Chapter 10
Intermediate Algebra · 262 exercises
Problem 1
Fill in the blanks. \(\left\\{\begin{array}{l}4 x^{2}+6 y^{2}=24 \\ 9 x^{2}-y^{2}=9\end{array}\right.\) is a _____ of two nonlinear equations.
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Problem 1
Fill in the blanks. The curves formed by the intersection of a plane with an infinite right- circular cone are called _____ ______.
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Problem 2
Fill in the blanks. The graph of \(2 x+y=10\) is a _____ and the graph of \(x^{2}+y^{2}=25\) is a _____.
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Problem 2
A ______ is the set of all points in a plane for which the difference of the distances from two fixed points is a constant.
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Problem 2
Fill in the blanks. An ________ is the set of all points in a plane for which the sum of the distances from two fixed points is a constant.
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Problem 3
Fill in the blanks. When solving a system by graphing, it is often difficult to determine the coordinates of the points of _____ of the graphs.
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Problem 3
Fill in the blanks. \(A\)____ is the set of all points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a fixed point called its center. The fixed distance is called the _____ .
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Problem 4
Fill in the blanks. Two algebraic methods for solving systems of nonlinear equations are the _____ method and the _____ method.
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Problem 4
Fill in the blanks. A parabola is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point and a fixed _____.
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Problem 5
Fill in the blanks. A _____ is a line that intersects a circle at two points.
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Problem 5
Fill in the blanks. The line segment joining the vertices of an ellipse is called the ________ axis of the ellipse.
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Problem 5
A. Write the standard form of the equation of a circle. B. Write the standard form of the equation of a circle with the center at the origin.
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Problem 6
Fill in the blanks. A _____ is a line that intersects a circle at one point.
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Problem 6
Fill in the blanks. To write \(9 x^{2}-4 y^{2}=36\) in ______ form, we divide both sides by 36
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Problem 6
Fill in the blanks. The midpoint of the major axis of an ellipse is the ________ of the ellipse.
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Problem 7
a. A line can intersect an ellipse in at most _____ points. b. An ellipse can intersect a parabola in at most _____ points. c. An ellipse can intersect a circle in at most _____ points. d. A hyperbola can intersect a circle in at most _____ points.
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Problem 7
Write the standard form of the equation of a hyperbola centered at the origin that opens left and right.
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Problem 7
Write the standard form of the equation of an ellipse centered at the origin and symmetric to both axes.
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Problem 8
Determine whether \((1,-1)\) is a solution of the system: $$\left\\{\begin{array}{l}2 x+y-1=0 \\ x^{2}-y^{2}=3\end{array}\right.$$
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Problem 8
Write the standard form of the equation of a hyperbola centered at \((h, k)\) that opens up and down.
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Problem 8
Write the standard form of the equation of a horizontal or vertical ellipse centered at \((h, k)\)
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Problem 9
Find the solutions of the system \(\left\\{\begin{array}{l}x^{2}+4 y^{2}=25 \\\ x^{2}-2 y^{2}=1\end{array}\right.\) on the right.
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Problem 9
Find the \(x\) -and the \(y\) -intercepts of the graph of \(\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1\)
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Problem 9
A. What is the standard form of the equation of a parabola opening upward or downward? B. What is the standard form of the equation of a parabola opening to the right or left?
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Problem 10
Find a substitution equation that can be used to solve the system: $$\left\\{\begin{array}{l}x^{2}+y^{2}=9 \\ 2 x-y=3\end{array}\right.$$
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Problem 11
Consider the system: \(\left\\{\begin{array}{l}6 x^{2}+y^{2}=9 \\ 3 x^{2}+4 y^{2}=36\end{array}\right.\) a. If the \(y^{2}\) -terms are to be eliminated, by what should the first equation be multiplied? b. If the \(x^{2}\) -terms are to be eliminated, by what should the second equation be multiplied?
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Problem 11
Determine whether the graph of each equation is a circle or a parabola. A. \(x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x+8 y-10=0\) B. \(y^{2}-2 x+3 y-9=0\) C. \(x^{2}+5 x-y=0\) D. \(x^{2}+12 x+y^{2}=0\)
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Problem 12
Suppose you begin to solve the system \(\left\\{\begin{array}{l}x^{2}+y^{2}=10 \\\ 4 x^{2}+y^{2}=13\end{array}\right.\) and find that \(x\) is \(\pm 1 .\) Use the first equation to find the corresponding \(y\) -values for \(x=1\) and \(x=-1 .\) State the solutions as ordered pairs.
