Test your basic knowledge |

CLEP College Algebra Vocab

Subjects : clep, math, algebra
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






2. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






9. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






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






13. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. To find the value of an expression






33. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






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






47. In a sum - you can add terms in any order - a + b = b + a






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






49. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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