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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An equation whose answers are ordered pairs (x -y) and whose answers graph a straight line






2. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






4. A single term made up of numbers and variables






5. 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






6. The set of all the output (y-values) for a function






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






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






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






10. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






15. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






17. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






18. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A number that has more than two factors






33. y = mx + b






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






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






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






37. Ratios that have the same value.






38. 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






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






40. The point where a graph crosses the y-axis






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






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






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






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






45. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






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