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22 Cards in this Set
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first element of an ordered pair
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abscissa
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a piecewise function
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absolute value function
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the angle between horizontal line and the line of sight from the observer to an object at a higher level
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angle of depression
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the angle between horizontal line and the line of sight from the observer to an object at a lower level
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angle of elevation
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a segment from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to a side of the polygon
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apothem
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inverse of y = cosine x, written as x = arccosine y
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arccosine relation
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a line that a graph approaches but never intersects
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asymptotes
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a process used to create a perfect square trinomial
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completing the square
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any number that can be written in the form a +bi where a and b are real numbers and I is the imaginary unit
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complex number
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the conjugate of the complex number a +bi is a -bi
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conjugate
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a system of equations that has at least one solution
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consistent
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a function of the form f(x) = b
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constant function
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for any angle, with measure omega, a point P(x,y) on its terminal side, r = square root of x2 + y2
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cosecant
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the opposite of sine
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cosine
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the opposite of tangent
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cotangent
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two angles in standard position that have the same terminal side
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coterminal angles
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the measure of an angle that is 1/360 of a complete rotation in the positive direction
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degree
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a system of equations that has infinitely many solutions
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dependent
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the quotient when a polynomial is divided by one of its factors
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depressed polynomial
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a square array of numbers having a numerical value; the numerical value of the square array of numbers
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determinent
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a transformation in which a figure is enlarged or reduced
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dilation
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a procedure in which unit labels are treated as mathematical factors and can be divided out
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dimensional analysis
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