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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The point in the exact middle of a circle






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






3. In an expression are separated by addition and subtraction signs






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






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






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






7. y = mx + b






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






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






10. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






11. The bottom of a triangle






12. equations that have the same solution






13. An equation that shows a relationship among two or more quantities






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






15. The x-value in a function






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Changing the grouping of terms will not change the sum - (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)






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






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






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






33. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






37. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






38. Number in front of a variable






39. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






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






44. The y-value in a function






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






46. A






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






48. A number that has more than two factors






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






50. 3.1415.... is an irrational number resulting from the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter