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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon






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






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






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






5. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






8. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






10. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






11. A






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






13. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






16. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






29. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






31. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. An expression that contains a square root






39. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






42. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






46. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






49. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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