**TI83F* AppVariable file 03/27/09, 16:34q ` GLPA09` ^ nav AEC13267AEFC43F88E67E1C0E88B5B83GLPA09.1GLPA091  base„base:ÖIn 2^4, the base is 2. the base is used as a factor as many times as given by exponent (4). That is, 2^4 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2.Ö Ö composite numberOcomposite number:ÖA whole number greater than 1 that has more than two factors. cubic functionycubic function:ÖIt is a function that can be Ödescribed by an equation of the form y = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d, where a  0. exponentšexponent:ÖA number that indicates how many times a number or expression is to be multiplied by itself. Example: In the expression 5^3, the exponent is 3.Ö exponential functionqexponential function:ÖA function that can be described by an equation of the form y = a^x, where a > 0 and a  1. factorŠfactor:ÖIn an algebraic or numerical expression, the quantities being multiplied are called factors. Example: 3 and 11 are factors of 33.Ö  factor treeifactor tree:ÖThe factors branch out from the previous factors until all of the factors are prime numbers. monomialnmonomial:ÖA number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables. ÖExamples: 3, y, 2x, 5xy^2  nonlinear functionHnonlinear function:ÖA function with a graph that is not a straight line.  parabola½!,parabola:ÖThe graph of a quadratic function.  power~power:ÖAn expression of the form x^n, read x to the nth power. Example: 7^4 is 7 raised to the fourth power, or 7 x 7 x 7 x 7.  prime factorizationŠprime factorization:ÖExpressing a composite number as a product of its prime factors. Example: The prime factorization of 63 is 3 x 3 x 7.   prime numberRprime number:ÖA whole number, greater than 1, whose only factors are 1 and itself. quadratic function jquadratic function:ÖA function decribed by an equation of the form f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c = 0, where a  0.Ö scientific notationÕscientific notation:ÖA system of writing numbers using multiplication and powers of ten. A number of the form a x 10^n, where 1 < a < 10 and n is an integer. ÖExamples: 95,700 = 9.57 x 10^4, 0.000024 = 2.4 x 10^-5  standard form1standard form:ÖNumbers written without exponents.8`! €#€pÀçÀø! Á €@€@€@€@@€@€@€@€     ÿÿÿÿÿÿü % % % €@€@€@@€@€@€   áÀ€áþ