1.   Find the value of c that makes x2 + 16x + c a perfect square.
    A. -64 B. 8
    C. 16 D. 64
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  2.   Solve a2 - a - 20 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. B. -4, 5
    C. D. -5, 4
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  3.   Solve 2z2 + z - 4 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. B.
    C. -2, 1 D.
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  4.   Solve x2 – 8x + 16 = 13 by taking the square root of each side.
    A. -4 B. 2
    C. -2 D. 4
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  5.   When using a quadratic equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 to find distances, what should always be ignored?
    A. any positive solution B. any solution if is negative
    C. any negative solution D. any solution if a is negative
    Hint



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