VOCABULARY QUIZ The following screens will contain fill-in- the-blank statements. Mentally fill in each blank before clicking for the answer. They will work like the flash cards we use in some of our lessons. Use this practice quiz to get prepared for the vocabulary quiz.
VOCABULARY QUIZ This practice quiz will not be exactly like the one on your written quiz, but this should help you prepare for it.
VOCABULARY QUIZ Missing terms between two non-consecutive terms in a geometric sequence. Geometric Means
VOCABULARY QUIZ The lowest point on the graph of a curve. Minimum
VOCABULARY QUIZ To add a constant term to a binomial of the form x 2 + bx so that the resulting trinomial is a perfect square. Completing the square
VOCABULARY QUIZ The graph of a quadratic function. Parabola
VOCABULARY QUIZ The vertical line containing the vertex of a parabola. Axis of Symmetry
VOCABULARY QUIZ In the Quadratic Formula, the expression under the radical sign. (b 2 – 4ac) Discriminant
VOCABULARY QUIZ The original amount increases by the same percent over a period of time. Exponential Growth
VOCABULARY QUIZ Quadratic Formula
VOCABULARY QUIZ A geometric property of figures that can be folded and each half matches the other exactly. Symmetry
VOCABULARY QUIZ A sequence in which each term after the nonzero first term is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant called a common ratio, r, where r is not zero or one. Geometric Sequence
VOCABULARY QUIZ The roots, or x-intercepts, of a quadratic function. Zeros
VOCABULARY QUIZ An equation of the form y = ax 2 + bx + c, where a is not zero. Quadratic Function
VOCABULARY QUIZ The original amount decreases by the same percent over a period of time. Exponential Decay
VOCABULARY QUIZ Common Ratio The number by which each term in a geometric sequence is multiplied.
VOCABULARY QUIZ The highest point on the graph of a curve. Maximum
VOCABULARY QUIZ An equation of the form ax 2 + bx + c = 0 Quadratic Equation
VOCABULARY QUIZ A function that can be described by an equation of the form y = a x, where a>0 and a is not equal to 1. Exponential Function
VOCABULARY QUIZ The solutions of a quadratic equation. Roots
VOCABULARY QUIZ The maximum or minimum point of a parabola. Vertex