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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. An equation that states that two ratios are equal - Ex: 1/2 = x/10






2. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






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






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






8. The y-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. A number that has more than two factors






17. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






20. The distance around a circle.






21. A






22. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A number that can not be written a/b






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






42. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






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






46. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






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






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