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Math 119 Flashcards
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Undergraduate 1
09/10/2010

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negative
Definition
the odd root of a negative will always be a _________.
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No real Number
Definition
The even root of a negative is ____________.
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Constant Term
Definition
A term with no variables (1)
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Degree
Definition
the highest power of x
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leading coefficient
Definition
coefficient of a term with the highest power of x
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difference of squares
Definition
u^2-v^2=(u+v)(u-v)
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Perfect square trinomials
Definition
u^2+2uv+v^2=(u+v)^2
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perfect square trinomials
Definition
u^2-2uv+v^2=(u-v)^2
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natural numbers
Definition
"counting numbers"- 1,2,3
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whole numbers
Definition
natural numbers plus zero
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integers
Definition
natural numbers and their opposites
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Rational number
Definition
Any number that can be made by dividing one integer by another.
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Irrational number
Definition
Any real number that cannot be expressed as a ratio between two integers; have infinite non-repeating decimal representations.
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origin
Definition
the point zero on the real number line is called the ________.
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absolute value
Definition
the distance between the origin and the point representing the real number on the real number line
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commutative property of addition
Definition
a+b=b+a
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associative property of addition
Definition
(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)
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distribution property
Definition
a(b+c)=ab+ac
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additive identity property
Definition
a+0=a
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standard form
Definition
polynomial written with descending powers of x
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factoring
Definition
the process of writing a polynomial as a product
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terms
Definition
the _____ of an algebraic expression are those parts separated by addition.
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square root
Definition
one of the two equal factors of a number is called the ______ ______ of the number.
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exponent; base
Definition
in the exponential form a^n, n is the _________ and a is the _______.
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power; index
Definition
In the expression b^m/n, m denotes the ______ to which the base is raised and n denotes the _____ or root to be taken.
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