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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






3. To find the value of an expression






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






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






6. The point in the exact middle of a circle






7. The bottom of a triangle






8. Finding all the solutions of an equation






9. 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






10. A single term made up of numbers and variables






11. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






12. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






14. Is a number made of repeated factors






15. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






18. The order of the factors does not change the product a x b = b x a






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Is the value in a data set that occurs most often. If all values occur the same amount of times there is no mode for that set.






26. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






29. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






33. The x-value in a function






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






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






36. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.






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






38. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






40. Inequalities that have the same solution






41. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






44. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






48. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






50. Fractions that have the same value and the same simplest form