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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)






2. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






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






7. The product of any number and one is that number.






8. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






12. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. A number that has more than two factors






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






22. Is a number made of repeated factors






23. The set of all the input (x-values) for a function






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






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






26. The order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction






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






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






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






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






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






32. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






34. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






38. The x-value in a function






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






40. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. The distance around a circle.






50. A