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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






2. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






3. Finding all the solutions of an equation






4. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. equations that have the same solution






11. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






12. The y-value in a function






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






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






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






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






17. Consists of numbers and operations






18. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






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






22. Inequalities that have the same solution






23. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. A single term made up of numbers and variables






31. 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.






32. The ratio of the number of ways the event can occur to the number of ways the event cannot occur. Favorable over Unfavorable.






33. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






50. A term that has no variable and does not change