1.
Factor
x
2
– 16.
A.
(
x
– 4)(
x
– 4)
B.
(
x
+ 4)(
x
– 4)
C.
(
x
+ 2)(
x
– 8)
D.
(
x
+ 4)(
x
+ 4)
Hint
2.
Find the value of
b
that makes
x
2
+
bx
+ 36 a perfect square.
A.
12
B.
-12, 12
C.
6
D.
324
Hint
3.
Solve
x
2
- 4
x
+ 1 = 0 by completing the square.
A.
B.
1, 3
C.
D.
Hint
4.
Solve the equation by backtracking.
A.
p
= –12
B.
p
= 12
C.
p
= –10
D.
p
= 12 and
p
= –12
Hint
5.
Give the approximate solutions of this equation.(2
z
– 3)
2
– 31 = 33
A.
z
= 2.5 and
z
= –5.5
B.
z
= 2.5 and
z
= 5.5
C.
z
= –2.5 and
z
= 5.5
D.
z
= –2.5 and
z
= –5.5
Hint
6.
Rewrite the expression as a product of two binomials.
x
2
–
x
– 56
A.
(
x
– 7)(
x
+ 8)
B.
(
x
– 7)(
x
– 8)
C.
(
x
+ 7)(
x
– 8)
D.
(
x
+ 7)(
x
+ 8)
Hint
7.
Solve the equation.6
x
2
– 12
x
+ 3 = 0
A.
x
= –0.29 and
x
= 1.71
B.
x
= 0.29 and
x
= 1.71
C.
x
= –0.29 and
x
= –1.71
D.
x
= 0.29 and
x
= –1.71
Hint
8.
Find the quadratic equation with 1 solution.
A.
4
x
2
+ 4
x
– 35= 0
B.
x
2
+ 6
x
+ 9 = 0
C.
x
2
– 2
x
+ 2= 0
D.
x
2
– 10
x
+ 21= 0
Hint