Questions and Answers
What is the base in mathematics?
What is a cube root?
One of 3 equal factors of a number
What are exponents?
The number of times the base is used as a factor
What are irrational numbers?
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What is a monomial?
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What defines a perfect cube?
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What is a perfect square?
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What is a power in mathematics?
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What does a radical sign indicate?
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What is a rational number?
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What is a repeating decimal?
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What is scientific notation?
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What is a square root?
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Study Notes
Key Concepts in Algebra
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Base: Fundamental number in an expression raised to an exponent, serving as the common factor for powers.
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Cube Root: Value that when multiplied by itself three times results in the original number, ie., one of three equal factors.
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Exponents: Indicate how many times the base is multiplied by itself, essential in expressing powers.
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Irrational Numbers: Cannot be represented as a fraction of two integers, exemplified by numbers like √2 or π.
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Monomial: An algebraic expression consisting of a single term, which can be a coefficient, a variable, or a product of both.
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Perfect Cube: A rational number that has a whole number as its cube root, indicating a complete 3D volume.
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Perfect Square: A rational number whose square root is an integer, representing a complete area.
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Power: The result of multiplying a base by itself, defined by the exponent, thus representing repeated multiplication.
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Radical Sign: A symbol (√) indicating the principal (positive) square root of a number.
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Rational Number: Any number that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers, including fractions and whole numbers.
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Repeating Decimal: A decimal representation of a rational number in which one or more digits repeat indefinitely.
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Scientific Notation: A method to express large or small numbers compactly, often using powers of ten to standardize values.
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Square Root: Value that when multiplied by itself results in the original number, ie., one of two equal factors.
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Terminating Decimal: A specific type of decimal that comes to an end, as opposed to repeating indefinitely, essentially a rational number with limited decimal places.
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