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100

Solve: 4x + 7 = 31

x = 6

100

Algebra: Is this a function: {(1, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4)} 

Algebra: No 

100

Algebra: What is the point-slope form of a linear equation: 

Algebra: y - y1 = m(x - x1

100

Find the x- and y-intercept of the

line 2x + 3y = –18

x-intercept is –9; y-intercept is –6.

100

Solve |3x - 1| = 14

x = 5 and

x=-13/3

200

Solve: 2(3x - 4) = 34

x = 7

200

Write the polynomial in standard form

4g – g3 + 3g2 – 2

-g3 +3g2 + 4g - 2

200

Tell whether the lines for each pair of equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.

   y = 7x – 4            y = 7x - 3

Parallel

200

Algebra: What is the slope intercept formula?

algebra: y=mx+b

200

The x-intercepts of the graph of 

y=x^2+3x-28

What are x = -7 and x = 4?

300

Solve: 3(x + 1) - 2x = 21

x = 18

300

Find the vertex of the quadratic equation.

x2 + 4x + 8

(-2, 4)

300

Tell whether the lines for each pair of equations are parallel, perpendicular, or neither.

7x – 4y = 4         x – 4y = 3

neither

300

Solve by substitution:

y = 3x + 1

2x + y = 11

(2, 7) or x = 2, y = 7

300

What is the axis of symmetry of the graph of y=x2-6x-1?

x = 3

400

Solve: x3 - 9x2 + 20x = 0

x(x-4)(x-5)=0

x = 0, x = 4, x = 5

400
Simplify: a(b - c) - 2a(c + b)
-1ab - 3ac
400
Simplify: -4(3x - 2) -2(4 + 3x)
-18x
400

Expand (x – 6)(2x2 + 5x + 1)

2x3 - 7x2 - 29x - 6

400
Simplify: -(x + 7) -2(4x + y)
-9x -7 -2y
500

Solve: x2 + 5x - 14 = 0

x = -7, x = 2

500

Divide:

(x+ 2x2 - 3x - 10) ÷ (x - 2) = ? 

x2 + 4x + 5

500

What is the end behavior of the polynomial?

-5x4 + 3x3 - 2x2 + 14x - 11

Falls on the left, falls on the right

(Down and Down)

500

Write the point slope form of the linear equation for the line passing through (3,9) (5,4) 

 y - 9 = -5/2(x - 3)

or y - 4 = -5/2(x - 5)

500

Simplify: (3+5i)(1-3i)

18 - 4i

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