Arithmetic difference, subtract any
(-rthm-tk) term from the term that
n.
The mathematics of
integers, rational
numbers, real numbers, or
complex numbers under
addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and
division.
adj. arithmetic (rth-
mtk) also arithmetical Common Ratio
(rth-mt-kl)
1. Of or relating to
arithmetic.
2. Changing according to
an arithmetic progression
Arithmetic Sequence
A sequence such as 1, 5, 9,
13, 17 or 12, 7, 2, 3, 8, The degree of a polynomial
13, 18 which has a
constant difference
between terms.
Common Difference
The constant difference
between consecutive
terms of an arithmetic
sequence is called the
common difference.
Example: Given the
arithmetic sequence
9,7,5,3,...
To find the common
follows it.
d=79=2
2
is the common difference
between the terms.
For a geometric sequence
or geometric series, the
common ratio is the ratio
of a term to the previous
term. This ratio is usually
indicated by the variable r.
Degree of Polynomials
is the highest degree of its
terms when the polynomial
is expressed in its
canonical form consisting
of a linear combination of
monomials.
Factor Theorem
The point of the Factor
Theorem is the reverse of
the Remainder Theorem: If
you synthetic-divide a
polynomial by x = a and
get a zero remainder, then,
not only is x = a a zero of
the polynomial (courtesy
of the Remainder
Theorem), but x a is also
a factor of the polynomial
(courtesy of the Factor
Theorem).
Fibonacci sequence
The Fibonacci sequence is a
set of numbers that starts
with a one or a zero, followed
by a one, and proceeds based
on the rule that each number
(called a Fibonacci number) is
equal to the sum of the
preceding two numbers.
Geometric Sequence
This geometric sequence
has a common ratio of 3,
meaning that we multiply
each term by 3 in order to
get the next term in the
sequence.
Geometric mean
a type of mean or average,
which indicates the central
tendency or typical value
of a set of numbers by
using the product of their
values (as opposed to the
arithmetic mean which
uses their sum).
Harmonic Sequence
harmonic progression (or
harmonic sequence) is a
progression formed by taking
the reciprocals of an
arithmetic progression.
Patterns
Things that are arranged
following a rule or rules.
Example: these tiles are
arranged in a pattern
Another Example: there is
a pattern in these
numbers: 2, 7, 12, 17,
22, ... they follow a rule
"start at 2 and add 5 each
time"
Polynomial
Equations
A Polynomial can be expressed
in terms that only have
positive integer exponents and
the operations of addition,
subtraction, and multiplication.
In other words, it must be
possible to write the
expression without division.
It's easiest to understand what
makes something a polynomial
equation by looking at
examples and non examples as
shown below.
Remainder Theorem
The remainder theorem states
that when a polynomial, f(x), is
divided by a linear polynomial ,
x - a, the remainder of that
division will be equivalent to
f(a). In other words, if you
want to evaluate the function
f(x) for a given number, a, you
can divide that function by x -
a and your remainder will be
equal to f(a).
Sequence
A Sequence is a list of things
(usually numbers) that are in
order.
Synthetic Division
Synthetic division is a shortcut
method for dividing a polynomial
by a simple divisor of the form (x -
n). The divisor must be of that form
in order for synthetic division to
work. If it's not, you'll have to use
long division.
Arc
A part of the circumference is
called an Arc.
Central angles
A central angle is the angle that
forms when two radii meet at the
center of a circle. Remember that a
vertex is the point where two lines
meet to form an angle. A central
angle's vertex will always be the
center point of a circle.
Chord
A line that links two points on a
circle or curve. (pronounced
"cord")
Circles
A line forming a closed loop,
every point on which is a fixed
distance from a center point.
Common Tangent
A line that is tangent to more than
one circle is referred to as a
common tangent of both circles.
A common tangent can be further
divided into internal and external
common tangents; the difference
being that internal common
tangents pass through the line
segment joining the centers of the
two circles and external common
tangents do not.
Distance Formula
distance formula to obtain the
distance between any two points in
space.
Equation of a Circle
The equation of a circle is a way to
express the definition of a circle on
the coordinate plane. If the center
of the circle is at the origin of the
coordinate plane, the equation is depends on the leading coefficient
(an) and the degree of the
polynomial function.

Inscribed angles Leading term

an angle formed by two chords The term in a polynomial which
in a circle which have a contains the highest power of the
common endpoint. This variable. For example, 5x4 is the
common endpoint forms the leading term of 5x4 6x3 + 4x 12.
vertex of the inscribed angle.
The other two endpoints define
what we call an intercepted arc
on the circle. The intercepted
arc might be thought of as the
part of the circle which is
"inside" the inscribed angle.

Leading coefficient
test
The graph of the polynomial
function
f(x)=anxn+an1xn1+...
+a1x+a0 eventually rises or falls