1.   If you solve x2 - 8x - 20 = 0 by the method of completing the square, add 20 to each side and then ____.
    A. add 32 to each side B. add 4 to each side
    C. add 8 to each side D. add 16 to each side
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  2.   The factors of x2 - 8x - 20 = 0 are ____.
    A. (x - 2) and (x - 10) B. (x + 2) and (x + 10)
    C. (x + 2) and (x - 10) D. (x - 2) and (x + 10)
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  3.   The roots of the equation x2 - 8x - 20 = 0 are ____.
    A. -2 and -10 B. -2 and 10
    C. 2 and 10 D. 2 and -10
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  4.   If you solve 2m2 + 8m + 1 = 0 by completing the square, first divide each side of the equation by ____.
    A. 8 B. 2
    C. 1 D.
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  5.   The equation x2 + x - 1 = 0 cannot be solved by ____.
    A. graphing B. factoring
    C. using the quadratic formula D. completing the square
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