Larson Pre-Cal - Chapter 2 Vocabulary

The highest exponent in a group of terms

• Roots

• Degree

• Asymptote

• Quotient

A polynomial with a degree of 2 whose graph is a parabola

• Rational Function

• Polynomial Function

• Quadratic Function

• Conjugate

• Standard Form of a Quadratic Function

• Degree of a Polynomial

• Asymptote

• Vertex form of a Quadratic Function

A group of "many terms" joined together by addition or subtraction

• Polynomial Function

• Quadratic Function

• Rational Function

• Roots of a Function

The constant in front of the term with the highest degree in a polynomial

• Conjugate

• Divisor

• Asymptote

• Leading coefficient

• Degree of a polynomial

• End behavior

• Asymptote

• Critical Values

The U-shaped graph of a quadratic equation

• Asymptote

• Roots

• Vertex

• Parabola

The "middle" line which divides a parabola into two sets of points that are mirror images of one another

• Axis of symmetry

• Slant Asymptote

• Asymptote

• Vertex

The characteristic that describes no "breaks" in the graph of an equation

• Divisor

• End behavior

• Continuous

• Dividend

The x-intercepts of the graph of a polynomial function

• Complex Number

• Roots

• Critical Values

• Vertex