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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. y = mx + b






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






3. probability based on what happens when an experiment is actually done






4. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






6. A rate that has a denominator of 1






7. The distance around a circle.






8. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. equations that have the same solution






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






19. A number that has more than two factors






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






21. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






22. The distance a number is from 0 on the number line - value of n is written l n l






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






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






25. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






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






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






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






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






30. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






31. In an expression are separated by addition and subtraction signs






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






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






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






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






36. Consists of numbers and operations






37. Inequalities that have the same solution






38. A comparison of two numbers by division






39. Ratios that have the same value.






40. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






44. The bottom of a triangle






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






46. A single term made up of numbers and variables






47. 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






48. 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.






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






50. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)