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






2. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






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






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






7. The y-value in a function






8. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






17. A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units






18. To find the value of an expression






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






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






21. Consists of numbers and operations






22. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






23. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






25. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






29. Number in front of a variable






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






36. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






41. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






46. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






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