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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers - but b is not equal to 0.






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






3. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






4. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






6. The x-value in a function






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






8. Finding all the solutions of an equation






9. A comparison of two numbers by division






10. A single term made up of numbers and variables






11. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






14. 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






15. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






18. The bottom of a triangle






19. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






21. 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.






22. equations that have the same solution






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






24. To find the value of an expression






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






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






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






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






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






30. y = mx + b






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






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






33. A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely






34. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. A relation that assigns exactly one output value for each input value






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






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






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






48. A number that has more than two factors






49. A diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in an experiment






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