ALGEBRA IA FINAL REVIEW PRACTICE TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK

ALGEBRA IA FINAL REVIEW PRACTICE TEST
2026 FULL SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK


◉ independent variable.
Answer: the INPUT or CAUSE in a situation or problem. It's the
variable YOU CAN control. It's the X variable.


◉ dependent variable.
Answer: the OUTPUT or RESULT in a situation or problem. It's the
variable YOU CANNOT control. It's the Y variable. In a equation, its
the variable BY ITSELF on one side of the = sign.


◉ other names for "x".
Answer: domain, independent variable, input


◉ other names for "y".
Answer: range, dependent variable, output


◉ vertical line test.
Answer: a relation is a function and passes the vertical line test if
when a vertical line is drawn through the graph, it touches the graph
only ONE time.

,◉ discrete function (scatter plot).
Answer: data appears as individual points on a graph. Whatever is
being graphed cannot be broken down in to smaller pieces.


◉ continuous function.
Answer: data appears as a smooth curve on a graph.


◉ graph of a linear function.
Answer:


◉ Linear Function Parent Graph.
Answer:


◉ graph of a quadratic function.
Answer:


◉ Quadratic Parent Function.
Answer:


◉ graph of an inverse function: y=1/x.
Answer:

, ◉ Absolute Value Parent Function.
Answer:


◉ Radical (square root) Parent Function.
Answer:


◉ graph of exponential decay function.
Answer:


◉ graph of exponential growth function.
Answer:


◉ Graph a parabola using a table.
Answer:


◉ words for "<".
Answer: is less than, is smaller than, shade below, shade to the left


◉ words for ">".
Answer: is more than, is greater than, is larger than, shade above,
shade to the right