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

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

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

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

  5.   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. 25% B. 0%
    C. 75% D. 50%
    Hint



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