Index Index
a\(\vphantom{a}^{m/n}\). See rational exponents
absolute value, Paragraph Definition
equations, Subsection Assemblage
inequalities, Subsection Assemblage
acid (pH) scale, Paragraph
algebraic equation, Item
algebraic fraction, Definition
adding or subtracting, Assemblage
dividing, Assemblage
multiplying, Assemblage
reducing, Assemblage
allometric equations, Paragraph
ascending powers, Paragraph
asymptote
of hyperbola, Paragraph
axis
conjugate, Paragraph
major, Paragraph
minor, Paragraph
of symmetry, Item
transverse, Paragraph
axis of symmetry, Item. See also parabola
back-substitution, Subsection Paragraph
balance, Assemblage. See also compound interest
base, Definition Assemblage
of a logarithm, Definition
of an exponential function, Paragraph
base 10 logarithms. See common logarithms
binomial
cube of, Assemblage
denominator with radical, Paragraph
opposite of, Subsection
special products of, Assemblage
square of, Paragraph
branches. See hyperbola
break even, Paragraph
Bézier curves, Paragraph
canceling to reduce a fraction, Caution
center
of a circle, Paragraph
of an ellipse, Assemblage Assemblage
of hyperbola, Assemblage Assemblage
central
conics, Subsection
ellipse, Assemblage
hyperbola, Assemblage
central conic, Paragraph
central rectangle, Paragraph
change in. See Delta (\(\Delta\))
center, Paragraph Assemblage
equation of, Assemblage
general quadratic form, Paragraph
radius, Assemblage
closed interval, Item. See also interval notation
common factor, Paragraph. See also fraction
common logarithms, Paragraph
complex conjugate, Assemblage. See also conjugate pair
complex fraction, Paragraph Subsection
simplify, Assemblage
complex number, Note Subsection Paragraph
compound inequality, Note Caution Assemblage
compound interest, Paragraph Assemblage
balance, Assemblage
principal, Paragraph Assemblage
compounded continuously, Paragraph
concave down, Paragraph
concave up, Paragraph Assemblage
concavity, Paragraph. See also concave up, concave down
conic. See conic section
conic section, Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Assemblage. See also circle, ellipse, hyperbola, parabola
central, Subsection
degenerate, Paragraph
standard form, Paragraph
systems involving, Subsection
conjugate, Paragraph
pair, Note
conjugate axis, Paragraph. See also hyperbola
conjugate pair, Note. See also complex conjugate
consistent. See system of equations
constant of variation, Assemblage Assemblage Paragraph
continuous compounding, Item
conversion equations, Assemblage Assemblage
coordinate formula for slope, Subsection Assemblage
cost, Paragraph
covertices. See ellipse
cross-multiplying. See proportion
cube of a binomial, Assemblage
cube root, Definition
cubic formula, Note
cubic spline, Paragraph
decibel scale, Paragraph
decreasing graph, Paragraph. See also decreasing function
degree, Definition
of a product, Assemblage
Delta (\(\Delta\)), Example
demand equation, Paragraph
dependent, Item
dependent system. See system of equations
descending powers, Paragraph
direct variation, Subsection Assemblage Paragraph
constant of variation, Assemblage
finding a formula for, Subsection
scaling exponent, Paragraph
scaling property, Subsection
test for, Assemblage
with a power, Assemblage
directly proportional, Paragraph. See also direct variation
discriminant, Paragraph Assemblage
distance
(absolute value), Subsection
formula, Assemblage
distance formula, Paragraph
dividing algebraic fractions, Assemblage
doubling time, Subsection Assemblage
elimination method, Subsection Subsection. See also system of equations
central, Assemblage
covertices, Paragraph
finding the equation of, Subsection
foci, Definition
major axis, Paragraph
minor axis, Paragraph
standard form, Assemblage
translated, Assemblage Assemblage
vertices, Paragraph
empirical model, Paragraph
equation
algebraic, Item
allometric, Paragraph
demand, Paragraph
first-degree, Paragraph
graphical solution, Subsection
in two variables, Subsection
quadratic, Paragraph
radical, Paragraph
second-degree (see quadratic)
supply, Paragraph
with fractions, Section
with more than one radical, Subsection
with radicals, Section
equilibrium price, Paragraph
