1.   The graph of y = -4x2 - 1 is _____.
    A. a parabola B. a circle
    C. None of these is correct. D. a straight line
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  2.   How many diagonals are connected to each vertex for a 25-sided polygon?
    A. 25 B. 22
    C. 21 D. 20
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  3.   Find a quadratic equation for the table.
   
    A. y = 5x2 + 1 B. y = 5x2 – 1
    C. y = 5x2 – 2 D. y = x2 – 5
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  4.   What is the new equation if the graph y = 2x3 – 6x2 is moved down 1 unit?
    A. y = 2x3 – 6x2 + 1
    B. y = 2x3 – 5x2
    C. y = x3 – 6x2
    D. y = 2x3 – 6x2 – 1
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  5.   Consider the equation xy = 3. What happens to the value of y when x doubles?
    A. y halves B. y doubles
    C. y triples D. y quarters
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  6.   Find the equation of the following graph.
   
    A. y = x3 B. y = x2
    C. y = D. y =
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  7.   What is true of the second differences for the equation x2 – 6x + 12?
    A. they are constant
    B. they increase by 1
    C. they decrease by 1
    D. they increase by 12
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  8.   What type of relationship does the equation have if its second differences are constant?
    A. cubic B. linear
    C. quadratic D. constant
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