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Problem 12
$$\begin{array}{|r|r|}\hline x & y \\\\\hline-2 & \\\\\hline 5 & \\\\\hline\end{array}$$ a. Fill in the blank: An equation of the form \(x y=k,\) where \(k \neq 0,\) has a graph that is a that does not intersect either the \(x\) -axis or the \(y\) -axis.
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Problem 12
Draw a parabola using the given facts. Opens right Passes through \((-2,1)\) Vertex \((-3,2)\) \(x\) -intercept \((1,0)\)
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Problem 12
Find two points on the graph of \(\frac{x^{2}}{16}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1\) by letting \(x=2\) and finding the corresponding values of \(y .\)
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Problem 13
Complete each solution to solve the system. Solve: \(\left\\{\begin{array}{l}x^{2}+y^{2}=5 \\ y=2 x\end{array}\right.\) $$ \begin{aligned} x^{2}+y^{2} &=5 \\ x^{2}+(\square)^{2} &=5 \\ x^{2}+4 x^{2} &=\square\\\ \square x^{2} &=5 \\ x^{2} &=\square \end{aligned} $$ $$ x=1 \quad \text { or } \quad x=-1 $$ If \(x=1,\) then \(y=2(\square)=2\) If \(x=-1,\) then \(y=2(\square)=-2\) The solutions are \((1,2)\) and \((-1, \square)\)
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Problem 13
Divide both sides of the equation by 100 and write the equation in standard form: $$100(x+1)^{2}-25(y-5)^{2}=100$$
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Problem 13
Find \(h, k,\) and \(r:(x-6)^{2}+(y+2)^{2}=9\)
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Problem 13
Divide both sides of the equation by 64 and write the equation in standard form: $$ 4(x-1)^{2}+64(y+5)^{2}=64 $$
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Problem 14
Determine whether the graph of the equation will be a circle, a parabola, an ellipse, or a hyperbola. a. \(x^{2}+y^{2}=10\) b. \(9 y^{2}-16 x^{2}=144\) c. \(x=y^{2}-3 y+6\) d. \(4 x^{2}+25 y^{2}=100\)
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Problem 14
A. Find \(a, h,\) and \(k: y=6(x-5)^{2}-9\) B. Find \(a, h,\) and \(k: x=-3(y+2)^{2}+1\)
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Problem 14
Determine whether the graph of each equation is a circle, a parabola, or an ellipse. a. \(x=y^{2}-2 y+10\) b. \(\frac{x^{2}}{49}+\frac{y^{2}}{64}=1\) c. \((x-3)^{2}+(y+4)^{2}=25\) d. \(2(x-1)^{2}+8(y+5)^{2}=32\)
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Problem 15
Find \(h, k, a,\) and \(b: \frac{(x-5)^{2}}{25}-\frac{(y+11)^{2}}{36}=1\)
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Problem 15
Find the center and radius of each circle and graph it. $$ x^{2}+y^{2}=9 $$
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Problem 15
Find \(h, k, a,\) and \(b: \frac{(x+8)^{2}}{100}+\frac{(y-6)^{2}}{144}=1\)
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Problem 16
Solve each system of equations by graphing. See Example 1. $$ \left\\{\begin{array}{l} x^{2}+y^{2}=16 \\ y-x=-4 \end{array}\right. $$
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Problem 16
Write each denominator in the equation \(\frac{x^{2}}{36}-\frac{y^{2}}{81}=1\) as the square of a number.
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Problem 16
Find the center and radius of each circle and graph it. $$ x^{2}+y^{2}=16 $$
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Problem 16
Write each denominator in the equation \(\frac{x^{2}}{81}+\frac{y^{2}}{49}=1\) as the square of a number.
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Problem 17
Find the center and radius of each circle and graph it. $$ x^{2}+(y+3)^{2}=1 $$
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Problem 17
Graph each equation. \(\frac{x^{2}}{25}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1\)
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Problem 18
Find the center and radius of each circle and graph it. $$ (x+4)^{2}+y^{2}=1 $$
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Problem 18
Graph each equation. \(\frac{x^{2}}{16}+\frac{y^{2}}{9}=1\)
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Problem 19
Find the center and radius of each circle and graph it. $$ (x+3)^{2}+(y-1)^{2}=16 $$
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