1.   Find (c2 + 2c - 6)(c + 5).
    A. c3 + 2c2 + 5
    B. c3 + 7c2 + 4c - 30
    C. c3 + 2c2 - 30
    D. c3 + 2c2 - 6c - 30
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  2.   Factor 8a4b - 3ab2c.
    A. abc(8a3 - 3b)
    B. a2b(8a2 - 3bc)
    C. ab(8a3 - 3bc)
    D. 8ab(a2 - 3bc)
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  3.   Factor m3 - 4m2 + 6m - 24.
    A. m(m2 - 4m + 6) - 24
    B. m2(m - 4) + 6m - 24
    C. (m - 4)(m2 + 6)
    D. (m + 4)(m2 - 6)
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  4.   Find (4x2 + 3x) + (7x2 – 5x – 6).
    A. 11x2 – 2x – 6 B. 11x4 – 2x2 – 6
    C. 11x2 – 8x – 6 D. 9x – 6
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  5.   Find the sum (4xy2 – 3x2y – 5xy – 6) + (-5xy2 – 2xy + 3).
    A. 4xy2 – 7xy – 3 B. 4xy2 – 8x2y – 7xy – 3
    C. -xy2 – 3x2y – 3xy – 3 D. -xy2 – 3x2y – 7xy – 3
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  6.   Simplify 5a(4a2 – 2a) + 3a(-2a2 + 4a).
    A. 10a3 + 4a2 B. 14a3 + 2a2
    C. 2a2 + 10a D. 14a2 + 2a
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  7.   Write an expression for the area of the rectangle shown below.
   
    A. 6xy2 + 7x3y B. 9x2y4 + 12x4y3
    C. 6xy2 + 4x3y D. 12xy2 + 4x3y
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  8.   Factor 4y2 – 3y – 1.
    A. (4y + 1)(y – 1) B. (2y + 1)(2y – 1)
    C. prime D. (4y – 1)(y + 1)
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  9.   Factor 6y2 + 22y – 8.
    A. 2(3y – 1)(y + 4) B. 2(3y – 2)(y + 2)
    C. (6y – 1)(y + 8) D. (2y– 4)(3y + 2)
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  10.   Factor 7xy2 - 28x3
    A. 7x(y + 2x)(y - 2x) B. (7xy + x)(y – 28x2)
    C. 7x2y2(1 + x) D. prime
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  11.   Write an expression for the area of the rectangle.
   
    A. 9x2 – 31x + 40 B. x3 - 4x
    C. x2 - 3x + 13 D. x3 + 4x2 – 27x + 40
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  12.   Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Factor 3ty3 – 48ty.
    A. B.
    C. D. 3ty(y + 4)(y – 4)
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  14.   Factor x2 + 6x – 7.
    A. (x – 3)(x – 3) B. (x + 3)(x + 3)
    C. (x + 1)(x – 7) D. (x – 1)(x + 7)
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  15.   When factoring quadratic trinomials of the form x2 + bx + c, what is true about m and n if the factored form is (x + m)(x + n)?
    A. Their sum is equal to c, and their product is equal to b.
    B. The sum of b and c is equal to the product of m and n.
    C. The product of b and c is equal to the sum of m and n.
    D. Their sum is equal to b, and their product is equal to c.
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  16.   Factor 5xyz - 5xyw - 5xmz + 5xmw.
    A. (5z - w)(xy + xm) B. (z - w)(xy - xm)
    C. (z + w)(5xy + 5xm) D. (z - w)(5xy - 5xm)
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  17.   Factorx2 - 7x + 12.
    A. (x - 3)(x - 4) B. (x + 6)(x + 2)
    C. (x - 6)(x - 2) D. (x + 3)(x + 4)
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  18.   What is the coefficient of the fifth term in the polynomial expansion for (a + b)5?
    A. 6 B. 3
    C. 5 D. 10
    Hint



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