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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A number that can not be written a/b






2. Number in front of a variable






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






4. Ratios that have the same value.






5. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






9. Inequalities that have the same solution






10. equations that have the same solution






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






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






13. The y-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






19. y = mx + b






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






21. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself






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






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






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






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






26. An expression that contains a square root






27. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






29. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






31. The distance around a circle.






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






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






34. An expression constructed from a set of terms by multiplying each term by a constant and adding the results.






35. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






45. To find the value of an expression






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






47. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






49. A






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