1.   Find the value of a so that the distance between points with coordinates (2, 5) and (-6, a) is 10 units.
    A. 1 or 11 B. 11 only
    C. 1 only D. or 11
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  2.   Solve  y2 + 8y + 16 = 0 by factoring.
    A. -4 B. -4, 4
    C. 4 D. 4, 8
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  3.   Solve  m2 - 2m = 15 by factoring.
    A. 5 B. 3
    C. -3, 5 D. -5, 3
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  4.   Solve  x2 + 3x - 10 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. 2 B. -5, 2
    C. 5 D. 2, 5
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  5.   Solve 4x2 - 8x + 3 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. 1, 3 B. , 3
    C. D.
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  6.   Solve  x2 + 7x + 8 = 0.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of the equation
y = -3x2 - 12x - 5.
    A. (-2, 7) B. (-4, -5)
    C. (1, -20) D. (2, -41)
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  8.   What is the y-intercept of the function y = 2x2 + 1
    A. 1 B. 3
    C. none D. 0
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  9.   Solve x2 + 14x + 49 = 0 by using the quadratic formula.
    A. 6, 16 B. 3, 8
    C. –3, –8 D. 7, –18
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  10.   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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  11.   Find the axis of symmetry of the following function:
    A. x = B. x = 7
    C. x = –7 D. x =
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  12.   Which point is the farthest from (2, –3)?
    A. (-1, -4) B. (-1, -2)
    C. (4, 0) D. (1, -1)
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  13.   What is the name of the line that the vertex lies on and that divides a parabola in half?
    A. midpoint B. axis of symmetry
    C. parabolic bisector D. line of equal halves
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  14.   Find the coordinates of the vertex for the equation y = -3x2 - 6x + 4.
    A. (-1, 7) B. (-1, -7)
    C. (1, -5) D. (0, 4)
    Hint



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