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Solve  .
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2.
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Solve  by factoring. a. | 5 and –2 | c. | 8 and 5 | b. | 8 and –2 | d. | 5 and 1 |
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Find the zeros of the function  .
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4.
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Find the square root of the number  .
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Add. Write the result in the form  . (4 – 5  ) + (1 + 7  ) a. | 11 – 4 | c. | 5 + 2 | b. | 3 – 12 | d. | –1 + 8 |
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6.
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What is the product  in the form  ?
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7.
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Solve  .
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8.
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What value of d makes the equation  true?
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9.
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Complete the square for  . Then write the resulting
expression as the square of a binomial.
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10.
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Solve by completing the square. 
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11.
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Write the quadratic function  in vertex form.
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12.
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Solve  .
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13.
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Use the Quadratic Formula to solve  .
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14.
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Use the discriminant to find the number and type of solutions for  . a. | The equation has two nonreal complex solutions. | b. | The equation has two
real solutions. | c. | Cannot determine without graphing. | d. | The equation has one real
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15.
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Solve the equation  using a graph.
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16.
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Solve the system formed by the equations below. 
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17.
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The function  gives the height h, in feet, of a
baseball as a function of time t, in seconds, after it is hit. Rewrite the function by
factoring. How long does it take for the baseball to hit the ground?
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A batter makes contact with a baseball 3 feet above the plate and the ball flies
with a vertical velocity of 96 feet per second. It eventually lands in outfield bleacher seats 25
feet above the ground, modeled by the equation  . Determine the flight time
of the ball by completing the square. Round to two decimal places as needed. Explain why you chose
the answer you did.
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Part A: Solve the system formed by the equations below. Round to
the nearest hundredth if necessary. Describe the graph of this system.   Part B: Is it possible for a system like the one above to have exactly
one solution? Explain why or why not.
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A punter kicks a football 4 feet above the ground with an initial upward
velocity of 80 feet per second. a.
The height above the ground in feet of an object h with an initial upward velocity in feet per
second  and an initial height in feet  is  , where  is the time
in seconds. Write an equation for the height of the football after 
seconds. b. Write an inequality that represents the time when the
football is at least 68 feet high. c. At what times after the ball
is kicked is the football at least 68 feet high?
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