1.   Refer to the diagram. A city park will use a portion of the park for a garden. The shaded region will be the area of the park without the garden. Express the area of the shaded region in factored form.
   
    A. (x + 3)(x – 5) B. 2(x – 3)(x + 5)
    C. 2(x2 – 2x – 15) D. 2(x + 3)(x – 5)
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  2.   Factor the trinomial x2 – 5x + 6.
    A. (x – 3)(x – 2) B. (x + 6)(x – 1)
    C. (x + 3)(x – 2) D. (x – 6)(x – 1)
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  3.   Factor the trinomial x2 – 2x – 15.
    A. (x – 2)(x – 7) B. (x – 5)(x – 3)
    C. (x – 5)(x + 3) D. (x – 2)(x + 7)
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  4.   Factor 3x2 – 10xy – 8y2.
    A. (3x – 2y)(x – 4y) B. (x + 2y)(3x – 4y)
    C. (x – 2y)(3x – 4y) D. (3x + 2y)(x – 4y)
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  5.   Find the area of the surface of the table. Express the answer in factored form.
   
    A. (x + 10)(x + 4) ft2 B. (x + 10)(x – 4) ft2
    C. (x – 10)(x – 4) ft2 D. (x – 10)(x + 4) ft2
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