1.   Find the value of b that makes x2 + bx + 36 a perfect square.
    A. 12 B. 6
    C. 324 D. -12, 12
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  2.   Solve x2 - 4x + 1 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. B. 1, 3
    C. D.
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  3.   Solve a2 - a - 20 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. -5, 4 B.
    C. D. -4, 5
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  4.   Solve x2 – 8x + 16 = 13 by taking the square root of each side.
    A. -2 B. 2
    C. 4 D. -4
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  5.   Solve x2 – 16x – 17 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. {1, 17} B. {–1, 13}
    C. {1, 13} D. {–1, 17}
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