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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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






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






3. To find the value of an expression






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






5. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






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






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






11. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






24. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






27. A






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






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






30. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






32. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






34. 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






35. The y-value in a function






36. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






38. Is the middle value in a data set where the numbers are ordered least to greatest






39. y = mx + b






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






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






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






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






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






45. Inequalities that have the same solution






46. Ratios that have the same value.






47. 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.






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






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






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