evaluating the function, Paragraph
exponent, Definition
integer, Section
laws of, Assemblage
negative, Assemblage Caution Subsection
scaling, Paragraph
zero, Assemblage Assemblage
exponential decay, Paragraph Investigation Paragraph Paragraph Assemblage
decay factor, Paragraph
graphical solution of, Subsection
solving, Paragraph Paragraph Assemblage Paragraph
solving with logarithms, Assemblage Subsection Paragraph
exponential function, Definition Assemblage Caution Paragraph Paragraph
base of, Paragraph
finding a formula, Assemblage
natural, Paragraph
vs linear growth, Subsection
vs power functions, Subsection Assemblage
exponential growth, Assemblage Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph Assemblage
growth factor, Paragraph Assemblage Assemblage Item
initial value, Assemblage
vs linear growth, Subsection
vs power function, Subsection
exponential growth and decay, Assemblage Assemblage
exponential notation
for radicals, Subsection
extraction of roots, Section Assemblage Subsection. See also quadratic equation
extrapolation, Subsection Paragraph
factor, Section
factored form, Paragraph. See also quadratic equation
factoring
cubics, Assemblage
solve a quadratic equation by, Subsection Assemblage
first-degree equation, Paragraph
focus
of a hyperbola, Definition
of an ellipse, Definition
fraction
adding or subtracting, Subsection
adding or subtracting algebraic fractions, Assemblage
adding or subtracting like fractions, Assemblage Assemblage
adding or subtracting unlike fractions, Subsection
building factor, Paragraph
common factor, Paragraph
complex, Subsection Assemblage
dividing, Subsection Assemblage Assemblage
fundamental principal, Assemblage
lowest common denominator (see lowest common denominator)
multiplying, Assemblage Assemblage
reducing, Paragraph
reducing an algebraic fraction, Assemblage
simplify, Assemblage
unlike, Subsection
function, Paragraph Definition
absolute value (see absolute value)
direct variation, Paragraph
exponential, Paragraph Definition
exponential growth and decay, Assemblage
input variable, Definition
inverse variation, Paragraph
natural exponential, Paragraph
notation, Subsection
output variable, Definition
polynomial, Definition
power, Paragraph (see also power function)
rational, Subsection
vertical line test, Assemblage
fundamental principal of fractions, Assemblage
Gaussian reduction, Subsection Assemblage. See also system of equations
general form for a linear equation, Definition
general quadratic form
of a circle, Paragraph
geometric formulas, Assemblage
golden rectangle, Exercise
graph, Definition Definition Item
concave down, Paragraph
concave up, Paragraph
concavity, Paragraph
decreasing, Paragraph (see also decreasing function)
eight basic, Subsection
graphing an inequality using a test point, Assemblage
increasing, Paragraph
growth by a constant percent, Assemblage
growth factor, Paragraph. See also exponential growth
half-life, Subsection Paragraph Assemblage
half-plane, Item
horizontal line, Paragraph Assemblage Item
slope of, Assemblage
hyperbola, Paragraph Section Paragraph Definition Definition Paragraph
asymptotes, Paragraph
branches, Paragraph
central, Assemblage Paragraph
conjugate axis, Paragraph
translated, Assemblage
transverse axis, Paragraph
vertices, Paragraph
i\(\thinspace\), Paragraph Definition
imaginary number, Paragraph Assemblage
imaginary unit. See i\(\thinspace\)
inconsistent, Item
inconsistent system. See system of equations
increasing function, Paragraph Paragraph Item Subsection Paragraph. See also increasing graph
increasing graph, Paragraph
independent system. See system of equations
index (of a radical), Paragraph Paragraph Assemblage
inequality, Note
compound, Note Caution Assemblage
graphical solution, Subsection
linear, Subsection Assemblage Item
quadratic, Subsection Assemblage
strict, Paragraph
system of, Subsection
infinity (\(\infty\)), Paragraph
initial value, Item Assemblage Assemblage Item Paragraph Item
input variable. See function
intercept, Definition. See also x-intercept; y-intercept
intercept method of graphing, Subsection Assemblage
interpolation, Subsection Paragraph
intersect, Example
