Check the clues and answers for your group. Answers stay hidden during live play until the host reveals them.
Round 1
Variables and Expressions
$200
The constant factor in the term 5x.
$400
The result of multiplying a number by a variable.
$600
This term refers to a letter used to represent an unknown quantity.
$800
A mathematical phrase that contains numbers, operations, and variables but no equals sign.
$1000
To substitute a number for a variable and calculate the result.
Linear Equations
$200
The value of x in x + 7 = 10.
$400
A statement where two ratios are equal.
$600
The operation used to isolate the variable in the equation 4x = 20.
$800
An equation that has infinitely many solutions.
$1000
The property that allows you to multiply a value across terms inside parentheses.
Inequalities
$200
The symbol used for greater than or equal to.
$400
The set of all possible values for a variable that makes the inequality true.
$600
When multiplying or dividing both sides of an inequality by this, you must flip the sign.
$800
A graph of an inequality on a number line featuring an open circle.
$1000
A compound inequality using the word 'and' that represents values between two points.
Functions
$200
The set of all possible input values for a function.
$400
The set of all possible output values for a function.
$600
A relation where each input has exactly one output.
$800
In y = f(x), the y-value represents this result produced by the function.
$1000
The vertical test used to determine if a graph represents a function.
Graphing Lines
$200
The form y = mx + b.
$400
The measure of the steepness of a line.
$600
Two lines that never intersect and have the same slope.
$800
The coordinate point where a line crosses the y-axis.
$1000
The equation of a line passing through the origin with a slope of 1.
Exponents
$200
The value of 2 to the power of 5.
$400
The result of any non-zero number raised to the power of zero.
$600
An exponent that is less than zero indicates this.
$800
The process of raising a power to another power involves this operation on the exponents.
$1000
The rule for multiplying expressions with the same base involves this operation on the exponents.
Double Jeopardy
Variables and Expressions
$400
The highest exponent of the variable in a polynomial.
$800
The leading term of the polynomial 3x^4 - 2x^2 + 1.
$1200
Terms that have the same variable part with identical exponents.
$1600
The process of finding terms that multiply together to create an expression.
$2000
An expression with exactly two terms connected by addition or subtraction.
Linear Equations
$400
Solving a system by adding equations to eliminate a variable.
$800
The value of the discriminant that indicates exactly one real root.
$1200
A system of equations with no solution.
$1600
A system with at least one solution is described by this term.
$2000
The method of substituting one equation into another to find the intersection.
Inequalities
$400
This type of boundary line is used for 'greater than' or 'less than'.
$800
The boundary line used for inequalities containing 'or equal to'.
$1200
The region on a graph where the shading of two inequalities overlaps.
$1600
The mathematical field involving the maximization or minimization of a linear objective function.
$2000
The process of testing a point like (0,0) to determine which side of a line to shade.
Functions
$400
The lowest or highest point on a parabola.
$800
The U-shaped graph of a quadratic function.
$1200
The x-values where a quadratic function equals zero.
$1600
The expression f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c places a quadratic function in this form.
$2000
The line that divides a parabola into two mirror images.
Graphing Lines
$400
The slope of a horizontal line.
$800
The standard form of a linear equation.
$1200
The ratio of the change in y to the change in x.
$1600
Two lines whose slopes are negative reciprocals of each other.
$2000
A line that passes through (x1, y1) with slope m.
Exponents
$400
The result of dividing 8 x 10^6 by 2 x 10^2.
$800
When multiplying numbers in scientific notation, you add these.
$1200
The value of 10 to the negative third power in decimal form.
$1600
The number 500,000 written in scientific notation.
$2000
A number in this notation is expressed as a coefficient between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.
Final Jeopardy · Algebraic History
This 9th-century Persian mathematician wrote a book titled 'Al-Jabr', which gave us the modern name for the branch of mathematics focusing on symbols and rules for manipulating them.
