1.   Determine the slope of the line graphed below.
   
    A. B.
    C. D. 0
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  2.   Three out of the four equations listed below are equations of lines that are parallel to each other. Which equation does not have a graph that is a line parallel to the other three?
    A.
    B. 3x + 4y = -16
    C.
    D. 8y = - 6x
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  3.   Which pair of lines graphed below are parallel?
   
    A. k and m B. l and n
    C. l and m D. k and n
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  4.   What is the slope of the line through the points A(-3, 4) and B(2, -1)?
    A. -1 B. 1
    C. -3 D.
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  5.   Find .
    A. 14 B. -15
    C. -14 D. 15
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  6.   Solve the equation x2 = 0.81.
    A. x = 0.9 only
    B. none of these is correct
    C. x = -0.9 only
    D. x = 0.9 or x = -0.9
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  7.   Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   What is the equation of a line that has a slope of 4 and passes through (6, 3)?
    A. y = 4x – 27 B. y = 4x – 7
    C. y = 4x – 21 D. y = 4x – 3
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  9.   What is the equation of a line that has a slope of 3 and passes through (–4, –3)?
    A. y = 3x + 3 B. y = 3x – 9
    C. y = 3x + 9 D. y = 3x – 3
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  10.   Which line is parallel to the line listed below?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D. y = 2x - 5
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  11.   Find the graph of y = x2 + 1.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   What is the lowest point on the graph of y = x2 + 2?
    A. (0, 0) B. (0, –2)
    C. (0, 2) D. (2, 0)
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  13.   Describe the location of the line of symmetry of the graph of y = x2 – 2.
    A. there is no line of symmetry B. the line y = x
    C. the vertical axis D. the horizontal axis
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  14.   Find a quadratic equation for the table.
   
    A. y = 5x2 – 2 B. y = x2 – 5
    C. y = 5x2 – 1 D. y = 5x2 + 1
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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. 3.78 m
    C. 18.8 m D. 2.13 m
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  16.   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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  17.   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 = 1
    C. m = 1, n = 2 D. m = –2, n = 0
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  18.   Identify the decay factor in the equation p = 1,508,069 × 0.89n where p is the bacteria population and n is the number of days after a vaccine was administered.
    A. n B. p
    C. 1,508,069 D. 0.89
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  19.   Evaluate.
    A. 5 B. 8
    C. –6 D. 6
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  20.   Evaluate.
    A. 2 B. –3
    C. –2 D. 3
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