1.   Express 0.0000421 in scientific notation.
    A. 4.21 × 10-6 B. 4.21 × 10-5
    C. 4.21 × 10-9 D. 4.21 × 10-4
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  2.   Determine the slope of the line graphed below.
   
    A. B.
    C. D. 0
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  3.   Which equation is the slope-intercept form of the equation of the line that passes through (1, 2) and is parallel to 4x - 2y = 6?
    A. y = 4x + 3 B.
    C. y = 2x D. y = -2x + 1
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  4.   Which graph represents the solution to x + 4 > -2?
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  5.   Select the letter that has one line of symmetry.
    A. J B. A
    C. G D. F
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  6.   What is the slope of the line through the points A(-3, 4) and B(2, -1)?
    A. B. 1
    C. -3 D. -1
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  7.   Find (4r + 7s)(4r - 7s)
    A. 16r2 + 56rs + 49s2 B. 16r2 - 56rs + 49s2
    C. 16r2 + 49s2 D. 16r2 - 49s2
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  8.   The greatest power in a quadratic function is ______.
    A. 2 B. 1
    C. 3 D. 4
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  9.   Factor x2 + 5x + 6.
    A. (x + 2)(x + 3) B. (x + 1)(x + 6)
    C. (x + 1)(x + 5) D. prime
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  10.   Find .
    A. B. 2
    C. D.
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  11.   Find .
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Solve .
    A. -2 or B. -2 or 7
    C. -2 D. 5
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  13.   Simplify the expression 2a + 7b + 12a + 3b and then evaluate if a = 2 and b = -2.
    A. 10a + 14b; -8 B. 14a + 10b; 8
    C. 14a + 8b; 12 D. 9a + 15b; -12
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  14.   Find the graph that is nonlinear.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  15.   Which equation represents exponential growth?
    A. y = 250 · x B. y = 250 × 0.25x
    C. y = 250 × 0.4c D. y = 250 × 4x
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  16.   A ball is launched straight up from ground level modeling the equation h = 52t – 10t2, where h stands for height in meters and t stands for time. What is the approximate value of t when the ball hits the ground?
    A. 0 seconds B. 6.0 seconds
    C. 5.2 seconds D. 2.6 seconds
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  17.   Use substitution or elimination to solve the system of equations.
x + 2y = 6
x – 3y = –4
    A. (2, 2) B. (–2, 2)
    C. (2, –2) D. (–2, –2)
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  18.   What is the scale factor of Figure A to Figure B?
   
    A. 2 B. 3
    C. D.
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  19.   Find the quotient. Simplify
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  20.   Solve the equation.
    A. x = –2 B. x = –3
    C. x = 2 D. x = 3
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