College Algebra Vocabulary Quiz

Question 1

a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another

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Quotient

Question 2

any point at which the value of a function is largest (a maximum) or smallest (a minimum)

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Extrema

Question 3

A sequence made by adding the same value each time

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Arithmetic Sequence

Question 4

A way to write a set of numbers. Usually using brackets [] or Parenthesis ()

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Interval Notation

Question 5

a rectangular array of numbers or other mathematical objects for which operations are defined

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Matrix

Question 6

a whole number; a number that is not a fraction.

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Integers

Question 7

an expression of more than two algebraic terms

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Polynomial

Question 8

opposite opperations

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Inverse

Question 9

The original function. Ex: y=x

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Parent Function

Question 10

The largest exponent the variable has in a polynomial with one variable

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Degree

Question 11

a number on its own, or sometimes a letter such as a, b or c to stand for a fixed number

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constant

Question 12

a number that can be expressed in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers

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Complex Numbers

Question 13

shown as 1/x, or x-1. When we multiply a number by this we get 1

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Reciprocal

Question 14

description of the operation of adding infinitely many quantities to a given starting quantity

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Series

Question 15

a function whose values are found from two given functions

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Composite Function

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