1.   Evaluate a - b2 if a = 4 and b = 3.
    A. -5 B. 13
    C. -13 D. 1
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  2.   Name the property illustrated by the statement below.
If 5n = 15, then 15 = 5n.
    A. symmetric property of equality B. transitive property of equality
    C. substitution property of equality D. reflexive property of equality
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  3.   Solve 18 + a = 36.
    A. 18 B. -2
    C. 54 D. -18
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  4.   Choose the graph of f(x) = |x| - 2.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Choose the graph of
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   What is the value of the determinant?
   
    A. 12 B. -8
    C. -3 D. -12
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  7.   The solution of a system of three linear equations in three variables, x, y, and z, is called a(n) ____ (x, y, z).
    A. integer B. ordered triple
    C. ordered pair D. sum
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  8.   Triangle PQR with vertices P(-8, 9), Q(-3, -1), and R(2, 5) is translated so that P' is at (-12, 0). Find the translation matrix.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   Find
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   The product gives the coordinates of two points on line AB that has been rotated 90° counterclockwise about the origin. Name the coordinates of A' and B'.
   
    A. A'(-1, 1), B'(1, -3)
    B. A'(-1, -3), B'(1, 1)
    C. A'(1, 1), B'(-1, -3)
    D. A'(1, -3), B'(1, 1)
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  11.   Solve the equation | 3a + 2 | - 2 = 4a + 1.
    A. B.
    C. D. -1
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  12.   Find the domain of the relation shown in the graph.
   
    A. {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5} B. {0, 1, 2, 3}
    C. {-2, -1, 1, 2, 3, 5} D. {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 3}
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  13.   Graph the line passing through the point (2, -5) with a slope of –2.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Choose the line that has a slope of zero.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   Graph the inequality y -| x | + 3.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   Solve the system of equations.

–2x + 3y = 7
4x – 6y = 8.

    A. y = –22, x = –36.5 B. no solution
    C. y = –22, x = –31 D. y = –22, x = 29.5
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  17.   Find the coordinates of the vertices of the image of a rectangle ABCD with A(4, -3), B(-3, 1), C(-7, -3), and D(5, 2) after a reflection across the line y = x.
    A. A'(-3, -4),B'(1, 3),C'(-3, 7),D'(2, -5)
    B. A'(-4, -3),B'(3, 1),C'(7, -3),D'(-5, 2)
    C. A'(3, 4),B'(-1, -3),C'(3, -7),D'(-2, 5)
    D. A'(-3, 4),B'(1, -3),C'(-3, -7),D'(2, 5)
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  18.   Two sides of an angle are contained in lines whose equations are 6x + 4y = 15 and 7x – 9y = 3. Find the coordinates of the vertex of the angle. Round to the nearest hundredth.
    A. (1.79, 1.06) B. (–1.79, 1.06)
    C. (–147, –87) D. (147, 87)
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  19.   In order for a matrix to have an inverse, what must be true?
    A. adbc 0 B. adbc = 1
    C. adbc = 0 D. adbc 1
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  20.   Solve the system of equations4x – 2y = 2, –3x + 7y = –29
    A. no solution B. (–2, 5)
    C. (–2, –5) D. (2, –5)
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