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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Consists of numbers and operations






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






3. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






7. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






8. The point in the exact middle of a circle






9. Number in front of a variable






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






11. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






24. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






27. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






36. y = mx + b






37. Is a number made of repeated factors






38. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






41. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






44. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






46. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






50. equations that have the same solution