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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A term that has no variable and does not change






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






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






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






5. A number that has more than two factors






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






7. A comparison of two numbers by division






8. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






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






14. The bottom of a triangle






15. 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






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






17. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






18. A






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






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






21. To find the value of an expression






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






23. Inequalities that have the same solution






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. A number that can not be written a/b






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






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






28. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






30. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






33. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






34. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






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






39. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






40. Is a number made of repeated factors






41. An equation that shows a relationship among two or more quantities






42. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. An expression that contains a square root






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






50. A ratio whose denominator is 100