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CLEP College Algebra Vocab

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1. Finding all the solutions of an equation






2. The point in the exact middle of a circle






3. special polyhedron with faces that are all squares






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






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






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






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






8. A comparison of two numbers by division






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. y = mx + b






19. Number in front of a variable






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






21. To find the value of an expression






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






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






24. The x-value in a function






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






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






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






28. The y-value in a function






29. An expression that contains a square root






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






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






32. Is the number that is repeatedly multiplied in a power






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






34. A number that has more than two factors






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. equations that have the same solution






45. Inequalities that have the same solution






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






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






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






49. The original amount of money loaned or borrowed






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