1.   Use the graph to determine the solution of -x2 + 6x - 9 = 0.
   
    A. 2 B. -9
    C. 3 D. 4
    Hint

  2.   Find the vertex of the graph of   f(x) = x2 + 4x - 5.
    A. (-2, 9) B. (0, -5)
    C. (-2, -9) D. (2, 7)
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  3.   Solve  y2 + 8y + 16 = 0 by factoring.
    A. 4, 8 B. -4, 4
    C. -4 D. 4
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  4.   Solve the equation  a2 + 4a = -3 by graphing or by factoring.
    A. -3, -1 B. -3, 1
    C. -1, 3 D. 1, 3
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  5.   Solve x2 - 6x + 10 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. 1 ± i B. 2, 4
    C. -3 ± i D. 3 ± i
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  6.   Solve  x2 - 6x + 25 = 0.
    A. 6 ± 8i B. -3 ± 4i
    C. D. 3 ± 4i
    Hint

  7.   Which function has a graph that opens upward?
    A. f(x) = -5x2 -6x -3 B. f(x) = -x2 + 3x -12
    C. f(x) = -x2 + 4x + 7 D. f(x) = 2x2 - 5x - 2
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  8.   Find an equation for the parabola shown in the graph.
   
    A. y = (x + 2)2 - 4 B. y = (x - 2)2 + 4
    C. y = (x - 2)2 - 4 D. y = (x + 2)2 - 4
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  9.   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. $2.25-$2.50 D. $2.50-$4.50
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  10.   What is the y-intercept of the function y = 2x2 + 1
    A. 0 B. 3
    C. none D. 1
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  11.   Solve 0 = x2 + 4x + 5 by graphing.
    A. no real roots B. 1, –5
    C. 2 D. –1, 5
    Hint

  12.   Solve x2 + 8x + 16 = 36 by using the Square Root Property.
    A. -4 B. -2 and –14
    C. 2 and –10 D. 2
    Hint

  13.   If a perfect square is equal to a constant, what is the best method to solve the quadratic equation?
    A. Completing the Square B. Quadratic Formula
    C. Factoring D. Square Root Property
    Hint

  14.   Solve x2 + 7x < –12 algebraically.
    A. {x| 4 < x < 3} B. {x| –4 < x < –3}
    C. {x| 3 < x < 4} D. {x| –3 < x < –4}
    Hint



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