Vocabulary Challenge Project

2. the number or expression beneath a radical sign
4. a mapping or pairing of input values with output values
7. the constant that is multiplied to form a geometric sequence
9. a function whose value is determined by finding the least integer that is greater than or equal to the x-value being considered
11. a function defined by at least two equations each of which applies to a different part of the function's domain
12. another name for the x intercept
15. when the graph crosses the x axis
17. an inverse relation that is a function. functions "f" and "g" are inverses provided that f(g(x))=x and g(f(x))=x
20. if a>0 and b>1 then function y = ab^x is an exponential growth function with growth factor b
21. The b value when y = ab^x if a > 0 and 0 < b < 1
22. a function whose value is determined by finding the greatest integer that is less than or equal to the x-value being considered
23. an expression that contains a square root or an nth root
24. A function that comtains an absolute valueexpression
25. a line that a graph approaches more and more closely
26. A inequality that includes and absolute value

1. a function where no two different values in the domain have the same value in the range
3. of functions/h(x)=f(g(x))
5. maximum or minimum points of a function
6. a relation that interchanges the input and output values of the original relation. the graph is a reflection of the graph of the original relation with y=x as the line of reflection
8. Points on the graph of a function in which there is a break hole or gap
10. a sequence for which the ratio r of a term to its preceding term is constant
13. if a>0 and 0<b<1 then the function y =ab^x is an exponential decay function with decay factor b
14. a piecewise function defined by a constant value over each part of its domain. its graph resembles a series of stair steps
16. The b value when y = ab^x if a > 0 and b>1
18. an equation in which a variable expression occurs as an exponent,
19. if b^2 = a, then b is a square root of a