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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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 bottom of a triangle






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






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






4. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






5. The number that is on the other side of 0 and is exactly the same distance away from 0






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






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






8. Is a number made of repeated factors






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






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






11. Ratios that have the same value.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






22. 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






23. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Consists of numbers - variables - and operations






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Number in front of a variable






41. Finding all the solutions of an equation






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






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






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






45. The distance around a circle.






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






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






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






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






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