interval notation, Subsection Assemblage
closed interval, Item
half closed, Item
half open, Item
infinite interval, Assemblage
open interval, Item
inverse square law, Paragraph
inverse variation, Subsection Paragraph
test for, Assemblage
with a power, Assemblage
inversely proportional, Paragraph. See also inverse variation
irrational numbers, Paragraph
laws of exponents, Assemblage
LCD. See lowest common denominator
lead coefficient, Definition Assemblage
least-squares regression line, Paragraph Subsection
like fractions, Paragraph
adding or subtracting, Subsection Assemblage Assemblage
like radical, Paragraph
line
horizontal, Assemblage
of best fit (see least-squares regression line)
parallel, Subsection Item
perpendicular, Subsection Item
regression, Paragraph
vertical, Item Assemblage
linear combination, Paragraph. See also Gaussian reduction
linear equation
general form, Definition
graph using the intercept method, Subsection Assemblage
point-slope formula, Subsection Assemblage
slope-intercept form, Subsection Assemblage
linear growth, Paragraph
linear inequality, Subsection Assemblage Item
linear model, Section Definition Definition Subsection. See also linear equation
linear regression, Section
extrapolation, Subsection Paragraph
interpolation, Subsection Paragraph
least-squares regression line, Paragraph
line of best fit, Subsection
outliers, Item
linear system, Section. See also system of equations
3x3, Subsection Assemblage
\(2\times 2\), Paragraph Definition
log-log graph paper, Paragraph
logarithm, Paragraph Definition
base, Definition
conversion equations, Assemblage Assemblage
equation, Paragraph
properties, Assemblage
scale, Section
some useful, Assemblage
logarithmic equation, Paragraph. See also conversion equations
logarithmic function, Paragraph
logarithmic scale, Paragraph. See also logarithm
logarithms
common (base 10), Paragraph
clearing fractions with, Paragraph
finding the, Assemblage
lowest common multiple (LCM), Example
major axis. See ellipse
mathematical model, Definition
maximum value, Note. See also parabola
mechanistic models, Paragraph
midpoint, Paragraph Assemblage
minimum value, Note. See also parabola
minor axis. See ellipse
model, Definition
empirical, Paragraph
mechanistic, Paragraph
Moore’s law, Paragraph
muliplying algebraic fractions, Assemblage
multiplicity, Paragraph
n\(\vphantom{n}^{\text{th}}\) root, Subsection
natural exponential function, Paragraph
natural log function, Paragraph
natural logarithm, Paragraph Assemblage
negative and zero exponents, Assemblage
negative exponents, Assemblage Subsection
negative reciprocal, Paragraph
net change, Paragraph
open interval, Item. See also interval notation
opposite of a binomial, Subsection
ordered triple, Paragraph
outliers, Item. See also linear regression
output variable. See function
parabola, Subsection Paragraph Paragraph Paragraph
axis of symmetry, Item
maximum value, Note
minimum value, Note
vertex form, Subsection Assemblage
vertex of, Assemblage
parallel lines, Subsection Item
percent decrease, Subsection
percent increase, Subsection
perfect square, Paragraph
perpendicular lines, Subsection Item
pH scale, Paragraph
point-slope form, Paragraph. See also point-slope formula
point-slope formula, Subsection Assemblage
polynomial, Paragraph
ascending powers, Paragraph
descending powers, Paragraph
division, Subsection
function, Definition
lead coefficient, Definition
modeling with, Subsection
products of, Subsection
quadratic, Assemblage
positive root. See principal root
power function, Paragraph Section Definition Definition Subsection Subsection Assemblage Caution
vs exponential function, Subsection
vs exponential functions, Assemblage
principal, Assemblage
principal root, Paragraph. See also root
product of fractions, Assemblage Assemblage
product rule for radicals, Assemblage
profit, Paragraph
properties of exponential functions, Assemblage
property of proportions, Assemblage
proportion, Subsection Paragraph
cross-multiplying, Paragraph Assemblage
proportional
directly, Paragraph
inversely, Paragraph (see also inverse variation)
quadratic equation, Paragraph
find using three points, Subsection
graph of, Subsection
