King Fahd University of Petroleum &Minerals

Prep-Year Math Program

Chapter P Vocabulary
Text book: College Algebra & Trigonometry
(Aufman/Barker/Nation Fifth Edition)

By
Dr. A. Shawky Ibarhim
Mr. Luai Al-Labadi
Mr. Husam Sharqawi

Summer 2006

Real Numbers Related Vocabulary

Natural numbers: {1,2,3,4,}

Whole numbers: {0,1,2,3,4,}

Integers: {,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,}
Terminating:
Nonterminating:
Decimal:
Repeating:
Repeating Decimal:
0.123123123

For example: 0.123 i.e.

Terminating Decimal For example: 0.6, 0.34, 0.22584,..

Nonterminating Decimal
0.121221222.

For example: 0.216596,

Rational numbers:
( )
{all terminating decimals, repeating decimals, or numbers which can be written in the
form

p
5
11
, where p and q are integers and q 0 } For example: 3.56, 2.18, , , ...
q
2
13

numbers ({ ) all nonterminating nonrepeating decimals}

Irrational
For example: 12.315845690..., 2 , 3 5 , ( ), Notice that any irrational number cannot be
written in the form

p
where p and q are integers and q 0
q

Real numbers:
Prime numbers:

{ all rational and irrational numbers}

{ 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,}

Composite numbers:

{ 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, }

Fraction: ()

Any number in the form

For example:

p
, where p and q are integers, q 0 .
q

3 2 121
,
,
, ...
2 15 122

Chapter P Vocabulary
P.1
absolute value
addition
additive inverse
associative property
closure property
commutative
constant
denominator
describe
determine
difference
distributive
property
division
element
empty (null) set
( )

equation
equality

number line
numerator
perform
product
properties
quotient
reflexive
repeating decimal

set
sum
Sign:+, -

( )

expression
factor (n)
finite
identity element
inequalities
infinite
intersection

inverse
multiplication

multiplicative inverse

reciprocal

equivalent

5
6

- +

simplify
statement

subset

( )

substitution
subtraction
symbol
symmetry

terminating
transitive
union

numerator
denominato r

2 is an element of C
2 C

set A is a subset of set B

AB

5 is a factor of 20 since
5 4 = 20

if a b = c then
a is the dividend ( ), b is the
divisor ( )and c is the
quotient

a<b
a is less than b
b a

a>b

ab

' a is greater than b

b a

a is greater than or equal b

b a

ab
a is less than or equal b
b a

P.2
base

evaluate

exponent
cube root
radicals
restriction

square root

undefined

simplest form

rationalize

b
square root of b

P.3

scientific notation

cube root of b

polynomial
binomial
coefficient
constant term
degree
like terms

monomial

Standard from

substitute
term

trinomial

P.4
algebraic concepts

apply
assume
common factor
consecutive
cube root
difference of two cubes
difference of two squares
distinct

factor (v)
factor by grouping
factoring
factoring over integers

factorization
theorem
geometric figure
geometry

greatest common
factor (GCF)
illustrate
nonfactorable
perfect cube
perfect square
prime numbers
procedure
quadratic in form
quadratic trinomials
ax2+bx+c
reduce
region
require
shaded portion

special factoring
sum of two cubes
area
trial method

P.5
applications
arithmetic operations

equivalent expressions
least common factor (LCD)

common denominator
complex fraction
domain
eliminate

perform
properties
rational expressions

imaginary part
real part
powers of i

standard form

P.6
complex numbers
conjugate
disjoint sets
imaginary number

( )

z = x + iy
Complex number

Some Geometric Figures:

Straight Line

Horizontal Line

Vertical Line

Parallel Lines

Number Line

Right Angle Triangle

Trapezoid

Rhombus

Isosceles Triangle

Equilateral Triangle

a
a

Parallelogram

Square

a
b

a
Rectangle

Ellipse

Circle

Hyperbola