1.   Find the distance between points at (3, 7) and (-3, -1).
    A. units B. 14 units
    C. 10 units D. units
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  2.   Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment whose endpoints have coordinates (-2, 4) and (3, -1).
    A. (-5, 5) B. (1, 3)
    C. D.
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  3.   Find the vertex of the graph of   f(x) = x2 + 4x - 5.
    A. (-2, -9) B. (0, -5)
    C. (-2, 9) D. (2, 7)
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  4.   Find the axis of symmetry of the graph of  g(x) = x2 - 5x + 2.
    A. x = 2 B.
    C. D. x = -5
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  5.   Solve  m2 - 2m = 15 by factoring.
    A. 3 B. -3, 5
    C. -5, 3 D. 5
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  6.   Solve 4x2 - 8x + 3 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. , 3 B.
    C. D. 1, 3
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  7.   Solve x2 - 6x + 10 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. 3 ± i B. 1 ± i
    C. -3 ± i D. 2, 4
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  8.   Suppose a ball is thrown straight up at a speed of 50 feet per second. The time in seconds that it takes for the ball to hit the ground can be found by solving the equation 5 + 50t - 16t2 = 0. Approximately how long does it take for the ball to hit the ground?
    A. 0.1 s B. -0.1 s
    C. 4.8 s D. 3.2 s
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  9.   Which function has a graph that opens upward?
    A. f(x) = 2x2 - 5x - 2 B. f(x) = -5x2 -6x -3
    C. f(x) = -x2 + 3x -12 D. f(x) = -x2 + 4x + 7
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  10.   Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of
y = 2x2 - 8x + 5.
    A. x = -4 B. x = 4
    C. x = 2 D. x = -2
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  11.   Find the coordinates of the vertex of the graph of the equation
y = -3x2 - 12x - 5.
    A. (2, -41) B. (1, -20)
    C. (-2, 7) D. (-4, -5)
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  12.   Use the quadratic formula to solve 3y2 + 2 = 8y. Approximate the solutions to the nearest hundredth.
    A. 0.43, 2.87 B. -0.64, 1.32
    C. 0.56, 4.77 D. 0.28, 2.39
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  13.   Solve 0 = x2 + 4x + 5 by graphing.
    A. 2 B. –1, 5
    C. 1, –5 D. no real roots
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  14.   Find the axis of symmetry of the following function:
    A. x = –7 B. x =
    C. x = D. x = 7
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