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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






2. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






7. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






8. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Number in front of a variable






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






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






20. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






21. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Is a number made of repeated factors






33. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






36. Consists of numbers and operations






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The y-value in a function






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






46. A rate that has a denominator of 1






47. 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






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






49. 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.






50. The bottom of a triangle