1.   Simplify the polynomial 4a2 + a2.
    A. 5a2 B. 4a2
    C. 4a2 + a D. 6a2
    Hint

  2.   Simplify the polynomial 7x - 2y.
    A. 5xy B. 5x
    C. 7x - 2y D. 5y
    Hint

  3.   Add 3x2 + 2x - 1 and x2 - 3x + 5.
    A. 4x2 - x + 4 B. 4x2 + 5x - 4
    C. 2x2 - 5x - 6 D. 2x2 + 5x + 4
    Hint

  4.   Find the difference:
    A. -3x2 + x - 5 B. 3x2 - 7x - 5
    C. -3x2 - 7x + 1 D. -3x2 - 7x - 5
    Hint

  5.   Start with a square with side length. Create a large rectangle by adding two more squares of the same size, and remove a strip with a width of 1. What is the area of the new rectangle?
   
    A. x (3x + 1) = 3x2 + x B. x (x – 1) = x2x
    C. x (3x – 1) = 3x2x D. x (x + 3) = x2 + 3x
    Hint



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