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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






2. Number in front of a variable






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






4. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






7. 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






8. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






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






13. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






15. In an expression are separated by addition and subtraction signs






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. The x-value in a function






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






25. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






27. 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






28. y = mx + b






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






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






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






32. Ratios that have the same value.






33. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






36. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






37. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The distance around a circle.






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






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






49. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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