1.   Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the segment with endpoints at
(3, -5) and (6, 7).
    A. B.
    C. (4, 1) D. (9, 2)
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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.
    C. (-5, 5) D. (1, 3)
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  3.   Which is the quadratic term in the function f(x) = 3x2 + 6x - 4?
    A. 3 B. x2
    C. 3x2 + 6x - 4 D. 3x2
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  4.   Find the axis of symmetry of the graph of  g(x) = x2 - 5x + 2.
    A. x = -5 B.
    C. x = 2 D.
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  5.   Solve x2 - 4x - 5 = 0 by factoring.
    A. -1, -5 B. -1, 5
    C. 1, 5 D. 1, -5
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  6.   Which value of  c makes the trinomial  x2 + 16x +  c a perfect square?
    A. 32 B. 128
    C. 64 D. 256
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  7.   Solve  x2 - 4x + 1 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. 1 B. 2
    C. D.
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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. 3.2 s
    C. 4.8 s D. 0.1 s
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  9.   Find the axis of symmetry of the graph of  f(x) = 4x2 -4x + 4.
    A. x = B. x = 2
    C. x = 4 D. y = 3
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  10.   Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph of
y = 2x2 - 8x + 5.
    A. x = -2 B. x = 4
    C. x = -4 D. x = 2
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  11.   Use the quadratic formula to solve 2x2 + 7x + 4 = 0. Approximate the solutions to the nearest hundredth.
    A. 1.28, 3.66 B. -5.56, -1.44
    C. -2.78, -0.72 D. -3.35, -0.15
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  12.   Solve 0 = x2 + 4x + 5 by graphing.
    A. 1, –5 B. 2
    C. no real roots D. –1, 5
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  13.   A quadratic function has two real roots. How many times does the graph cross the x-axis?
    A. 0 B. 2
    C. 1 D. cannot be determined from given information.
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  14.   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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