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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






4. The y-value in a function






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






6. A






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






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






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






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






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






12. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






15. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






18. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






23. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






26. 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






27. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The distance around a circle.






35. The x-value in a function






36. An expression that contains a square root






37. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






38. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






41. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






45. y = mx + b






46. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






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