Algebra II Unit 2 Vocabulary

a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression

• Roots

• Coefficient

• End Behavior

• Degree

of a polynomial is the highest power of the variable in a polynomial expression.

• Pascal’s Triangle

• Remainder Theorem

• Degree

• Roots

behavior or tendency of a function or polynomial when it reaches towards its extreme points

• Zero

• End Behavior

• Polynomial

• Synthetic Division

a triangular array of numbers in which those at the ends of the rows are 1 and each of the others is the sum of the nearest two numbers in the row above

• Coefficient

• Synthetic Division

• Pascal’s Triangle

• Roots

expression which consists of single or multiple terms.

• Synthetic Division

• End Behavior

• Coefficient

• Polynomial

if we divide a polynomial P (x) by a factor (x – a); that isn’t essentially an element of the polynomial; you will find a smaller polynomial along with a remainder.

• Remainder Theorem

• Coefficient

• Polynomial

• Pascal’s Triangle

a solution to an equation

• Roots

• Zero

• Solution

• HIgh

method for manually performing Euclidean division of polynomials, with less writing and fewer calculations than long division.

• Polynomial

• Zero

• Synthetic Division

• Multiplication

a real-, complex-, or generally vector-valued function f, is a member x of the domain of f such that f(x) vanishes at x

• Zero

• Polynomial

• Exponent

• Nine