1.   Find the sum (–5x + 6) + (–2x – 7).
    A. 7x + 13 B. –7x – 1
    C. –7x + 1 D. –7x + 13
    Hint

  2.   Which expression is the additive inverse of –x2 + 3x – 8?
    A. x2 - 3x - 8 B. -x2 - 3x - 8
    C. x2 + 3x - 8 D. x2 - 3x + 8
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  3.   Find the product -c(c3 - 3c2 + c).
    A. -c4 + 3c3 B. -c4 - 3c3 + c2
    C. -c3 + 3c2 - c D. -c4 + 3c3 - c2
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  4.   Solve the equation x(x – 9) – 10 = x(x + 2) + 12.
    A. -7 B. -2
    C. -22 D. 2
    Hint

  5.   The letters F, O, I, and L in the FOIL method stand for _____.
    A. first, outer, inner, and last B. first, odd, independent, and last
    C. first, only, inner, and last D. first, outside, inside, and least
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  6.   Find the product (2z - 5x)2.
    A. 4z2 - 25x2 B. 4z2 - 25x2 - 20
    C. 4z2 - 20zx + 25x2 D. 4z2 + 25x2
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  7.   State whether the expression 5jk + 4j is a monomial, binomial, trinomial or not a polynomial.
    A. not a polynomial B. monomial
    C. trinomial D. binomial
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  8.   Find the degree of the polynomial 22x5y + 13x7 + 4xy5 + x4y5.
    A. 13 B. 22
    C. 7 D. 9
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  9.   Find the product of 3 – 4x and 3 + 4x.
    A. 9 – 16x2 B. 6
    C. 9 + 16x2 D. 6 + 8x
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  10.   Which equation represents the product of a sum and a difference?
    A. (ab)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2
    B. (a + b)(ab) = a2 + b2
    C. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
    D. (a + b)(ab) = a2b2
    Hint



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