Chapter 8
Intermediate Algebra · 48 exercises
Problem 3
\(9 x^{2}+y^{2}=36\)
4 step solution
Problem 4
\(4 x^{2}-9 y^{2}=16\)
4 step solution
Problem 9
\(y^{2}-4 x^{2}=9\)
4 step solution
Problem 12
\(9 x^{2}-4 y^{2}=9\)
4 step solution
Problem 13
\(y^{2}-16 x^{2}=4\)
6 step solution
Problem 17
Is the graph of \(x^{2}+y^{2}=4\) the same as the graph of \(y^{2}+x^{2}=4\) ? Explain your answer.
4 step solution
Problem 18
Is the graph of \(x^{2}+y^{2}=0\) a circle? If so, what is the length of a radius?
4 step solution
Problem 19
Is the graph of \(4 x^{2}+9 y^{2}=36\) the same as the graph of \(9 x^{2}+4 y^{2}=36 ?\) Explain your answer.
3 step solution
Problem 20
\(y^{2}-8 y-x^{2}-4 x+3=0\)
6 step solution
Problem 22
\(4 x^{2}+24 x-y^{2}+4 y+28=0\)
6 step solution
Problem 23
\(x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x-6 y-6=0\)
6 step solution
Problem 24
\(x^{2}+y^{2}+4 x-12 y+39=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 25
\(x^{2}+y^{2}+6 x+10 y+18=0\)
7 step solution
Problem 26
\(x^{2}+y^{2}-10 x+2 y+1=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 28
\(x^{2}+y^{2}+4 x+14 y+50=0\)
6 step solution
Problem 28
\(y=-(x-1)^{2}+1\)
5 step solution
Problem 29
The graphs of equations of the form \(x y=k\), where \(k\) is a nonzero constant, are also hyperbolas, sometimes referred to as rectangular hyperbolas. Graph each of the following. (a) \(x y=3\) (b) \(x y=5\) (c) \(x y=-2\) (d) \(x y=-4\)
7 step solution
Problem 29
\(x^{2}+y^{2}-16 x+6 y+71=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 30
What is the graph of \(x y=0\) ? Defend your answer.
5 step solution
Problem 31
We have graphed various equations of the form \(A x^{2}+\) \(B y^{2}=C\), where \(C\) is a nonzero constant. Now graph each of the following. (a) \(x^{2}+y^{2}=0\) (b) \(2 x^{2}+3 y^{2}=0\) (c) \(x^{2}-y^{2}=0\) (d) \(4 y^{2}-x^{2}=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 31
\(x^{2}+y^{2}+6 x-8 y=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 32
Explain the concept of an asymptote.
4 step solution
Problem 32
. \(x^{2}+y^{2}-16 x+30 y=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 32
How would you convince someone that \(y=(x+3)^{2}\) is the basic parabola moved 3 units to the left but that \(y=\) \((x-3)^{2}\) is the basic parabola moved 3 units to the right?
4 step solution
Problem 33
Explain how asymptotes can be used to help graph hyperbolas.
5 step solution
Problem 33
How does the graph of \(-y=x^{2}\) compare to the graph of \(y=x^{2}\) ? Explain your answer.
3 step solution
Problem 34
Are the graphs of \(x^{2}-y^{2}=0\) and \(y^{2}-x^{2}=0\) identical? Are the graphs of \(x^{2}-y^{2}=4\) and \(y^{2}-x^{2}=4\) identical? Explain your answers.
3 step solution
Problem 34
\(9 x^{2}+9 y^{2}-6 x-12 y-40=0\)
6 step solution
Problem 34
How does the graph of \(y=4 x^{2}\) compare to the graph of \(y=2 x^{2}\) ? Explain your answer.
4 step solution
Problem 36
(a) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=2 x^{2}, y=3 x^{2}\), and \(y=4 x^{2}\) on the same set of axes. (b) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=\frac{3}{4} x^{2}, y=\frac{1}{2} x^{2}\), and \(y=\frac{1}{5} x^{2}\) on the same set of axes. (c) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=-x^{2}, y=-3 x^{2}\), and \(y=-\frac{1}{4} x^{2}\) on the same set of axes.
4 step solution
Problem 37
(a) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=(x-2)^{2}, y=(x-3)^{2}\), and \(y=\) \((x-5)^{2}\) on the same set of axes. (b) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=(x+1)^{2}, y=(x+3)^{2}\), and \(y=\) \((x+6)^{2}\) on the same set of axes.
