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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






3. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






20. A rate that has a denominator of 1






21. The x-value in a function






22. A number that has more than two factors






23. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






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






33. To find the value of an expression






34. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






39. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






42. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






47. Consists of numbers and operations






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






49. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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