maximum value, Note
minimum value, Note
multiplicity, Paragraph
parameters, Paragraph
solutions of, Subsection
solve by factoring, Subsection Assemblage
solve using the quadratic formula, Assemblage
solving by completing the square, Subsection Assemblage
solving by extraction of roots, Assemblage
solving by graphing, Paragraph
vertex form, Subsection
quadratic formula, Section Assemblage
quadratic inequality, Section
algebraic solution, Subsection Assemblage
graphical solution, Subsection
quadratic trinomial, Paragraph
quotient of fractions, Subsection Assemblage Assemblage
quotient rule for radicals, Assemblage
radical, Paragraph Assemblage
exponential notation, Subsection Assemblage
like radicals, Paragraph
quotient rule for, Assemblage
rationalizing the denominator, Subsection
simpifying, Subsection
sums and differences of, Subsection
radicand, Paragraph
radius, Paragraph Assemblage. See also circle
rate, Definition
rate of change, Subsection Definition. See also slope
ratio method, Paragraph
rational exponents, Assemblage Assemblage
rational expression, Definition. See also algebraic fraction
rational function, Subsection Definition
rationalizing the denominator, Paragraph Subsection. See also radical
reducing fractions, Subsection Paragraph Assemblage Assemblage
regression. See linear regression
regression line, Paragraph. See also linear regression
Richter scale (or magnitude), Subsection Paragraph
root
cube root, Definition
n\(\vphantom{n}^{\text{th}}\), Subsection
of negative numbers, Subsection
of powers, Assemblage
of real numbers, Assemblage
principal root, Paragraph
scaling exponent, Paragraph
scaling property of direct variation, Subsection
scatterplot, Item
scientific notation, Subsection Assemblage
second-degree. See quadratic
simplifying a complex fraction, Assemblage
coordinate formula for, Assemblage
of a line, Definition
rate of change, Assemblage
undefined, Assemblage
zero, Assemblage
slope-intercept form, Subsection Assemblage
slope-intercept formula. See slope-intercept form
solution, Definition
to a system of equations, Paragraph Definition
to an equation in one variable, Definition
to an equation in two variables, Paragraph
to system of equations, Paragraph
special products of binomials, Assemblage
of a negative real number, Paragraph (see also imaginary number)
starting value. See initial value
strict inequality, Paragraph
substitution method. See system of equations
sum or difference of fractions, Subsection Assemblage Assemblage Assemblage
supply equation, Paragraph
of a cone, Assemblage
of a cylinder, Assemblage
of a pyramid, Assemblage
of a sphere, Assemblage Item
symmetry. See axis of symmetry
system of equations. See system of equations
3x3, Subsection Assemblage
\(2\times 2\), Paragraph
back-subsitution, Subsection
consistent and independent, Definition
dependent, Definition Assemblage Paragraph
elimination method, Subsection Assemblage Subsection
Gaussian reduction, Subsection Assemblage
graphing, Subsection
inconsistent, Subsection Definition Assemblage Paragraph
independent, Definition
involving conic sections, Subsection
linear combination, Paragraph Subsection
solution, Paragraph Definition
substitution method, Subsection
system of inequalities, Subsection
table of values, Item
test for direct variation, Assemblage
test for inverse variation, Assemblage
test point for inequalities, Paragraph Assemblage
transverse axis. See hyperbola
triangular form, Paragraph
variation. See direct variation; inverse variation
varies directly, Assemblage Assemblage
varies inversely, Assemblage Assemblage
vertex
of a hyperbola, Paragraph
of a parabola, Item Assemblage
of a system of inequalities, Paragraph
of ellipse, Paragraph
vertex form, Paragraph
for a parabola, Subsection
for a quadratic equation, Assemblage
vertex of a parabola, Assemblage
vertical line, Paragraph Assemblage Item
slope of, Assemblage
vertical line test. See function
vertices. See ellipse; hyperbola; system of inequalities
of a cone, Assemblage
of a cylinder, Assemblage
of a pyramid, Assemblage
of a sphere, Assemblage
World3, Paragraph
zero exponent, Assemblage
zero-factor principle, Subsection Assemblage
