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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






4. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






6. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






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






12. A






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






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






15. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






24. Consists of numbers and operations






25. 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






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






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






28. equations that have the same solution






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






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






31. The sum of a number and zero is always that number.






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






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






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






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






36. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






40. The x-value in a function






41. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






43. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






46. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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