1.   Determine the slope of the line that passes through (2, 2) and (5, 8).
    A. -2 B.
    C. 2 D.
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  2.   Which pair of lines graphed below are parallel?
   
    A. k and n B. l and m
    C. k and m D. l and n
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  3.   What is the slope of the line through the points A(-3, 4) and B(2, -1)?
    A. 1 B.
    C. -3 D. -1
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  4.   If a rocket is fired from the ground with an initial velocity of 75 meters per second, then the height of the rocket after t seconds is h = 75t - 4.9t2. Find the height of the rocket after 3 seconds.
    A. 130.4 meters B. 252.5 meters
    C. 221.6 meters D. 180.9 meters
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  5.   The greatest power in a quadratic function is ______.
    A. 1 B. 2
    C. 3 D. 4
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  6.   What is the equation of the graph shown?
   
    A. f(x) = 2x2 + 2x + 1
    B. f(x) = 2x2 - 2x + 1
    C. f(x) = -2x2 + 2x - 1
    D. f(x) = -2x2 + 2x + 1
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  7.   Which characteristic describes a graph that is linear and has direct variation.
    A. Variables x and y are not proportional.
    B. The equation has the form y = mx + b.
    C. The equation has the form y = mx.
    D. The graph does not pass through (0, 0).
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  8.   Find the graph that does not have direct variation.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  9.   Find the situation that is linear but does not have direct variation.
    A. At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $0 in the bank. She earned $50 mowing lawns the previous week and deposited the money in the bank.
    B. At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $200 in the bank. She started a job and deposited $10 per week.
    C. At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $0 in the bank. She started a job and deposited $10 per week.
    D. At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $200 in the bank. She withdrew $30 to buy a new pair of shorts.
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  10.   Write the equation in slope-intercept form.
–6x = –10 – 2y
    A. y = 3x – 5
    B. –6x + 2y + 10 = 0
    C. y = 3x + 8
    D. y + 8 = 3(x + 1)
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  11.   What is the lowest point on the graph of y = x2 + 2?
    A. (2, 0) B. (0, 0)
    C. (0, 2) D. (0, –2)
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  12.   Describe the location of the line of symmetry of the graph of y = x2 – 2.
    A. the horizontal axis B. there is no line of symmetry
    C. the vertical axis D. the line y = x
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  13.   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
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  14.   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 = 2x3 – 6x2 – 1
    D. y = x3 – 6x2
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  15.   What is the reciprocal of ?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   What is the reciprocal of –20? Evaluate it in decimal form.
    A. –0.02 B. –0.50
    C. –0.05 D. –0.20
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  17.   Consider the equation . What happens to the value of y when x is divided by 4?
    A. y is subtracted from 4
    B. y is divided by 4
    C. y is added to 4
    D. y is multiplied by 4
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  18.   What is a conjecture?
    A. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that hasn't been proved yet
    B. an educated guess that hasn't been proved yet
    C. a ''shot in the dark'' guess that has been proved
    D. an educated guess that has been proved
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  19.   What type of relationship does the equation have if its second differences are constant?
    A. constant B. linear
    C. cubic D. quadratic
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  20.   Consider the following conjecture. If an even number is written 2k, where k is a whole number, then 2k + 1 must be an odd number. What can be your next course of action in dealing with this conjecture?
    A. find a counterexample to disprove the conjecture
    B. all answers are correct
    C. develop an argument to prove the conjecture
    D. test every possible case to prove the conjecture
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