Test your basic knowledge |

CLEP College Algebra Vocab

Subjects : clep, math, algebra
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. equations that have the same solution






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






14. The x-value in a function






15. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






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






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






20. The y-value in a function






21. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






23. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






26. To find the value of an expression






27. The distance around a circle.






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






29. A rate that has a denominator of 1






30. y = mx + b






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






32. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






35. A method of writing very large or very small numbers by using powers of 10






36. An expression that contains a square root






37. 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.






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. A






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






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