1.   Use the graph to determine the solution of -x2 + 6x - 9 = 0.
   
    A. 4 B. -9
    C. 2 D. 3
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  2.   Find the axis of symmetry of the graph of  g(x) = x2 - 5x + 2.
    A. x = -5 B.
    C. x = 2 D.
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  3.   Solve the equation  w2 - 4w = 12 by graphing.
    A. 0, -3 B. 6
    C. 1, 4 D. -2, 6
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  4.   Solve  m2 - 2m = 15 by factoring.
    A. -5, 3 B. 3
    C. -3, 5 D. 5
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  5.   Which value of  c makes the trinomial  x2 + 16x +  c a perfect square?
    A. 32 B. 128
    C. 64 D. 256
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  6.   Solve  x2 - 6x + 25 = 0.
    A. 6 ± 8i B. -3 ± 4i
    C. 3 ± 4i D.
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  7.   Solve 2x2 - 4x + 3 = 0.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Stan the Hot Dog Man sells 100 hot dogs per day for $2 each, so his daily revenue is $200. He estimates that for every 25 cents he increases the price of a hot dog, he will sell 5 fewer. What range of prices can he charge so that his daily revenue is at least $225?
    A. $2.00-$4.00 B. $3.00-$4.50
    C. $2.50-$4.50 D. $2.25-$2.50
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  9.   If the vertex of a parabola is (3, -4), what is its axis of symmetry?
    A. y = 3 B. y = -4
    C. x = -4 D. x = 3
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  10.   What is the negative solution of the equation ?
    A. 3 B. –5
    C. D. –3
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  11.   Solve x2 + 8x + 16 = 36 by using the Square Root Property.
    A. -4 B. -2 and –14
    C. 2 D. 2 and –10
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  12.   Which of the following functions will have the widest graph?
    A. y = x2 + x – 3 B. y = 3x2 – 8
    C. y = x2 +3x + 1 D. y = –2x2 + 5x – 1
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  13.   If the graph of y = x2 is shifted 4 units to the right, and 2 units down, what is the equation of the new graph?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Solve x2 + 7x < –12 algebraically.
    A. {x| –3 < x < –4} B. {x| 4 < x < 3}
    C. {x| 3 < x < 4} D. {x| –4 < x < –3}
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