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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






4. An expression that contains a square root






5. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






15. The x-value in a function






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






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






18. Positive and Negative Whole Numbers and 0. Examples: .... -3 - -2 - -1 - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3.....(Does not include fractions or decimals)






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






32. y = mx + b






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






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






35. Consists of numbers and operations






36. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






39. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






41. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






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






45. Is a number made of repeated factors






46. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






49. A number that has more than two factors






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