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Chapter 8: Algebra: Integers and Rational Numbers

Chapter 8 vocabulary


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oppositeThe integer on the opposite side of zero from a given number, but at the same distance from zero.
integersThe set of positive whole numbers, their opposites and zero.
absolute valueThe distance that a number is from zero in the number line.
rational numberAny number that can be written as a quotent.
coordinate planeA system in which a location is descrines be its distances from two perpendicular number lines caller the x-axis and the y-axis.
originThe point where the x- and y-axes of a coordinate plane intersect.
x-axisThe horizontal line on a coordanite plane.
y-axisThe vertical line on a coordanite plane.
quadrentOne of the four regins into which the x-axis and the y-axis divide the cooesinare plane. Rhe axws are not part of te quadrant
ordered pairA pair of numbers used to locate a point in a coordanite plane.
x-coordinateThe first numberin an ordered pair that tells the position left or right of the y-axis.
y- coordinateThe second number in an ordered paif that tells the position above or below the x-axis.
relationA set of ordered pairs.
functionA relation in which each "x" value is paired with exactly one "y" value
T-tableA table of x and y values used to graph an equation.
linear equationAn equation whose graph is a straight line.