1.   Find the value of b that makes x2 + bx + 36 a perfect square.
    A. 12 B. -12, 12
    C. 6 D. 324
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  2.   Solve x2 - 4x + 1 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. 1, 3 B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Solve 2z2 + z - 4 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. B.
    C. D. -2, 1
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  4.   Solve x2 – 8x + 16 = 13 by taking the square root of each side.
    A. 4 B. -4
    C. -2 D. 2
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  5.   When using a quadratic equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 to find distances, what should always be ignored?
    A. any negative solution B. any solution if a is negative
    C. any solution if is negative D. any positive solution
    Hint



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