1.   Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment with endpoints at
(3, -5) and (6, 7).
    A. (9, 2) B.
    C. (4, 1) D.
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  2.   Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment whose endpoints have coordinates (-2, 4) and (3, -1).
    A. B. (1, 3)
    C. D. (-5, 5)
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  3.   Use the graph to determine the solution of -x2 + 6x - 9 = 0.
   
    A. 4 B. 3
    C. -9 D. 2
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  4.   Solve x2 - 4x - 5 = 0 by factoring.
    A. -1, -5 B. 1, -5
    C. 1, 5 D. -1, 5
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  5.   Which value of  c makes the trinomial  x2 + 16x +  c a perfect square?
    A. 256 B. 64
    C. 32 D. 128
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  6.   Solve  x2 - 4x + 1 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. B. 1
    C. 2 D.
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  7.   Which is the graph of the equation y = 2x2 - 1?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Use the quadratic formula to solve 6x2 - x - 1 = 0.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   A quadratic function has two real roots. How many times does the graph cross the x-axis?
    A. cannot be determined from given information. B. 2
    C. 1 D. 0
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  10.   Solve x2 + 14x + 49 = 0 by using the quadratic formula.
    A. 6, 8 B. –7
    C. 7 D. –6, –8
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  11.   What is the equation of the parabola whose vertex is at (-3, 1) and passes through the point (-2, 4)?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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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. line of equal halves B. parabolic bisector
    C. axis of symmetry D. midpoint
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  13.   In the equation y = x2 - 5, what is the axis of symmetry?
    A. x = 1 B. x = -1
    C. x = -2 D. x = 0
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  14.   Write the equation of the axis of symmetry for y = -3x2 - 6x + 4.
    A. x = -1 B. x = -2
    C. x = 0 D. x = 1
    Hint



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