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NCSSM PLACEMENT TEST WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% latest update binomial
Correct answer: a polynomial with two terms
constant
Correct answer: a value that does not change
factor
Correct answer: a number or expression that is multiplied by
another number or expression to get a product
monomial
Correct answer: a number or a product of numbers and variables
with whole-number exponents, or a polynomial with one term
polynomial
Correct answer: a monomial or a sum or difference of
monomials
consistent system
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Correct answer: a system of equations or inequalities that has at
least one solution
dependent system
Correct answer: a system of equations that has infinitely many
solutions
elimination method
Correct answer: a method used to solve systems of equations in
which one variable is eliminated by adding or subtracting two equations of the system
inconsistent system
Correct answer: a system of equations or inequalities that has no
solution
independent system
Correct answer: a system of equations that has exactly one
solution
substitution method
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Correct answer: A method used to solve systems of equations by
solving an equation for one variable and substituting the resulting expression into the other equation(s)
system of linear equations
Correct answer: a system of equations in which all of the
equations are linear
correlation
Correct answer: a measure of the strength and direction of the
relationship between two variables or data sets
correlation coefficient
Correct answer: a number r greater than or equal to -1 and less
than or equal to 1, that describes how closely the points in a scatter plot cluster around the line of best fit
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
X-Intercept
Correct answer: The x-coordinate(s) of the point(s) where a
graph intersects the x-axis
Y-Intercept
Correct answer: The y-coordinate(s) of the point(s) where a
graph intersects the y-axis
Linear Function
Correct answer: A function that can be written in the form
y=mx+b, where x is the independent variable and m and b are real numbers. Its graph is a line
Rate
Correct answer: A ratio that compares two quantities measured
in different units
