NCSSM placement test With questions and correct answers..

NCSSM placement test With questions and
correct answers.


binomial - (correct answer) - a polynomial with two terms
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constant - (correct answer) - a value that does not change
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factor - (correct answer) -
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a number or expression that is multiplied by another number or expression to get a product
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monomial - (correct answer) - a number or a product of numbers and variables with whole-
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number exponents, or a polynomial with one term
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polynomial - (correct answer) - a monomial or a sum or difference of monomials
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consistent system - (correct answer) - a system of equations or inequalities that has at least one solution
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dependent system - (correct answer) - a system of equations that has infinitely many solutions
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elimination method - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf gf




a method used to solve systems of equations in which one variable is eliminated by adding or subtractin
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g two equations of the system
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inconsistent system - (correct answer) - a system of equations or inequalities that has no solution
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independent system - (correct answer) - a system of equations that has exactly one solution
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substitution method - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf gf




A method used to solve systems of equations by solving an equation for one variable and substituting th
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e resulting expression into the other equation(s)
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system of linear equations - (correct answer) -
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a system of equations in which all of the equations are linear
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correlation - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf




a measure of the strength an direction of the relationship between two variables or data sets
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correlation coefficient - (correct answer) - a number r greater than or equal to -
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1 and less than or equal to 1, that describes how closely the points in a scatter plot cluster around the lin
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e of best fit.
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, linear regression - (correct answer) - a statistical method used to fit a linear model to a given data set
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residual - (correct answer) - the signed vertical distance between a data point and a line of fit
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X-Intercept - (correct answer) - The x-coordinate(s) of the point(s) where a graph intersects the x-axis.
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Y-Intercept - (correct answer) - The y-coordinate(s) of the point(s) where a graph intersects the y-axis.
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Linear Function - (correct answer) -gf gf gf gf gf




A function that can be written in the form y=mx+b, where x is the independent variable and m and b are
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real numbers. Its graph is a line.
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Rate - (correct answer) - A ratio that compares two quantities measured in different units.
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Rate of Change - (correct answer) -
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A ratio that compares the amount of change in a dependent variable to the amount of change in an ind
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ependent variable. gf




Slope - (correct answer) - A measure of the steepness of a line.
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Exponent - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf




The number that indicates how many times the base in a power is used as a factor.
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Exponential Expressions - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf gf




An algebraic expression in which the variable is in an exponent with a fixed number as the base.
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Exponential Function - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf gf




A function in the form f(x)=ab^x where a and b are real numbers, a does not equal zero, b>0, and b does
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not equal 1.
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Perfect Square - (correct answer) - A number whose positive square root is a whole number.
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Exponential Growth - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf gf




An exponential function in the form y=a(1+r)^t, where r is the rate of growth, a is the initial amount and
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t is the time.
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Exponential Decay - (correct answer) - gf gf gf gf gf




An exponential function in this form, where r is the rate of decay, a is the initial amount and t is the time
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.

Base - (correct answer) - The number in a power that is used as a factor.
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Half-life - (correct answer) - The half-life of a substance is the time it takes for one-
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half of the substance to decay into another substance.
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