1.   Find the value of c that makes x2 + 16x + c a perfect square.
    A. 8 B. 64
    C. 16 D. -64
    Hint

  2.   Solve a2 - a - 20 = 0 by completing the square.
    A. B. -5, 4
    C. -4, 5 D.
    Hint

  3.   Find the solutions of the equation.(x – 2) 2 – 1 = 3
    A. x = 4 and x = –4
    B. x = –4 and x = –4
    C. x = 0 and x = 4
    D. x = 0 and x = –4
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  4.   Identify the perfect square trinomial.
    A. x2 – 7x + 12
    B. 4x2 + 6x + 2
    C. 25x2 + 10x + 1
    D. x2 – 16
    Hint

  5.   Rewrite the expression as a square with a constant added or subtracted.x2 – 6x – 15
    A. (x – 3) 2 + 9
    B. (x – 3) 2 – 9
    C. (x – 3) 2 – 15
    D. (x – 3) 2 – 24
    Hint



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