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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The total area of the 2-dimensional surfaces that make up a 3-dimensional object.






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






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






4. A term that has no variable and does not change






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






6. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






9. 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






10. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object






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






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






13. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






14. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






15. y = mx + b






16. The distance around a circle.






17. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






19. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






22. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






25. The y-value in a function






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






27. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






29. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






31. one of four sections into which the coordinate plane is divided






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






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






34. A line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (is also half the diameter)






35. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






37. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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 number of square units needed to cover a flat surface






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






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






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






43. Ratios that have the same value.






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






45. An event who's outcome does depend on the outcome of a previous event






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






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






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






49. equations that have the same solution






50. The product of any number and one is that number.