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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






2. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






4. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






9. A rate that has a denominator of 1






10. y = mx + b






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value






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






21. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






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






26. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






29. The bottom of a triangle






30. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






35. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






36. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






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






40. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






41. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






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






46. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






47. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






50. A