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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. probability based on what happens when an experiment is actually done






2. equations that have the same solution






3. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






4. Ratios that have the same value.






5. A






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






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






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






9. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Finding all the solutions of an equation






17. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






27. Number in front of a variable






28. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






30. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A statement that compares two quantities using < - > - = -= - or ?






43. A single term made up of numbers and variables






44. y = mx + b






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






46. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






47. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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