2. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 Beat the Computer! Intermediate Algebra Vocabulary for Unit 1

3. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 Directions: A slide will appear with a term Say the definition aloud before the computer can answer (5 sec.) You will hear a sound when the slide changes

4. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 opposite or additive inverse

5. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 opposite the opposite of a is -a Opposites: 4, -4-5.6, 5.60,0

6. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 reciprocal or multiplicative inverse

7. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 reciprocal the reciprocal of a is Reciprocals: 4, -5.6, 0,none

8. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 absolute value of a real number

9. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 absolute value the distance from zero on the number line -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 42

10. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 solution of an equation

11. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 solution of an equation a number that makes the equation true

12. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 compound inequality

13. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 compound inequality a pair of inequalities joined by “and” or “or”

14. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 absolute value of a number x

15. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 absolute value If x  0, then  x  = x. If x  0, then  x  = -x.

16. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 extraneous solution

17. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 extraneous solution a solution of an equation derived from an original equation that is not a solution of the original equation

18. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 tolerance

19. Chris Giovanello, LBUSD Math Curriculum Office, 2004 tolerance specifies allowable ranges in measurements one half the difference between the maximum and minimum values