1.   Find the product (3a + b)2.
    A. 6a2 + 3ab + b2 B. 9a2 + 6ab + b2
    C. 9a2 - b2 D. 6a2 - 6ab + b2
    Hint

  2.   Find the product of x, x – 2, and x + 2.
    A. x3 + 4x B. x3 - 4x
    C. x3 - 4 D. x3 + 4x2 + 4x
    Hint

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

  4.   Which equation represents the product of a sum and a difference?
    A. (a + b)(ab) = a2b2
    B. (ab)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2
    C. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
    D. (a + b)(ab) = a2 + 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. 50%
    C. 0% D. 75%
    Hint



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