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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






14. equations that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Number in front of a variable






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






25. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






28. A comparison of two numbers by division






29. 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.






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






31. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






33. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






38. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






49. A






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