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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The number of square units needed to cover a flat surface






2. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






5. Number in front of a variable






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






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






8. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






10. The distance around a circle.






11. A






12. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






15. 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






16. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center






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






18. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






31. Finding all the solutions of an equation






32. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.






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






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






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






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






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






38. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






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






42. one of four sections into which the coordinate plane is divided






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. The x-value in a function






47. 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






48. A rate that has a denominator of 1






49. A number that has more than two factors






50. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter