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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An equation that states that two ratios are equal - Ex: 1/2 = x/10






2. The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.






3. Is the value in a data set that occurs most often. If all values occur the same amount of times there is no mode for that set.






4. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






5. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely






6. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






7. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon






8. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






9. To find the value of an expression






10. A






11. A mathematical sentence with an equal sign that shows that two expressions are equivalent






12. A set of three positive integers that work in the pythagorean theorem






13. What should occur in a probability experiment...an experiment is not actually done






14. Finding all the solutions of an equation






15. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.






16. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form






17. The distance around a circle.






18. Inequalities that have the same solution






19. A ratio whose denominator is 100






20. The perpendicular (90 degrees) distance from the base of a triangle to the opposite vertex






21. The x-value in a function






22. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






23. The ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the number of ways the event cannot occur. Favorable over Unfavorable.






24. To get a variable alone on one side of an equation or inequality in order to solve the equation or inequality






25. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line






26. The y-value in a function






27. The total area of the 2-dimensional surfaces that make up a 3-dimensional object.






28. The least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.






29. An equation that shows a relationship among two or more quantities






30. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)






31. The smallest multiple that two or more numbers have in common






32. Is a number made of repeated factors






33. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






34. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units






35. A way to figure out the total number of ways different events can occur. If there are a ways for one activity to occur - and b ways for a second activity to occur - then there are a * b ways for both to occur.






36. An expression constructed from a set of terms by multiplying each term by a constant and adding the results.






37. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






38. The order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction






39. The point where a graph crosses the y-axis






40. The order of the factors does not change the product a x b = b x a






41. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.






42. A single term made up of numbers and variables






43. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






44. A number written as the product of its prime factors






45. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface






46. An event that is not affected by another event.






47. The set of all the input (x-values) for a function






48. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10






49. operations that undo each other - such as addition and subtraction






50. The set of all the output (y-values) for a function