1.   Solve x2x – 72 = 0.
    A. x = 9 B. x = -8
    C. x = 8 or x = -9 D. x = -8 or x = 9
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  2.   Factor x2 + 6x – 7.
    A. (x – 3)(x – 3) B. (x – 1)(x + 7)
    C. (x + 1)(x – 7) D. (x + 3)(x + 3)
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  3.   Factor x2 – 4x – 32.
    A. (x + 8)(x – 4) B. (x – 8)(x + 4)
    C. (x +16)(x – 2) D. (x – 16)(x + 2)
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  4.   Joanne has a garden that is 9 feet long by 6 feet wide. She wants to increase the dimensions of the garden by the same amount, and have the area of the new garden be 5 times the area of the present garden. What should the new dimensions be?
    A. length = 15 ft
width = 18 ft
B. length = 30 ft
width = 24ft
    C. length = 18 ft
wideth = 15ft
D. length = 24 ft
width = 30 ft
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  5.   Suppose the area of a square isx2 – 10x + 25. What is the perimeter of the square?
    A. 4x – 20 B. 2x
    C. 4x D. 2x – 10
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