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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An event who's outcome does depend on the outcome of a previous event






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






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






4. A






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






6. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






10. 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






11. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






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






14. 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.






15. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






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






21. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






22. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






25. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






29. When the GCF of the numerator and denominator is 1






30. y = mx + b






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






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






33. To find the value of an expression






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. The y-value in a function






41. A number that has more than two factors






42. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






43. An expression that contains a square root






44. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






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






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






47. Finding all the solutions of an equation






48. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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