Mathematics Terminology

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Algebraically

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Show steps to solve

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Coordinates

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An ordered pair, always x before y, written in parentheses (x, y)

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Justify

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Give a mathematical reason for an answer you gave

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Graph

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Plot points and properly connect on an x-y plane—don't forget the arrows

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Inequalities

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Math statements with greater than or less than instead of =

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Axes

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The 2 lines that form the x-y plane. The x-axis is horizontal with the equation y=0 and the y-axis is vertical with the equation x = 0. They intersect at the origin (0,0)

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Quadratic formula

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Equation

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A mathematical sentence with an =.

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Express

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Write in a particular way

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Simplest radical form

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No square root in the denominator—bottom of the fraction—and any perfect square factors factored out of the radical symbol