1.   Factor -180x2y2
    A. 4 · 9 · 5 · x · x · y · y
    B. -1 · 22 · 32 · 5 · x · x · y · y
    C. 22 · 32 · 5 · x · x · y · y
    D. -1 · 22 · 9 · 5 · x · x · y · y
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  2.   Find the GCF of 14a2b4c and 56ab2c2
    A. 56a2b2c2 B. 14ab2c
    C. 14a2b4c2 D. 56ab2c
    Hint

  3.   Factor 8ac + 12ad + 10bc + 15bd.
    A. (8ac + 12ad) + (10bc + 15bd)
    B. (2c + 3d)(4a + 5b)
    C. (2c + 3d) + (4a + 5b)
    D. 4a(2c + 3d) + 5b(2c + 3d)
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  4.   Factor 4y2 – 3y – 1.
    A. (2y + 1)(2y – 1) B. (4y + 1)(y – 1)
    C. (4y – 1)(y + 1) D. prime
    Hint

  5.   Solve 3x2 + 5 = 8x.
    A. or x = 1 B. x = 5 or x = 1
    C. x = 1 D. x = 0
    Hint

  6.   What is the factored form of the polynomial 23x2 – 69x?
    A. 23x(x2 – 3) B. 23x(x + 3)
    C. 23x(x2 + 3) D. 23x(x – 3)
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  7.   Factor x2 + 6x – 7.
    A. (x + 1)(x – 7) B. (x + 3)(x + 3)
    C. (x – 3)(x – 3) D. (x – 1)(x + 7)
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  8.   Factor x2 – 4x – 32.
    A. (x – 8)(x + 4) B. (x +16)(x – 2)
    C. (x – 16)(x + 2) D. (x + 8)(x – 4)
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  9.   Factor 16b4 – 36b2.
    A. 4b2(2b – 3)(2b + 3) B. 4b2(4b – 3)(4b + 3)
    C. 2b2(4b – 3)(4b + 3) D. 2b2(2b – 3)(2b + 3)
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  10.   Suppose that we have a 3 ft. × 3 ft. piece of paper, and we cut out a square piece so that the area of the remaining piece is 5 feet. What is the length of a side of the square?
    A. B. 2 ft.
    C. 4 ft. D.
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  11.   Determine whether the trinomial 9x2 – 60x + 25 is a perfect square trinomial. If so, factor it.
    A. It is prime. B. (3x – 5)(3x – 5)
    C. (3x – 5)(3x + 5) D. (3x + 5)(3x + 5)
    Hint

  12.   Solve the following: (q + 2)2 = 25.
    A. {3} B. {–3, 3}
    C. {–7} D. {–7, 3}
    Hint



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