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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






2. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






5. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






14. Inequalities that have the same solution






15. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






16. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






19. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






22. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






26. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






42. The x-value in a function






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






44. The point in the exact middle of a circle






45. A number that has more than two factors






46. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






48. A






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






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