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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Changing the grouping of factors will not change the product - (ab)c = a(bc)






2. A number that has more than two factors






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






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






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






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






7. Is the set of all points that are an equal distance from a point called the center






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






9. y = mx + b






10. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






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






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






16. The distance around a circle.






17. 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






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






19. Ratios that have the same value.






20. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter






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






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






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






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






32. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






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






36. A pair of numbers - (x - y) - that indicate the position of a point on a coordinate plane.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. A ratio whose denominator is 100






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






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






47. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






50. Inequalities that have the same solution