Unit 8 Vocabulary

8. a letter or symbol used to represent an unknown
10. numbers (specifically integers) that follow each other
13. the numbers that include zero and natural numbers (no negatives, fractions, or decimals)
16. the multiplicative inverse of the base; results in the reciprocal of the positive exponent
17. numbers we can multiply together to get another number
19. the set of natural numbers and their opposites, to include zero (no fractions or decimals)
21. finding the smallest possible equivalent value
23. a number which produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself
25. the symbol used to represent the “root”
26. the number which produces a given number when cubed
27. a number multiplied by a variable
28. rules used to simplify the multiplication and division operations with exponents

1. two operations that will be performed on a number or variable, that always results in the original number or variable
2. every positive real number has a positive and a negative square root; this is the positive root
3. second power
4. a number, variable, or expression inside the radical symbol
5. a method of expressing numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10
6. an algebraic expression that has only ONE term
7. terms that have the same exact variables with the same exact power
9. the set of all possible outputs (y-values) for a function
11. is the number that relates two variables that are directly proportional or inversely proportional to one another; represented by "k"
12. written above and to the right of an expression to indicate raising to a power; tells you how many times to multiply the base
14. an expression containing a radical symbol
15. third power
18. a number that results from multiplying an integer by itself
20. a combination of numbers and variables that does not have an equal sign
22. the set of all possible inputs (x-values) for a function
24. the expression that gets multiplied when raised to a power