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






2. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






4. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






5. An expression that contains a square root






6. y = mx + b






7. Is the difference of the greatest value and the least value in a set of data.






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






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






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






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






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






13. A number that has more than two factors






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






15. equations that have the same solution






16. The bottom of a triangle






17. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






20. An expression constructed from a set of terms by multiplying each term by a constant and adding the results.






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






22. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






24. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






28. The y-value in a function






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






30. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






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






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






36. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. The x-value in a function






46. 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






47. The distance around a circle.






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






49. Inequalities that have the same solution






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