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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Apr - the percent of the principal you pay or earn a year






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






3. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






6. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






9. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






11. An expression that contains a square root






12. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






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






15. 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.






16. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






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






22. A number that has more than two factors






23. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






25. 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






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






27. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






29. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






30. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






34. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






45. A






46. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






47. A ratio whose denominator is 100






48. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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