Questions and Answers
What type of function uses a square root?
What kind of function forms a straight line?
Linear
What is a function with an exponent in the equation that forms a parabola?
Quadratic
What type of function always has a positive Y value?
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What is a function where the X is the exponent and the graph never reaches 0?
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What is the variable that does not rely on any other variable?
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What is the variable that changes depending on another variable?
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What are equations that contain two or more variables, often to solve for one variable in terms of the others?
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Study Notes
Algebraic Functions
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Radical Functions: Uses a square root in its structure.
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Linear Functions: Represents equations that graph as straight lines, indicating a constant rate of change.
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Quadratic Functions: Characterized by an exponent that is typically squared, forming a parabolic shape when graphed.
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Absolute Value Functions: Always yields a positive output (Y value), representing the distance of a number from zero on the number line.
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Exponential Functions: Features an exponent as the variable, creates curves that approach but never touch the horizontal axis (Y=0).
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Independent Variable: Stands alone and isn't influenced by other variables in the equation (commonly represented as X).
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Dependent Variable: Changes in response to the independent variable, signifying its reliance on the input value.
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Literal Equations: Equations that involve letters representing variables, often used to denote relationships in various contexts without specific numeric values.
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