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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The product of any number and one is that number.






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






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






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






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






6. A number written as the product of its prime factors






7. Consists of numbers and operations






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






9. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






10. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






13. The x-value in a function






14. A rate that has a denominator of 1






15. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. equations that have the same solution






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






24. Number in front of a variable






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






26. 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.






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






28. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






29. 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






30. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






34. Changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc)






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The point in the exact middle of a circle






42. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






43. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






47. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






49. To find the value of an expression






50. A comparison of two numbers by division