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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






6. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






9. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






14. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






16. y = mx + b






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






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






26. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






29. Number of favorable outcomes divided by total number of possible outcomes






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






31. 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






32. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






34. 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.






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






36. Inequalities that have the same solution






37. Consists of numbers and operations






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






39. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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