VOCABULARY

6th Hour Mathopoly

 TERM / NOMIAL:
 A term is a number, a variable of various
degree, or a combination of a number and a
variable of various degrees.

 Nomial is Latin for term

 POLYNOMIAL:
 Expression consisting of one or more terms
added together

 Exponents must be positive integers

 DEGREE / LEADING
COEFFICIENT:
 Degree- Highest power in the polynomial
 Marks the leading term

 Leading Coefficient- Coefficient of the

leading degree
 QUADRATICS /
PARABOLAS / VERTEX:
 Quadratics- Polynomial is degree z

 Parabola- Shapes of the quadratic graph

 Vertex
 Minimum point of parabola
 If function is positive f(x)=x2

 Maximum point of parabola

 If function is negative f(x)=-x2
 KEYS TO SOLVING
QUADRATIC
FUNCTIONS:
 Know the vertex

 Know the line of symmetry- vertical line x=c

 c= any number on the x axis

 Know the zeros

 QUADRATICS:
Standard Form:
y=ax2=bx=c

Vertex Form: Factored Form:

y=a(x-h)2+k y=(x-r1)(x-r2)

Vertex: Strength Vertex: Weak Vertex: Weak

(h,k)   b  Convert to
 
 2 a  general form
(vertex form)

Roots: Okay Roots: Okay Roots: Strength

Convert to Quadratic formula X=r1, r2
general or or convert to
factored form factored form
 IF A POLYNOMIAL FUNCTION
AND ‘A’ IS A REAL NUMBER
 x=a– is a zero of the function ‘f’

 x=a– is a solution of the polynomial equation

of ‘f(x)=0’

 (x-a)– is a factor of the polynomial ‘f(x)’

 (a,0)– is an x-intercept of the graph ‘f(x)’