by "m", probably from the French word "monter" which means to mount up
19. association of individual/object to another individual/object
20. coined by John Napier, a Scottish mathematician. It is invented to simplify voluminous computations. Invented before exponents were in use

1. it is a function whose defining equation can be written in the form y=ax+bx+c
6. set of all abscissas in a relation
7. it is a function the range of which consists of a single real number k for all real numbers x in its domain
11. its equation is a first-degree polynomial
12. comes from the Greek words "trigon" which means triangle and "metron" which means measurement
13. he contributed the conventionalization of the functional notation