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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. equations that have the same solution






2. Number in front of a variable






3. A(b + c) = ab + ac - an + ac = a(b+ c)






4. skip-counting by any given number Ex: 4 - 8 - 12 - 16...






5. An expression that contains a square root






6. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value






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






8. To find the value of an expression






9. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






11. Apr - the percent of the principal you pay or earn a year






12. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.






13. All possible arrangements of a collection of things - where the order is important. The number of ______________ of n distinct objects is n






14. The y-value in a function






15. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






16. A






17. one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2






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






19. A number that can not be written a/b






20. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)






21. A plane that is divided into four regions by a horizontal line called the x-axis and a vertical line called the y-axis - aka 'the Cartesian plane' after Ren






22. A number that has more than two factors






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






24. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center






25. The x-value in a function






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






27. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






29. A number that has a whole number for a square root ex: 9 - 16 - 121






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






31. The distance around a circle.






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






33. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.






34. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1






35. The point where a graph crosses the x-axis






36. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






37. A rate that has a denominator of 1






38. An equation that states that two ratios are equal - Ex: 1/2 = x/10






39. The sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values in the set






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






43. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in an experiment






44. Terms that have identical variable parts raised to the same power






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. The steepness of a line on a graph - rise over run