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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






2. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






6. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






9. The y-value in a function






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






11. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Number in front of a variable






30. A number that can not be written a/b






31. y = mx + b






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






33. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






37. To find the value of an expression






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






39. Ratios that have the same value.






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






41. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






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






47. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






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






49. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






50. A rate that has a denominator of 1