1.   Evaluate a - b2 if a = 4 and b = 3.
    A. -5 B. 1
    C. 13 D. -13
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  2.   Graph the solution set of |3y + 9| > 12.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  3.   Describe the line that is graphed below.
   
    A. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    B. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    C. passes through the point (3,-2) with a slope of
    D. passes through the point (3,2) with a slope of
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  4.   The scatter plot below shows the women's winning marathon times and the high temperatures on the marathon days. Which prediction equation best shows how marathon times and temperature are related?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   Find the value of 63.
    A. 18
    B. 216
    C. 729
    D. 36
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  6.   Determine which ordered triple is a solution of the system of equations.



    A. (0, 0, 11) B. (0, 1, -14)
    C. (-1, 2, -16) D. (1, -2, 6)
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  7.   Find
    A. 9y B. 81y
    C. 9y2 D. 9|y3|
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  8.   What is the conjugate of 12 - 4i?
    A. -4i B. 12
    C. D. 12 + 4i
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  9.   The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is , where is the length of the rectangle and w is the width. If a rectangle is 17 ft long and 8 ft wide, what is its perimeter?
    A. 50 ft B. 25 ft
    C. 68 ft D. 42 ft
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  10.   Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that has a slope of 2 and passes through (-4, -6).
    A. y = 2x + 8 B. y = 2x - 8
    C. y = 2x + 2 D. y = 2x - 2
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  11.   Find the coordinates of the vertices of the figure formed by
    A. (–3, 0), (3, 4), (5, 2) B. (–4, 0), (5, 4), (5, 2)
    C. (–3, 0), (5, 4 ), (5, 2) D. (–4, 0), (3, 4), (5, 2)
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  12.   Which of the following properties does not hold for matrices?
    A. right distributive property
    B. associative property of multiplication
    C. commutative property of multiplication
    D. left distributive property
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  13.   Suppose has vertices A(3, 4), B(-2, 1) and C(2, –3). Dilate so that its perimeter is one-fourth the original perimeter. What are the coordinates of the vertices of
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  14.   Solve the system –2x – 4y = 7, 3x + 5y = 9.
    A. B. (71, –39)
    C. D.
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  15.   Which method of finding solutions would work best to find the solutions to the system 12.4x – 3.66y = 12.19, 3.9x + 6.17y = 19.28, and why?
    A. Cramer's Rule, because none of the other methods will correctly solve the problem
    B. Cramer's Rule, because there are fewer calculations.
    C. elimination, because 6.17 is a factor of 3.66
    D. elimination, because Cramer's Rule doesn't apply to this problem
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  16.   Factor 4x2 – 49.
    A. B. (2x + 7)(2x – 7)
    C. D.
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  17.   Factor 4x2 – 5x – 6.
    A. B.
    C. (4x + 3)(x – 2) D.
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  18.  
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  19.   Solve x2 - 2x + 1 = 18 by using the Square Root Property.
    A. 5 and –2 B. -5 and 2
    C. and D. and
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  20.   Solve by graphing.
    A. {x| 0 < x < 4.19}
    B. {x| –1.19 < x < 0}
    C. {x| –1.19 < x < 4.19}
    D. {x| 4.19< x < –1.19}
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