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






2. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






5. To find the value of an expression






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






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






8. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






12. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






13. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






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






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






16. equations that have the same solution






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






18. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






20. Inequalities that have the same solution






21. A single term made up of numbers and variables






22. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. The point in the exact middle of a circle






33. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






38. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






43. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






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






49. A rate that has a denominator of 1






50. An expression that contains a square root