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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






3. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






6. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






8. To find the value of an expression






9. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






22. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






41. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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