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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The y-value in a function






2. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






4. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






5. A single term made up of numbers and variables






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






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






17. y = mx + b






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






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






20. A






21. equations that have the same solution






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






23. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






24. 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






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






26. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. To find the value of an expression






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






37. Is a number made of repeated factors






38. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. A number that has more than two factors






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