1.   Which statement below is not correct?
    A. (3a + 1)2 = 9a2 + 6a + 1
    B. (2b - 5)2 = 4b2 - 20b + 25
    C. (x + 2)2 = x2 + 4x + 4
    D. (5y - 7)2 = 25y2 + 70y + 49
    Hint

  2.   Find the product (2z - 5x)2.
    A. 4z2 - 25x2 B. 4z2 - 20zx + 25x2
    C. 4z2 + 25x2 D. 4z2 - 25x2 - 20
    Hint

  3.   Which equation represents the square of a sum?
    A. (ab)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2
    B. (a + b)(ab) = a2b2
    C. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
    D. (a + b)(ab) = a2 + b2
    Hint

  4.   In genetics dimples are a dominant trait. If a mother and father each have a 50% chance of passing a dominant gene for dimples, what is the chance that their baby would not have dimples?
    A. 75% B. 50%
    C. 0% D. 25%
    Hint

  5.   Find the product (12j + 3k)(12j – 3k).
    A. 24j + 6k B. 24j
    C. 144j2 – 9k2 D. 144j2 + 9k2
    Hint



Glencoe
The McGraw-Hill Companies