1.   What is true of the second differences for the equation x2 – 6x + 12?
    A. they increase by 1
    B. they decrease by 1
    C. they increase by 12
    D. they are constant
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  2.   What type of relationship does the equation have if its first differences are constant?
    A. cubic B. constant
    C. linear D. quadratic
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  3.   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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  4.   How many counterexamples are needed to prove a conjecture wrong?
    A. 2 B. 4
    C. 3 D. 1
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  5.   Find the values for m and n which the conjecture (m – n)2 = m2 – n2 is false.
    A. m = –2, n = 0 B. m = 1, n = 2
    C. m = 1, n = 0 D. m = 1, n = 1
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