Vocab Review #1

Question 1

slope intercept form

Answer 1

y = mx + b

Question 2

slope formula

Answer 2

y2 - y1 / x2 - x1

Question 3

parallel lines

Answer 3

lines that do not cross; have the same slope

Question 4

perpendicular lines

Answer 4

lines that form right angles; slopes are opposite reciprocals

Question 5

y intercept

Answer 5

where a function crosses the y axis

Question 6

x intercept

Answer 6

where a function crosses the x axis

Question 7

vertex of parabola

Answer 7

max or min point of the parabola

Question 8

parabola

Answer 8

U-shaped graph of a quadratic function

Question 9

mononial

Answer 9

expression with one term

Question 10

binomial

Answer 10

expression with two terms

Question 11

trinomial

Answer 11

expression with three terms

Question 12

degree of a polynomial

Answer 12

value of the greatest exponent in a polynomial

Question 13

slope of vertical line

Answer 13

undefined

Question 14

slope of horizontal line

Answer 14

zero

Question 15

constant

Answer 15

numerical term in an expression