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Solve |4x + 2| + 6 = 0. |
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2 |
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-2 |
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1 |
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Find the value of  |
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14 |
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0 |
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-2 |
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2 |
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Find the value of a so that the distance between points with coordinates (2, 5) and (-6, a) is 10 units. |
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1 or 11 |
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 or 11 |
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1 only |
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11 only |
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Find the radius of a circle with the equation x2 + y2 + 6x - 10y + 28 = 0. |
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B. |
6 |
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5 |
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3 |
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Solve 2p2 - 3p -2 = 0 by factoring. |
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A. |
 , 2 |
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1, 2 |
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-, 2 |
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-2, |
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When x3 - 4x2 + x - 5 is divided by x - 2, the quotient is _____. |
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-11 |
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x2 - x + 25 |
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x2 - 2x - 3 |
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x - 2 |
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Manufacturing A company sells one of its products in boxes that are twice as long as they are wide, and 2 inches higher than they are long. Find the dimensions of such a box if the volume is 320 cubic inches. |
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4 in. by 8 in. by 10 in. |
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6 in. by 12 in. by 14 in. |
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4 in. by 8 in. by 6 in. |
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4 in. by 8 in. by 20 in. |
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If w varies directly as z and w = 9 when z = -6, find w when z = 3. |
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0 |
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-2 |
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-4.5 |
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4.5 |
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Find three geometric means between 3 and 48. Then select the graph that uses the x-axis for the number of the term and the y-axis for the term itself. |
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Identify a1 in a geometric series for which S8 = 42.5 and r = -0.5. |
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64 |
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63.75 |
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1.5 |
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Find the first four terms of the sequence in which a1= -5 and
an+1 = an + 1. |
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5, 4, 3, 2 |
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-5, -4, -3, -2 |
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–4, -3, -2, -1 |
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4, 3, 2, 1 |
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How many different ways can the letters of ''MATH'' be arranged? |
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8 |
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24 |
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4 |
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12 |
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What is the seventh term of (x - y)8? |
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-28xy7 |
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-8xy7 |
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8xy7 |
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-35xy7 |
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Simplify  |
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B. |
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If a perfect square is equal to a constant, what is the best method to solve the quadratic equation? |
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Completing the Square |
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Factoring |
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Square Root Property |
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Quadratic Formula |
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What must be true in order for a term x – a to be a factor of a polynomial f(x)? |
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a must be positive |
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f(a) = 0 |
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f(a) must be negative |
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f(a) must be positive |
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Which graph represents the ellipse  ? |
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Suppose that Pam could build a house in  months and Jerry could build a house in  months. If they work together, how long would it take them to build the house? |
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 months |
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10 months |
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5 months |
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In the set of data
{113, 146, 146, 154, 157, 170, 181},
which measure of central tendency has the highest value? What is the value? |
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mode, 146 |
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median, 154 |
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mean, 178 |
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mean, 152 |
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Which of the graphs will have the lowest standard deviation? |
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A. |
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B. |
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