5 step solution
Problem 38
For each of the following equations, (1) predict the type and location of the graph, and (2) use your graphing calculator to check your predictions. (a) \(x^{2}+y^{2}=100\) (b) \(x^{2}-y^{2}=100\) (c) \(y^{2}-x^{2}=100\) (d) \(y=-x^{2}+9\) (e) \(2 x^{2}+y^{2}=14\) (f) \(x^{2}+2 y^{2}=14\) (g) \(x^{2}+2 x+y^{2}-4=0\) (h) \(x^{2}+y^{2}-4 y-2=0\) (i) \(y=x^{2}+16\) (j) \(y^{2}=x^{2}+16\) (k) \(9 x^{2}-4 y^{2}=72\) (1) \(4 x^{2}-9 y^{2}=72\) (m) \(y^{2}=-x^{2}-4 x+6\)
9 step solution
Problem 38
(a) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=(x-2)^{2}+3, y=(x+4)^{2}-2\), and \(y=(x-6)^{2}-4\) on the same set of axes. (b) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=2(x+1)^{2}+4, y=3(x-1)^{2}-3\), and \(y=\frac{1}{2}(x-5)^{2}+2\) on the same set of axes. (c) Graph \(y=x^{2}, y=-(x-4)^{2}-3, y=-2(x+3)^{2}-1\), and \(y=-\frac{1}{2}(x-2)^{2}+6\) on the same set of axes.
6 step solution
Problem 39
\(x^{2}+y^{2}+6 x-2 y+6=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 39
(a) Graph \(y=x^{2}-12 x+41\) and \(y=x^{2}+12 x+41\) on the same set of axes. What relationship seems to exist between the two graphs? (b) Graph \(y=x^{2}-8 x+22\) and \(y=-x^{2}+8 x-22\) on the same set of axes. What relationship seems to exist between the two graphs? (c) Graph \(y=x^{2}+10 x+29\) and \(y=-x^{2}+10 x-29\) on the same set of axes. What relationship seems to exist between the two graphs? (d) Summarize your findings for parts (a) through (c).
6 step solution
Problem 40
\(x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-6 y-12=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 42
\(x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x+3=0\)
4 step solution
Problem 43
\(x^{2}+y^{2}+4 x+4 y-8=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 44
\(x^{2}+y^{2}-6 x+6 y+2=0\)
5 step solution
Problem 55
Find the equation of the circle that passes through the origin and has its center at \((0,4)\).
5 step solution
Problem 56
Find the equation of the circle that passes through the origin and has its center at \((-6,0)\).
5 step solution
Problem 57
Find the equation of the circle that passes through the origin and has its center at \((-4,3)\).
4 step solution
Problem 58
Find the equation of the circle that passes through the origin and has its center at \((8,-15)\).
5 step solution
Problem 60
On which axis does the center of the circle \(x^{2}+y^{2}-\) \(8 y+7=0\) lie? Defend your answer.
5 step solution
Problem 61
Give a step-by-step description of how you would help someone graph the parabola \(y=2 x^{2}-12 x+9\).
6 step solution
Problem 62
The points \((x, y)\) and \((y, x)\) are mirror images of each other across the line \(y=x\). Therefore, by interchanging \(x\) and \(y\) in the equation \(y=a x^{2}+b x+c\), we obtain the equation of its mirror image across the line \(y=x\); namely, \(x=a y^{2}+b y+c\). Thus to graph \(x=y^{2}+2\), we can first graph \(y=x^{2}+2\) and then reflect it across the line \(y=x\), as indicated in Figure 8.22. Graph each of the following parabolas. (a) \(x=y^{2}\) (c) \(x=y^{2}-1\) (b) \(x=-y^{2}\) (d) \(x=-y^{2}+3\) (e) \(x=-2 y^{2}\) (f) \(x=3 y^{2}\) (g) \(x=y^{2}+4 y+7\) (h) \(x=y^{2}-2 y-3\)
9 step solution
Problem 63
By expanding \((x-h)^{2}+(y-k)^{2}=r^{2}\), we obtain \(x^{2}-\) \(2 h x+h^{2}+y^{2}-2 k y+k^{2}-r^{2}=0\). When we compare this result to the form \(x^{2}+y^{2}+D x+E y+F=0\), we see that \(D=-2 h, E=-2 k\), and \(F=h^{2}+k^{2}-r^{2}\). Therefore, the center and length of a radius of a circle can be found by using \(h=\frac{D}{-2}, k=\frac{E}{-2}\), and \(r=\sqrt{h^{2}+k^{2}-F}\). Use these relationships to find the center and the length of a radius of each of the following circles. (a) \(x^{2}+y^{2}-2 x-8 y+8=0\) (b) \(x^{2}+y^{2}+4 x-14 y+49=0\) (c) \(x^{2}+y^{2}+12 x+8 y-12=0\) (d) \(x^{2}+y^{2}-16 x+20 y+115=0\) (e) \(x^{2}+y^{2}-12 y-45=0\) (f) \(x^{2}+y^{2}+14 x=0\)
12 step solution
Problem 66
Graph each of the following parabolas and circles. Be sure to set your boundaries so that you get a complete graph. (a) \(x^{2}+24 x+y^{2}+135=0\) (b) \(y=x^{2}-4 x+18\) (c) \(x^{2}+y^{2}-18 y+56=0\) (d) \(x^{2}+y^{2}+24 x+28 y+336=0\) (e) \(y=-3 x^{2}-24 x-58\) (f) \(y=x^{2}-10 x+3\)
12 step solution