Printable Algebra II words and terms flash cards

asymptote lines

graph of a relation which approaches more closely the further the graph is followed

axis of symmetry of a parabola

line passing through the focus and vertex of a parabola

cartesian coordinate system

system in which the location of a point is given by coordinates

combination

selection of objects from a collection in which order is irrelevant

common logarithm

logarithm base ten of a number

common ratio

ratio of consecutive terms in a geometric progression

compound inequality

two or more inequalities taken together

conic section

family of curves including circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas

conjugates

result of writing sum of two terms as a difference or vice versa

cramer's rule

method for solving a linear system of equations using determinants

determinant

single number obtained from a matrix revealing properties of matrix

direct variation

relationship between two variables in which one is a constant multiple of the other

domain

set of values of the independent variables for which a function or relation is defined

ellipse

stretched circle

exponential function

any function in which a variable appears as an exponent or base

extraneous solution

solution of a simplified version of an equation that does not satisfy the original equation

factorial

product of a given integer and all smaller positive integers

focus

special point used to construct and define a conic section

greatest common factor

largest integer that divides evenly into each of a given set of numbers

hyperbola

conic section that can be thought of as an inside out ellipse

inequality

statement that two quantities are unequal

inverse function

obtained by expressing the dependent variable of function as the independent variable of another

linear function

these functions appear in the Cartesian coordinate plane as a straight line

linear inequality

inequality involving a linear function

logarithm

exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number

matrix

rectangular array of numbers that can be written using brackets or parentheses

minor axis

axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis

natural logarithm

logarithm base e of a number

permutation

selection of objects in which the order of the objects matters

pure imaginary number

number that gives a negative result when squared

quadrants

four sections into which the xy plane is divided by the x and y axes

quadratic equation

equation which includes only second degree polynomials

quadratic formula

formula for the roots of a quadratic equation

radical expression

expression in which radical signs appear

relation

set of ordered pairs

sequence

list of numbers set apart by commas

synthetic division

procedure for dividing a polynomial by a linear polynomial

asymptote lines

graph of a relation which approaches more closely the further the graph is followed

axis of symmetry of a parabola

line passing through the focus and vertex of a parabola

cartesian coordinate system

system in which the location of a point is given by coordinates

combination

selection of objects from a collection in which order is irrelevant

common logarithm

logarithm base ten of a number

common ratio

ratio of consecutive terms in a geometric progression

compound inequality

two or more inequalities taken together

conic section

family of curves including circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas

conjugates

result of writing sum of two terms as a difference or vice versa

cramer's rule

method for solving a linear system of equations using determinants

determinant

single number obtained from a matrix revealing properties of matrix

direct variation

relationship between two variables in which one is a constant multiple of the other

domain

set of values of the independent variables for which a function or relation is defined

ellipse

stretched circle

exponential function

any function in which a variable appears as an exponent or base

extraneous solution

solution of a simplified version of an equation that does not satisfy the original equation

factorial

product of a given integer and all smaller positive integers

focus

special point used to construct and define a conic section

greatest common factor

largest integer that divides evenly into each of a given set of numbers

hyperbola

conic section that can be thought of as an inside out ellipse

inequality

statement that two quantities are unequal

inverse function

obtained by expressing the dependent variable of function as the independent variable of another

linear function

these functions appear in the Cartesian coordinate plane as a straight line

linear inequality

inequality involving a linear function

logarithm

exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number

matrix

rectangular array of numbers that can be written using brackets or parentheses

minor axis

axis of an ellipse that is perpendicular to the major axis

natural logarithm

logarithm base e of a number

permutation

selection of objects in which the order of the objects matters

pure imaginary number

number that gives a negative result when squared

quadrants

four sections into which the xy plane is divided by the x and y axes

quadratic equation

equation which includes only second degree polynomials

quadratic formula

formula for the roots of a quadratic equation

radical expression

expression in which radical signs appear

relation

set of ordered pairs

sequence

list of numbers set apart by commas

synthetic division

procedure for dividing a polynomial by a linear polynomial