Alg 2 1.1-1.4 Vocab for quiz

Vocab 1.1-1.2: 

  • Equation-   a mathematical sentence stating that two

  • Open sentence-  mathematical sentence containing one or more variables

  • Solution- each replacement that results in a true sentence (of the open sentence)

  • Set-builder notation- solution set of an inequality can be expressed by

  • Infinity - symbols used to indicate that a set is unbounded in the positive or negative direction, respectively

  • Interval notation- solution set of an inequality 


Vocab 1.3:

  • Rate of change- a ratio that compares how much one quantity changes, on average, relative to the change in another quantity

  • Slope- the slope of a line is the ratio of the change in the y-coordinates to the corresponding change in the x-coordinates 


Vocab 1.4:

  • Slope-intercept form- equations written in the format of y=mx + b

  • Point-slope form- the equation of a line is y- y1 = m(x-x1) where (x1,y1) are the coordinates of a point on the line and m is the slope

  • Parallel- two nonvertical lines are parallel if and only if they have the same slope, all vertical lines are parallel

  • Perpendicular- two nonvertical are perpendicular if and only if the product of the slopes is -1. Vertical lines and horizontal lines are perpendicular 

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