1.   Simplify (3a4b5c)4.
    A. 3a16b20c4 B. 7a16b20c4
    C. 12a8b9c5 D. 81a16b20c4
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  2.   Which expression is a binomial?
    A. 5x - 2 B. -3xy
    C. D. 5x2y + 4x – 6
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  3.   Which expression is not a polynomial?
    A. 4x3y2 - 5xy + 7 B. 7y3
    C. 3x2 + 5 D.
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  4.   Simplify 5a(4a2 – 2a) + 3a(-2a2 + 4a).
    A. 14a3 + 2a2 B. 10a3 + 4a2
    C. 14a2 + 2a D. 2a2 + 10a
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  5.   Solve 4a(a – 4) – 7a = a(4a – 3) + 20.
    A. B. a = -2
    C. a = -1 D. a = -6
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  6.   Factor 54x3y2
    A. 23 · 3 · x · x · x · y · y
    B. 2 · 27 · x · x · x · y · y
    C. 2 · 33 · x · x · x · y · y
    D. 2 · 33 · x · x · y · y · y
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  7.   Which expression is equivalent to ((32)4)3?
    A. 816 B. 2712
    C. 99 D. 96
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  8.   Simplify .
    A. x3y B. x2y2
    C. x2y D. x3y2
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  9.   Find (–2x2 + 5x – 1) – (3x2 – 4x – 6).
    A. –5x2 + 9x + 5 B. –5x2 + 9x – 7
    C. –5x2 + x + 5 D. –5x2 + x – 7
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  10.   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. –19x2 + 29x + 45
    C. 19x2 + 29x + 45 D. x2x + 1
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  11.   Find .
    A. 3x – 2 B. 48x3 – 40x2
    C. 12x – 10 D. 3x
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  12.   Factor
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Which sketch represents
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Which sketch represents
    A. B.
    C. D.
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