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What are natural numbers?
What are natural numbers?
What is the definition of whole numbers?
What is the definition of whole numbers?
Which of the following describes integers?
Which of the following describes integers?
What are rational numbers?
What are rational numbers?
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What defines irrational numbers?
What defines irrational numbers?
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What is the quadratic formula?
What is the quadratic formula?
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What is absolute value?
What is absolute value?
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What is an additive inverse?
What is an additive inverse?
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What does it mean for two integers to be opposite?
What does it mean for two integers to be opposite?
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What is the formula for finding slope?
What is the formula for finding slope?
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What is the zero product property?
What is the zero product property?
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What is the slope-intercept equation of a line?
What is the slope-intercept equation of a line?
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The slope of a vertical line is zero.
The slope of a vertical line is zero.
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The slope of a horizontal line is zero.
The slope of a horizontal line is zero.
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What do you get if you simplify (X^3 - 3x^2 - 2x + 5) - (X^2 - 2x + 2)?
What do you get if you simplify (X^3 - 3x^2 - 2x + 5) - (X^2 - 2x + 2)?
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What is the y-intercept of the equation y + 9 = 2(x - 3)?
What is the y-intercept of the equation y + 9 = 2(x - 3)?
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Study Notes
Number Types
- Natural Numbers: Counting numbers starting from 1 (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4).
- Whole Numbers: Natural numbers including zero (0, 1, 2, 3, 4).
- Integers: All whole numbers including negative integers and zero.
- Rational Numbers: Can be expressed as a fraction of integers with a non-zero denominator; may result in terminating or repeating decimals.
- Irrational Numbers: Cannot be expressed as fractions; their decimal forms neither terminate nor repeat, such as square roots of non-perfect squares.
Algebraic Properties
- Properties of Natural Numbers: Fundamental rules governing operations on natural numbers.
- Properties for Simplifying Algebraic Expressions: Rules that assist in reducing expressions to simpler forms.
- Properties of Equality: Principles that maintain equality when operations are applied equally to both sides.
- Properties of Inequality: Rules governing inequality expressions.
Quadratics
- Quadratic Formula: Use when a quadratic ( Ax^2 \pm Bx \pm C ) is challenging to factor.
- Discriminant: To determine if a quadratic is factorable, check if ( B^2 - 4AC ) is a perfect square.
Key Concepts
- Absolute Value: Represents the distance of a number from zero, disregarding its sign.
- Additive Inverse: The number that, when added to a given number, results in zero.
- Algebraic Expression: Composed of numbers, variables, and operations.
- Coefficient: A constant multiplying a variable in an expression (e.g., in ( 4xy^2 ), 4 is the coefficient).
- Evaluate: To find the numerical value of an expression.
Multiplicative Concepts
- Multiplicative Inverse: A number that, when multiplied by its reciprocal, equals one.
- Opposite: Two integers that are the same distance from zero, one positive and one negative.
- Reciprocal: Functionally related numbers whose product is one.
Graphing Lines
- X-Intercept: Where the line crosses the x-axis, calculated as ( (C/A, 0) ).
- Y-Intercept: Where the line crosses the y-axis, calculated as ( (0, C/B) ).
- Slope: Defined as the change in y over the change in x, represented as ( (Y2-Y1)/(X2-X1) ).
Line Equations
- Slope-Intercept Form: ( y = mx + b ), where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept.
- Standard Form: Expressed as ( Ax + By = C ).
- Point-Slope Form: Used for a point ( (x_1, y_1) ) and slope m, written as ( y - y_1 = m(x - x_1) ).
- Zero Product Property: If the product of two factors equals zero, at least one factor must be zero.
Algebraic Operations
- F.O.I.L. Method: Used for multiplying two binomials.
- Factorization Techniques: Various rules like the Difference of Squares and products of powers for simplifying expressions.
- Quotient of Powers Rule: ( X^a / X^b = X^{(a-b)} ).
- Power of a Power Rule: ( (X^A)^B = X^{(AB)} ).
Slope Characteristics
- The slope of a vertical line is undefined.
- The slope of a horizontal line is zero.
- Lines that are parallel have identical slopes.
- Lines that are perpendicular have slopes that are negative reciprocals of each other.
Quadratics Summary
- Discriminant analysis ( B^2 - 4AC ):
- Greater than 0: Two real solutions exist.
- Equal to 0: One real solution exists.
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