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Fundamentals of College Algebra

Provider
Prometric
Format
Multiple choice; one correct answer and three incorrect options. Remote and test-center channels are available under the official DSST registration instructions.
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
ACE credit recommendation minimum score: 400; the receiving institution determines credit acceptance.
Exam fee
$100 per exam; administering institutions may charge an additional administration fee. DANTES funding eligibility is separate from civilian access.
Examination outline
  • Fundamental Algebraic Operations (20%)
    • Algebraic Expressions
    • Polynomials (including Factoring and Expanding Polynomials)
    • Rational expressions
    • Rational Exponents and nth Roots
  • Complex Numbers (6%)
    • Conjugate of a Complex Number
    • Basic Operations (adding, subtracting, multiplication and division)
  • Equations and Inequalities (40%)
    • Linear equations and inequalities
    • Quadratic equations and inequalities (including Quadratic in Form and Solving Quadratic Inequalities)
    • Absolute value equations and inequalities
    • Systems of linear equations and inequalities
    • Rational Equations
    • Equations Involving Radicals
    • Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
  • Properties of Functions and their Graphs (34%)
    • Coordinate systems
    • Domain and range
    • Operations of functions (include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition)
    • Inverse functions
    • Linear functions
    • Quadratic functions
    • Polynomial functions (including Long and Synthetic Division Methods)
    • Rational functions
    • Exponential and logarithmic functions
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