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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. Number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. The bottom of a triangle






13. equations that have the same solution






14. 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






15. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






16. 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.






17. The distance across a circle through its center (is also twice the radius)






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






19. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






22. y = mx + b






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






24. The y-value in a function






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






26. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






28. Consists of numbers and operations






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






30. A number that has more than two factors






31. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






33. Is a number made of repeated factors






34. The distance around a circle.






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






36. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object






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






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






39. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






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






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






45. The x-value in a function






46. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






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






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