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Alegra is the study of operations and their application to solving equations.
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completing the square
Mathematics; Algebra
A method used to solve a quadratic equation in which a number is added to both sides of the equation so that one side is a perfect square.
complex conjugate
Mathematics; Algebra
For all real numbers a and ''b, a'' + bi and a - ''bi'' are complex conjugates.
complex fraction
Mathematics; Algebra
A fraction that has frac- tions in either the numerator or the denominator or both.
complex number
Mathematics; Algebra
A number of the form a + ''bi'', where a and b are real numbers and i is the imaginary unit.
compound inequality
Mathematics; Algebra
A sentence linking two conditions with "and" or "or". At least one of the conditions is an inequality.
conic section
Mathematics; Algebra
A curve that has a sec- ond-degree equation and is defined in terms of the distance of its points from fixed points and/or lines. This includes circles, parabolas. ellipses and hyperbolas.
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