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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The sum of a number and its opposite is zero.






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






3. Consists of numbers and operations






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






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






6. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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






8. Finding all the solutions of an equation






9. equations that have the same solution






10. An expression that contains a square root






11. The sum of the lengths of the sides of a polygon






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






13. A single term made up of numbers and variables






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. The bottom of a triangle






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






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






24. A rate that has a denominator of 1






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






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






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






28. A letter used to represent one or more numbers






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






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






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






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






33. A number that has more than two factors






34. 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






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






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






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






38. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






42. Is the amount paid for borrowing or lending money






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






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






45. Inequalities that have the same solution






46. 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.






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






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






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






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