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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 terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






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






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






4. equations that have the same solution






5. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






7. A






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






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






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






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






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






13. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






14. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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






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






20. The x-value in a function






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






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






23. y = mx + b






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






25. A model of an object in which the dimensions are in proportion to the actual dimensions of the object.






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






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






28. The distance around a circle.






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






30. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






32. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






44. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






45. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






47. To find the value of an expression






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






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






50. A ratio whose denominator is 100