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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






35. 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






36. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






43. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






48. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






50. A number that has more than two factors