Unit 6: Glossary Test

Definition: a visualization of the rule "what you do to one side of the equation you have to do to the other side."

• hanger diagram

• coordinate plane

• coefficient

• plot

Definition: dependent variable; runs up and down.

• vertical axis (y-axis)

• variable

• geometrical

• horizontal axis (x-axis)

Definition: number or variable that is raised to a power in exponents and logarithms.

• fixed base

• budgeted base

• variable base

• coefficient

Definition: showing a composite area as ab•ac or ab-ac

• area as a sum

• variable base

• coordinate plane

• area as a product

Definition: describing shapes like squares, rectangles or circles.

• geometrical

• variable

• technical

• cylindrical

Definition: to represent a number whose value is unknown. What is the term for this?

• Variable

• Term

• Whole Number

• Constant

Definition: independent variable; runs left to right. What is the term for this?

• geometrical

• horizontal axis (x-axis)

• legend

• vertical axis (y-axis)

Definition: A number used in place of the variable that makes the equation true. What is this called?

• solution of an inequality

• solution of a linear inequality

• solution of a fraction

• solution of an equation

Definition: Expressions that always have the same value. What are these called?

• algebraic expression

• numerical expression

• equivalent expressions

• precision

Definition: A mathematical phrase that contains operations, numbers, and/or variables.

• equation

• coefficient

• expression

• accuracy