1. Week 9 Math Vocabulary power of a power – (am)n = amn
power of a product – for any number a, and all integers m and n, (ab)m = ambm
prime number – a whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself
prism – a solid with 2 bases and other sides that are lateral faces formed by parallelograms

2. product – result of multiplication
quadrant – one of the 4 regions into which the x and y axes separate the coordinate plane
quadratic function – a function that can be described by an equation in the form y = ax2 + bx + c
absolute value – the distance from zero on a number line

3. maximum – the highest point on the graph of a curve
median – the middle number in a list of numbers in order from least to greatest
Test ~ Thursday, October 9, 2008
(which is Ms. Doty’s birthday…)