Finals Flashcards
(17 cards)
What does the discriminate do?
Tells us how many answers there are to the promblem
Constant is a…
number by itself
Coefficient is…
A number next to a letter
Terms are…
part of a problem
Linear graph is a…
straight line
lines have a
slope
there are _ slopes
four
What are the 4 slopes?
positive (up), negative (down), zero (horizontal), undefined (vertical)
slope intercept formula
y=mx+b
“Cubic” means the exponent is
3
“Quartic” means the exponent is
4
The quadratic formula is
x equals minus b plus or minus the square root of 4ac over 2a where a is not equal to zero
what does a negative exponent mean?
opposite area (top to bottom, bottom to top)
FOIL stands for
First Outside Inside Last
If the exponents have the same base
subtract the exponents
exponent rule
anything to the zero power is one
midpoint formula