| A | B |
| letters that represent numbers | variables |
| empty set | a set that contains no elements |
| {1,2,3,...} | natural numbers |
| {0,1,2,3,...} | whole numbers |
| a rectangular array of numbers | matrix |
| synthetic division | a shortcut process to use when dividing a polynomial by a binomial |
| polynomial equation | setting two polynomials equal to eachother |
| quadratic equation | polynomial equation of degree 2 |
| distance between the number and 0 on a number line | sbsolute value |
| the opposite of squaring a number | taking the square root of a number |
| {...,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,...} | integers |
| equation | a statement that two numbers are equal |
| two inequalities joined by the words AND or OR | compound inequalities |
| addition property of equality | guarantees that the same number may be added to or subtracted to both sides of an equation and the result is an equivalent equation |
| a value for the variable that makes the equation true | solution |
| quadrantel point | point on an axis |
| y=mx+b | slop-intercept form |
| two lines intersecting at right angles | perpendicular lines |
| Ax+By=C | standard from |
| the point located exactly halfway between the two endpoints of a line segment | midpoint |