1.   Which is the graph of the equation y = 2x2 - 1?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  2.   What is the equation of the graph shown?
   
    A. y = x2 + 2x + 1 B. y = -x2 - 2x - 1
    C. y = -x2 +2x - 1 D. y = x2 - 2x + 1
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  3.   Solve x2 – 6x + 5 = 0 by graphing.
    A. 5 B. -1
    C. 1, 5 D. 1
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  4.   Solve a2 + 16 = 0 by graphing.
    A. -4 B. 4
    C. -4, 4 D.
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  5.   Use the quadratic formula to solve x2 + 2x - 8 = 0.
    A. -4 B. -4, -2
    C. -2 D. -4, 2
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  6.   Use the quadratic formula to solve x2 + 4x + 5 = 0.
    A. -1 B.
    C. 5 D. -1, -4
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  7.   Which is the graph of y = 2.5x?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Find the value of b that makes x2 + bx + 36 a perfect square.
    A. -12, 12 B. 6
    C. 324 D. 12
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  9.   Solve x2 – 16x – 17 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. {–1, 13} B. {–1, 17}
    C. {1, 17} D. {1, 13}
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  10.   Use a graph to approximate 31.2.
    A. 0.27 B. 3.12
    C. 5.4 D. 3.7
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  11.   Ricky invested $1000 in an account at 8% interest compounded quarterly. How much money will he have earned on the account after 7 years?
    A. $713.82 B. $741.02
    C. $1,713.82 D. $1,741.02
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  12.   Suppose inflation of money is at a rate of 3% per year in the United States. How much will a $1 candy bar cost in 30 years?
    A. $1.90 B. $2.43
    C. $4.32 D. $0.40
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  13.   What is the eighth term of the geometric sequence whose first three terms are 3, 6, and 12?
    A. 256 B. 768
    C. 128 D. 384
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  14.   Suppose that the sixth term of a geometric sequence is 1215, and the first term is 5. What is the second term?
    A. 8 B. 12.5
    C. 15 D. 9
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