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MATH 103 - Chapter 13
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2010

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4 ways to represent relationships
Definition
story problems, tables (numerical), graphs (graphical), equations (algebraic)
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axis
Definition
a number line scale representing a variable
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axes
Definition
plural of axis
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coordinate system
Definition
when two axes are placed at a right angle with their zero points coinciding and the scale units on each axis are uniformly spaced
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slope
Definition
the rate of change of a line
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independent variable
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placed on the horizontal axis
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dependent variable
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placed on the vertical axis
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y-intercept
Definition
the value of the dependent variable when the value of the independent variable is zero
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slope-intercept form
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y = mx + b
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linear functions
Definition
constant rate of change
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proportional
Definition
the relationship between y and x, y:x, always has the same value "m"
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quadratic functions
Definition
nonlinear function in which the independent variable is

y = x^2
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parabola
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the shape of the graph of a quadratic function
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absolute value function
Definition
involves a number's distance from another point

y = |x|
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exponential function
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increases rapidly as x increases in size
"grows exponentially"

y = b^x
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