1.   Find (3a - 1)(5a + 6).
    A. 15a2 + 13a - 6
    B. 15a2 + 13a + 6
    C. 15a + 13a -6
    D. 15a2 - 5a - 6
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  2.   Find (c2 + 2c - 6)(c + 5).
    A. c3 + 2c2 + 5
    B. c3 + 2c2 - 30
    C. c3 + 2c2 - 6c - 30
    D. c3 + 7c2 + 4c - 30
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  3.   Factor 2r3 + 8r2 - 10r completely.
    A. 2(r3 + 4r2 - 5r)
    B. 2r(r2 + 4r - 5)
    C. 2r(r - 1)(r + 5)
    D. (2r - 1)(r + 5)
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  4.   Find the difference (-3x3 – 7x2 + 5x – 4) – (6x2 – 8).
    A. -11x8 + 4 B. –3x3 – 13x2 + 5x - 12
    C. –3x3x2 + 5x - 12 D. –3x3 – 13x2 + 5x + 4
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  5.   Find the GCF of 24, 36, and 108.
    A. 12 B. 24
    C. 6 D. 72
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  6.   Find the GCF of 54a2, 84ab, and 10c
    A. 2abc B. 2
    C. 8ab D. 4
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  7.   Factor 8ac + 12ad + 10bc + 15bd.
    A. 4a(2c + 3d) + 5b(2c + 3d)
    B. (2c + 3d)(4a + 5b)
    C. (2c + 3d) + (4a + 5b)
    D. (8ac + 12ad) + (10bc + 15bd)
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  8.   An expression for the area of a rectangle is xy – 2x + 3y – 6. Express this area in factored form.
    A. (xy – 2x)( 3y – 6) B. (x + 3)(y – 2)
    C. (x – 2)(y + 3) D. x(y – 2) + 3(y – 2)
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  9.   Factor 3y2 + 7y + 4.
    A. (3y + 4)(y + 1) B. (3y + 1)(y + 7)
    C. (3y + 1)(y + 4) D. (3y + 2)(y + 2)
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  10.   Which of the following trinomials is a perfect square trinomial?
    A. r2 - 6r + 36
    B. 4y2 + 10y + 25
    C. x2 + 16x + 16
    D. 9a2 - 12a + 4
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  11.   Factor x2 - y4
    A. (x + y2)(x + y)(xy) B. (x + y)(xy)
    C. (x - y2)(x + y2) D. (x - y2)(x - y2)
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  12.   Determine whether the expression 5x3y3x2y2 is a polynomial.
    A. Cannot be determined from given information. B. No, because there are two terms.
    C. Yes. D. No, because there are two variables.
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  13.   Factor 4x2 – 49.
    A. (2x + 7)(2x – 7) B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Factor 5x2 + 13x – 6.
    A. (5x + 3)(x – 2) B. (5x – 2)(x + 3)
    C. (5x + 2)(x – 3) D. not factorable
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  15.   What is the area a triangle if b = 2y and h = 3x + 5?
    A. 3xy + 5y B. 6xy + 10y
    C. 3xy + 5 D.
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  16.   Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  17.   Factorx2 - 7x + 12.
    A. (x - 6)(x - 2) B. (x + 6)(x + 2)
    C. (x + 3)(x + 4) 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. 5 B. 6
    C. 3 D. 10
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