1.   Which way does the graph of y = –2x2 open?
    A. up B. down
    C. left D. right
    Hint

  2.   What is the lowest point on the graph of y = x2 + 2?
    A. (0, 0) B. (2, 0)
    C. (0, 2) D. (0, –2)
    Hint

  3.   Two friends are playing catch with a baseball. The ball's flight can be modeled by the equation
y = 1 + 0.6x – 0.08x2, in meters. What is the height of the ball at its highest point?
    A. 18.8 m B. 2.13 m
    C. 3.78 m D. 1 m
    Hint

  4.   What is the new equation if the graph y = 2x3 – 6x2 is moved down 1 unit?
    A. y = 2x3 – 5x2
    B. y = 2x3 – 6x2 + 1
    C. y = x3 – 6x2
    D. y = 2x3 – 6x2 – 1
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  5.   Consider the equation . What happens to the value of y when x is divided by 4?
    A. y is added to 4
    B. y is subtracted from 4
    C. y is divided by 4
    D. y is multiplied by 4
    Hint

  6.   Find which equation does not represent a reciprocal relationship.
    A. –6 = ef B. ab = 3
    C. D.
    Hint

  7.   Which differences are constant in a cubic equation?
    A. third B. first
    C. second D. fourth
    Hint

  8.   Find the values for m and n which the conjecture (m – n)2 = m2 – n2 is false.
    A. m = 1, n = 0 B. m = 1, n = 2
    C. m = 1, n = 1 D. m = –2, n = 0
    Hint



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