1.   Find the sum (4xy2 – 3x2y – 5xy – 6) + (-5xy2 – 2xy + 3).
    A. 4xy2 – 7xy – 3 B. -xy2 – 3x2y – 7xy – 3
    C. 4xy2 – 8x2y – 7xy – 3 D. -xy2 – 3x2y – 3xy – 3
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  2.   Find (4x2 – 2x – 3) + (–x2 + 7x – 4).
    A. 5x2 + 5x – 7 B. 3x2 + 5x – 7
    C. 5x2 + 5x + 1 D. 3x2 + 5x + 1
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  3.   Anthony and Sanford each throw a football. The height of Anthony's throw can represented by the equation A = –10x2 + 15x + 22, where A is height and x is the time in seconds. The height of Sanford's throw can represented by the equation S = –9x2 + 14x + 23. At time x, how much higher is Sanford's throw?
    A. x2x – 1 B. x2 + x + 1
    C. x2 + x – 1 D. x2x + 1
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  4.   Anthony and Sanford each throw a football. The height of Anthony's throw can represented by the equation A = –10x2 + 15x + 22, where A is height and x is the time in seconds. The height of Sanford's throw can represented by the equation S = –9x2 + 14x + 23. At time x, what is the combined height of the throws?
    A. x2 + x – 1 B. x2x + 1
    C. –19x2 + 29x + 45 D. 19x2 + 29x + 45
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  5.   Suppose the perimeter of a triangle is given by P = 13x + 5y, and two of its sides have lengths of 2x + y and 8x + 4y. What is the length of the third side?
    A. 23x + 5y B. 3x + y
    C. 3x D. 6x + 3y
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