Pre-Alg B: 2nd Semester Finals Vocab Study Guide

What is exponential notation used for in mathematics?

• To determine the derivative of a function

• To write a number as a base raised to an exponent

• To calculate the area under a curve

• To solve linear equations

Which of the following best describes a transformation in geometry?

• A method to calculate volume

• A function that maps a point to another point on a plane

• A technique to measure angles

• A formula to find the circumference

What does the term 'reflection' refer to in geometry?

• Moving a point along a circle

• Stretching a figure to a new size

• Moving a point across a fixed line of reflection

• Rotating a point around a fixed center

What is the result of multiplying two powers with the same base?

• You subtract their exponents

• You divide one exponent by the other

• You add their exponents

• You multiply the bases

What happens when you find the quotient of two algebraic expressions with the same base?

• You add the exponents of the expressions.

• You multiply the exponents of the expressions.

• You subtract the exponent of the divisor from the exponent of the dividend.

• You divide the bases of the expressions.

What is the result of raising a power to another power?

• You subtract the exponents.

• You divide the exponents.

• You add the exponents.

• You multiply the exponents.

How do you find the power of a product of two algebraic expressions with the same exponent?

• Add the bases and multiply by the exponent.

• Multiply the bases and keep the exponent the same.

• Divide the bases and subtract the exponents.

• Subtract the bases and add the exponents.

What does the term "clockwise" refer to?

• The direction in which a clock hand moves.

• A type of geometric transformation.

• The direction opposite to which a clock hand moves.

• A method to calculate time.

What is an angle of rotation?

• The distance a point moves in a circle.

• The direction in which a point moves.

• The angle through which a point is rotated under a rotation.

• The number of rotations a point completes.

What happens to the exponents when you distribute an exponent over a quotient of two algebraic expressions with the same exponent?

• The exponents are multiplied

• The exponents are added

• The exponents are subtracted

• The exponents are distributed to each base