CLEP College Mathematics Exam
Questions and Answers14
Prime Number - ANSWERS-whole number that has only 2 factors (1 and itself)
Composite Number - ANSWERS-whole number that has factors in addition to 1 and itself
0 & 1 - ANSWERS-Neither prime nor composite
Even Numbers - ANSWERS-Composite (because they are all divisible by two)
Numbers that end in 5 - ANSWERS-Composite (because they are all divisible by 5)
Prime Numbers up to 20 - ANSWERS-2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19
Interval - ANSWERS-Connected portion of the real line
Closed Interval - ANSWERS-Filled in circles & [ ]
Open Interval - ANSWERS-Open circles & ( )
Rational Number - ANSWERS-Number that can be written as a ratio/fraction
Ex: 8 = 8/1 3/4 7,344/123,239
*EVERY WHOLE NUMBER*
, Irrational Number - ANSWERS-Number that can be written as a decimal but not a fraction
Ex: pi= 3.141592... square root 2= 1.414213
Absolute Value - ANSWERS-distance from 0 |x|
Ex: |3|=3 |-3|=3
*never negative*
Factors - ANSWERS-Numbers you multiply to get another number
Prime Factorization - ANSWERS-List of prime numbers that are factors of a number
Ex: prime fac of 8 = 2X2X2
*Take number and divide it by smallest prime that goes into it*
Relation - ANSWERS-Relationship between sets of information
Domain - ANSWERS-set of all starting points; x
Range - ANSWERS-set of all ending points; y
All functions are _________ but not all ______ are functions. - ANSWERS-RELATIONS
Well-behaved Function - ANSWERS-relation that has only one y when given one x
*Can't share * None can not be matched *
If you can draw a _______________ through two points it is NOT a function - ANSWERS-
VERTICAL LINE
Questions and Answers14
Prime Number - ANSWERS-whole number that has only 2 factors (1 and itself)
Composite Number - ANSWERS-whole number that has factors in addition to 1 and itself
0 & 1 - ANSWERS-Neither prime nor composite
Even Numbers - ANSWERS-Composite (because they are all divisible by two)
Numbers that end in 5 - ANSWERS-Composite (because they are all divisible by 5)
Prime Numbers up to 20 - ANSWERS-2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19
Interval - ANSWERS-Connected portion of the real line
Closed Interval - ANSWERS-Filled in circles & [ ]
Open Interval - ANSWERS-Open circles & ( )
Rational Number - ANSWERS-Number that can be written as a ratio/fraction
Ex: 8 = 8/1 3/4 7,344/123,239
*EVERY WHOLE NUMBER*
, Irrational Number - ANSWERS-Number that can be written as a decimal but not a fraction
Ex: pi= 3.141592... square root 2= 1.414213
Absolute Value - ANSWERS-distance from 0 |x|
Ex: |3|=3 |-3|=3
*never negative*
Factors - ANSWERS-Numbers you multiply to get another number
Prime Factorization - ANSWERS-List of prime numbers that are factors of a number
Ex: prime fac of 8 = 2X2X2
*Take number and divide it by smallest prime that goes into it*
Relation - ANSWERS-Relationship between sets of information
Domain - ANSWERS-set of all starting points; x
Range - ANSWERS-set of all ending points; y
All functions are _________ but not all ______ are functions. - ANSWERS-RELATIONS
Well-behaved Function - ANSWERS-relation that has only one y when given one x
*Can't share * None can not be matched *
If you can draw a _______________ through two points it is NOT a function - ANSWERS-
VERTICAL LINE
