1.   Solve the equation  w2 - 4w = 12 by graphing.
    A. 6 B. 1, 4
    C. 0, -3 D. -2, 6
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  2.   Solve  y2 + 8y + 16 = 0 by factoring.
    A. 4 B. 4, 8
    C. -4, 4 D. -4
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  3.   Solve  m2 - 2m = 15 by factoring.
    A. -5, 3 B. 3
    C. 5 D. -3, 5
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  4.   Solve  x2 - 6x + 25 = 0.
    A. 3 ± 4i B.
    C. 6 ± 8i D. -3 ± 4i
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  5.   Solve 2x2 - 4x + 3 = 0.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   Which function has a graph that opens upward?
    A. f(x) = -5x2 -6x -3 B. f(x) = -x2 + 4x + 7
    C. f(x) = 2x2 - 5x - 2 D. f(x) = -x2 + 3x -12
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  7.   Find the vertex of the graph of the function  f(x) =  x2 - 6x + 5.
    A. (-3, 4) B. (3, -4)
    C. (3, 4) D. (-6, 5)
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  8.   Determine whether f(x) = –x2 – 3x + 4 has a maximum or a minimum.
    A. cannot be determined from given information B. both
    C. maximum D. minimum
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  9.   Which of the following graphs best represents the function y = –x2 + 7x + 8?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Find two real numbers whose sum is 12 and whose product is 32.
    A. 2.25 and –14.25 B. no solution
    C. 8 and 4 D. 7 and 5
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  11.   Solve x2 + 8x + 16 = 36 by using the Square Root Property.
    A. -4 B. 2
    C. -2 and –14 D. 2 and –10
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  12.   Solve 2x2 - 7x + 5 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. 4, 10 B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Solve by graphing.
    A. {x| –1.12 < x < 0} B. {x| 0 < x < 3.12}
    C. {x| –1.12 < x < 3.12} D. {x| 0 < x < 3}
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  14.   Solve by graphing.
    A. {x| –1.19 < x < 0}
    B. {x| 4.19< x < –1.19}
    C. {x| –1.19 < x < 4.19}
    D. {x| 0 < x < 4.19}
    Hint



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