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.   Use the scatter plot to predict the mileage of an engine with 250 horsepower.
   
    A. 20 B. 10
    C. 12 D. 25
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  3.   The graph of y = -4x2 - 1 is _____.
    A. None of these is correct. B. a parabola
    C. a straight line D. a circle
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  4.   Find the equation that has direct variation.
    A. y = 5x + 1.3 B. y = 0.8x + 9
    C. y = 4x D. y = –3x – 1
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  5.   Find the equation that has direct variation.
    A. y = –3x – 1 B. y = 5x + 1.3
    C. y = 0.8x + 9 D. y = 4x
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  6.   Find the situation that is linear but does not have direct variation.
    A. At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $200 in the bank. She withdrew $30 to buy a new pair of shorts.
    B. At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $0 in the bank. She started a job and deposited $10 per week.
    C. At the beginning of the summer, Dina had $200 in the bank. She started a job and deposited $10 per week.
    D. 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.
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  7.   Which line is parallel to the line listed below?
    A. y = 2x - 5
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  8.   Which three points are collinear?
    A. (–1, 1), (2, 3), (5, 2)
    B. (4, –3), (2, –2), (–4, 1)
    C. (–5, –3), (–2, 3), (2, –4)
    D. (3, 1), (4, 0), (–1, 2)
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  9.   Find the graph of y = x2 + 1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Which way does the graph of y = –2x2 open?
    A. left B. right
    C. up D. down
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  11.   Which table shows a quadratic relationship?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  12.   How many diagonals does a 25-sided polygon have?
    A. 550 B. 300
    C. 25 D. 275
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  13.   Which equation is in the same family as y = x2?
    A. y = 2x – 3 B. y = x2 – 3
    C. y = x3 – 3 D. y = 2x2 – 3
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  14.   Find a quadratic equation for the table.
   
    A. y = 5x2 – 1 B. y = x2 – 5
    C. y = 5x2 + 1 D. y = 5x2 – 2
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  15.   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. 1 m B. 2.13 m
    C. 18.8 m D. 3.78 m
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  16.   Find the cubic equation.
    A. y = 5x3 + 2x B. y = x2 + 5
    C. y = 3x D. y = x(x3 + 1)
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  17.   Consider the equation xy = 3. What happens to the value of y when x doubles?
    A. y halves B. y doubles
    C. y quarters D. y triples
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  18.   Find the equation of the following graph.
   
    A. y = x2 B. y = x3
    C. y = D. y =
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  19.   How does b affect graphs of equations in the form of ?
    A. positive values of b move the graph to the left, negative values move it to the right
    B. b affects the length of the graph
    C. negative values of b move the graph to the left, positive values move it to the right
    D. b affects the width of the graph
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  20.   What is the relationship between constant second differences and the coefficient of the equation?
    A. the second difference is opposite the coefficient
    B. the second difference is the same as the coefficient
    C. the second difference is –2 times the coefficient
    D. the second difference is 2 times the coefficient
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