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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc)






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






3. A rate that has a denominator of 1






4. An expression that contains a square root






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






6. The bottom of a triangle






7. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






9. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






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






14. Number in front of a variable






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






16. A number that has more than two factors






17. 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






18. The x-value in a function






19. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






21. An equation that shows a relationship among two or more quantities






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. Inequalities that have the same solution






28. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






31. y = mx + b






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






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






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






35. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






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






37. A






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






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






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






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






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






43. The point where a graph crosses the y-axis






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






45. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






48. 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.






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






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