1.   Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment whose endpoints have coordinates (-2, 4) and (3, -1).
    A. (-5, 5) B.
    C. (1, 3) D.
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  2.   Which is the quadratic term in the function f(x) = 3x2 + 6x - 4?
    A. 3x2 B. 3
    C. 3x2 + 6x - 4 D. x2
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  3.   Solve x2 - 4x - 5 = 0 by factoring.
    A. -1, -5 B. 1, 5
    C. 1, -5 D. -1, 5
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  4.   Solve  x2 - 6x = 0 by graphing or by factoring.
    A. 0 B. -6, 0
    C. -6 D. 0, 6
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  5.   Solve 4x2 - 8x + 3 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. B. , 3
    C. D. 1, 3
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  6.   Use the quadratic formula to solve x2 + 4x + 5 = 0.
    A. -1 B. 5
    C. -1, -4 D.
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  7.   Solve -x2 + 3x + 5 = 0 by graphing. If exact roots cannot be found, state the consecutive integers between which the roots are located.
    A. between –1 and 0, and between 4 and 5
    B. between –1 and 0, and between 3 and 4
    C. between –2 and–1, and between 3 and 4
    D. between –2 and -1, and between 4 and 5
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  8.   Solve x2 - 2x + 1 = 18 by using the Square Root Property.
    A. and B. 5 and –2
    C. -5 and 2 D. and
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  9.   Solve x2 + 14x + 49 = 0 by using the quadratic formula.
    A. –6, –8 B. –7
    C. 7 D. 6, 8
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  10.   Find the axis of symmetry of the following function:
    A. x = 7 B. x = –7
    C. x = D. x =
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  11.   Which point is the closest to (-2, 1)?
    A. (-4, -1) B. (-2, 5)
    C. (-5, 2) D. (-1, 4)
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  12.   What is the name of the line that the vertex lies on and that divides a parabola in half?
    A. midpoint B. parabolic bisector
    C. line of equal halves D. axis of symmetry
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  13.   Find the coordinates of the vertex for the equation y = -3x2 - 6x + 4.
    A. (-1, -7) B. (1, -5)
    C. (0, 4) D. (-1, 7)
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  14.   Find the coordinates of the vertex for the equation y = -x2 + 4x - 1.
    A. (2, 3) B. (-2, -3)
    C. (2, -3) D. (-2, 3)
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