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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A term that has no variable and does not change






2. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






16. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






17. 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.






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






19. The set of all the input (x-values) for a function






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






21. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






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






26. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






29. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






30. A






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






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






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






34. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






36. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






39. Ratios that have the same value.






40. The bottom of a triangle






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






42. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






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






47. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






49. To find the value of an expression






50. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares