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## 8.6 Review Exercises and Sample Exam

### Distance, Midpoint, and the Parabola

Calculate the distance and midpoint between the given two points.

1. $(0,2)$ and $(−4,−1)$

2. $(6,0)$ and $(−2,−6)$

3. $(−2,4)$ and $(−6,−8)$

4. $(12,−1)$ and $(52,−12)$

5. $(0,−32)$ and $(5,−42)$

6. $(−53,6)$ and $(−33,6)$

Determine the area of a circle whose diameter is defined by the given two points.

1. $(−3,3)$ and $(3,−3)$

2. $(−2,−9)$ and $(−10,−15)$

3. $(23,−12)$ and $(−13,32)$

4. $(25,−22)$ and $(0,−42)$

Rewrite in standard form and give the vertex.

1. $y=x2−10x+33$

2. $y=2x2−4x−1$

3. $y=x2−3x−1$

4. $y=−x2−x−2$

5. $x=y2+10y+10$

6. $x=3y2+12y+7$

7. $x=−y2+8y−3$

8. $x=5y2−5y+2$

Rewrite in standard form and graph. Be sure to find the vertex and all intercepts.

1. $y=x2−20x+75$

2. $y=−x2−10x+75$

3. $y=−2x2−12x−24$

4. $y=4x2+4x+6$

5. $x=y2−10y+16$

6. $x=−y2+4y+12$

7. $x=−4y2+12y$

8. $x=9y2+18y+12$

9. $x=−4y2+4y+2$

10. $x=−y2−5y+2$

### Circles

Determine the center and radius given the equation of a circle in standard form.

1. $(x−6)2+y2=9$

2. $(x+8)2+(y−10)2=1$

3. $x2+y2=5$

4. $(x−38)2+(y+52)2=12$

Determine standard form for the equation of the circle:

1. Center $(−7,2)$ with radius $r=10.$

2. Center $(13,−1)$ with radius $r=23.$

3. Center $(0,−5)$ with radius $r=27.$

4. Center $(1,0)$ with radius $r=532.$

5. Circle whose diameter is defined by $(−4,10)$ and $(−2,8).$

6. Circle whose diameter is defined by $(3,−6)$ and $(0,−4).$

Find the x- and y-intercepts.

1. $(x−3)2+(y+5)2=16$

2. $(x+5)2+(y−1)2=4$

3. $x2+(y−2)2=20$

4. $(x−3)2+(y+3)2=8$

5. $x2+y2−12y+27=0$

6. $x2+y2−4x+2y+1=0$

Graph.

1. $(x+8)2+(y−6)2=4$

2. $(x−20)2+(y+152)2=2254$

3. $x2+y2=24$

4. $(x−1)2+y2=14$

5. $x2+(y−7)2=27$

6. $(x+1)2+(y−1)2=2$

Rewrite in standard form and graph.

1. $x2+y2−6x+4y−3=0$

2. $x2+y2+8x−10y+16=0$

3. $2x2+2y2−2x−6y−3=0$

4. $4x2+4y2+8y+1=0$

5. $x2+y2−5x+y−12=0$

6. $x2+y2+12x−8y=0$

### Ellipses

Given the equation of an ellipse in standard form, determine its center, orientation, major radius, and minor radius.

1. $(x+12)216+(y−10)24=1$

2. $(x+3)23+y225=1$

3. $x2+(y−5)212=1$

4. $(x−8)25+(y+8)18=1$

Determine the standard form for the equation of the ellipse given the following information.

1. Center $(0,−4)$ with $a=3$ and $b=4.$

2. Center $(3,8)$ with $a=1$ and $b=7.$

3. Center $(0,0)$ with $a=5$ and $b=2.$

4. Center $(−10,−30)$ with $a=10$ and $b=1.$

Find the x- and y-intercepts.

1. $(x+2)24+y29=1$

2. $(x−1)22+(y+1)23=1$

3. $5x2+2y2=20$

4. $5(x−3)2+6y2=120$

Graph.

1. $(x−10)225+(y+5)24=1$

2. $(x+6)29+(y−8)236=1$

3. $(x−32)24+(y−72)2=1$

4. $(x−23)2+y24=1$

5. $x22+y25=1$

6. $(x+2)28+(y−3)212=1$

Rewrite in standard form and graph.

1. $4x2+9y2−8x+90y+193=0$

2. $9x2+4y2+108x−80y+580=0$

3. $x2+9y2+6x+108y+324=0$

4. $25x2+y2−350x−8y+1,216=0$

5. $8x2+12y2−16x−36y−13=0$

6. $10x2+2y2−50x+14y+7=0$

### Hyperbolas

Given the equation of a hyperbola in standard form, determine its center, which way the graph opens, and the vertices.

1. $(x−10)24−(y+5)216=1$

2. $(x+7)22−(y−8)28=1$

3. $(y−20)23−(x−15)2=1$

4. $3y2−12(x−1)2=36$

Determine the standard form for the equation of the hyperbola.

1. Center $(−25,10)$, $a=3$, $b=5$, opens up and down.

2. Center $(9,−12)$, $a=53$, $b=7$, opens left and right.

3. Center $(−4,0)$, $a=1$, $b=6$, opens left and right.

4. Center $(−2,−3)$, $a=102$, $b=23$, opens up and down.

Find the x- and y-intercepts.

1. $(x−1)24−(y+3)29=1$

2. $(x+4)28−(y−2)212=1$

3. $4(y−2)2−x2=16$

4. $6(y+1)2−3(x−1)2=18$

Graph.

1. $(x−10)225−(y+5)2100=1$

2. $(x−4)24−(y−8)216=1$

3. $(y−3)29−(x−6)281=1$

4. $(y+1)24−(x+1)225=1$

5. $y227−(x−3)29=1$

6. $x22−y23=1$

Rewrite in standard form and graph.

1. $4x2−9y2−8x−90y−257=0$

2. $9x2−y2−108x+16y+224=0$

3. $25y2−2x2−100y+50=0$

4. $3y2−x2−2x−10=0$

5. $8y2−12x2+24y−12x−33=0$

6. $4y2−4x2−16y−28x−37=0$

Identify the conic sections and rewrite in standard form.

1. $x2+y2−2x−8y+16=0$

2. $x2+2y2+4x−24y+74=0$

3. $x2−y2−6x−4y+3=0$

4. $x2+y−10x+22=0$

5. $x2+12y2−12x+24=0$

6. $x2+y2+10y+22=0$

7. $4y2−20x2+16y+20x−9=0$

8. $16x−16y2+24y−25=0$

9. $9x2−9y2−6x−18y−17=0$

10. $4x2+4y2+4x−8y+1=0$

Given the graph, write the equation in general form.

### Solving Nonlinear Systems

Solve.

1. ${x2+y2=8x−y=4$
2. ${x2+y2=1x+2y=1$
3. ${x2+3y2=42x−y=1$
4. ${2x2+y2=5x+y=3$
5. ${3x2−2y2=1x−y=2$
6. ${x2−3y2=10x−2y=1$
7. ${2x2+y2=114x+y2=5$
8. ${x2+4y2=12x2+4y=5$
9. ${5x2−y2=10x2+y=2$
10. ${2x2+y2=12x−4y2=−3$
11. ${x2+4y2=10xy=2$
12. ${y+x2=0xy−8=0$
13. ${1x+1y=101x−1y=6$
14. ${1x+1y=1y−x=2$
15. ${x−2y2=3y=x−4$
16. ${(x−1)2+y2=1y−x=0$

1. Distance: 5 units; midpoint: $(−2,12)$

2. Distance: $410$ units; midpoint: $(−4,−2)$

3. Distance: $7$ units; midpoint: $(52,−722)$

4. $18π$ square units

5. $5π4$ square units

6. $y=(x−5)2+8$; vertex: $(5,8)$

7. $y=(x−32)2−134$; vertex: $(32,−134)$

8. $x=(y+5)2−15$; vertex: $(−15,−5)$

9. $x=−(y−4)2+13$; vertex: $(13,4)$

10. $y=(x−10)2−25$;

11. $y=−2(x+3)2−6$;

12. $x=(y−5)2−9$;

13. $x=−4(y−32)2+9$;

14. $x=−4(y−12)2+3$;

1. Center: $(6,0)$; radius: $r=3$

2. Center: $(0,0)$; radius: $r=5$

3. $(x+7)2+(y−2)2=100$

4. $x2+(y+5)2=28$

5. $(x+3)2+(y−9)2=2$

6. x-intercepts: none; y-intercepts: $(0,−5±7)$

7. x-intercepts: $(±4,0)$; y-intercepts: $(0,2±25)$

8. x-intercepts: none; y-intercepts: $(0,3)$, $(0,9)$

9. $(x−3)2+(y+2)2=16$;

10. $(x−12)2+(y−32)2=4$;

11. $(x−52)2+(y+12)2=7$;

1. Center: $(−12,10)$; orientation: horizontal; major radius: 4 units; minor radius: 2 units

2. Center: $(0,5)$; orientation: vertical; major radius: $23$ units; minor radius: 1 unit

3. $x29+(y+4)216=1$

4. $x225+y22=1$

5. x-intercepts: $(−4,0)$, $(0,0)$; y-intercepts: $(0,0)$

6. x-intercepts: $(±2,0)$; y-intercepts: $(0,±10)$

7. $(x−1)29+(y+5)24=1$;

8. $(x+3)29+(y+6)2=1$;

9. $(x−1)26+(y−32)24=1$;

1. Center: $(10,−5)$; opens left and right; vertices: $(8,−5)$, $(12,−5)$

2. Center: $(15,20)$; opens upward and downward; vertices: $(15,20−3)$, $(15,20+3)$

3. $(y−10)25−(x+25)29=1$

4. $(x+4)2−y236=1$

5. x-intercepts: $(1±22,0)$; y-intercepts: none

6. x-intercepts: $(0,0)$; y-intercepts: $(0,0)$, $(0,4)$

7. $(x−1)29−(y+5)24=1$;

8. $(y−2)22−x225=1$;

9. $(y+32)26−(x+12)24=1$;

10. Circle; $(x−1)2+(y−4)2=1$

11. Hyperbola; $(x−3)22−(y+2)22=1$

12. Ellipse; $(x−6)212+y2=1$

13. Hyperbola; $(y+2)25−(x−12)2=1$

14. Hyperbola; $(x−13)2−(y+1)2=1$

15. $x2+y2+18x−6y+9=0$

16. $9x2−y2+72x−12y+72=0$

17. $9x2+64y2+54x−495=0$

1. $(2,−2)$

2. $(−113,−1513)$, $(1,1)$

3. $(−9,−11)$, $(1,−1)$

4. $(−1,−3)$, $(−1,3)$

5. $(−2,0)$, $(2,0)$, $(−7,−5)$, $(7,−5)$

6. $(2,2)$, $(−2,−2)$, $(22,22)$, $(−22,−22)$

7. $(18,12)$

8. $(5,1)$

### Sample Exam

1. Given two points $(−4,−6)$ and $(2,−8)$:

1. Calculate the distance between them.
2. Find the midpoint between them.
2. Determine the area of a circle whose diameter is defined by the points $(4,−3)$ and $(−1,2).$

Rewrite in standard form and graph. Find the vertex and all intercepts if any.

1. $y=−x2+6x−5$

2. $x=2y2+4y−6$

3. $x=−3y2+3y+1$

4. Find the equation of a circle in standard form with center $(−6,3)$ and radius $25$ units.

Sketch the graph of the conic section given its equation in standard form.

1. $(x−4)2+(y+1)2=45$

2. $(x+3)24+y29=1$

3. $y23−x29=1$

4. $x216−(y−2)2=1$

Rewrite in standard form and graph.

1. $9x2+4y2−144x+16y+556=0$

2. $x−y2+6y+7=0$

3. $x2+y2+20x−20y+100=0$

4. $4y2−x2+40y−30x−225=0$

Find the x- and y-intercepts.

1. $x=−2(y−4)2+9$

2. $(y−1)212−(x+1)2=1$

Solve.

1. ${x+y=2y=−x2+4$
2. ${y−x2=−3x2+y2=9$
3. ${2x−y=1(x+1)2+2y2=1$
4. ${x2+y2=6xy=3$
5. Find the equation of an ellipse in standard form with vertices $(−3,−5)$ and $(5,−5)$ and a minor radius 2 units in length.

6. Find the equation of a hyperbola in standard form opening left and right with vertices $(±5,0)$ and a conjugate axis that measures 10 units.

7. Given the graph of the ellipse, determine its equation in general form.

8. A rectangular deck has an area of 80 square feet and a perimeter that measures 36 feet. Find the dimensions of the deck.

9. The diagonal of a rectangle measures $213$ centimeters and the perimeter measures 20 centimeters. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

1. $210$ units;
2. $(−1,−7)$
1. $y=−(x−3)2+4$;

2. $x=−3(y−12)2+74$;

3. $(x−8)24+(y+2)29=1$;

4. $(x+10)2+(y−10)2=100$;

5. x-intercept: $(−23,0)$; y-intercepts: $(0,8±322)$

6. $(−1,3)$, $(2,0)$

7. Ø

8. $(x−1)216+(y+5)24=1$

9. $4x2+25y2−24x−100y+36=0$

10. 6 centimeters by 4 centimeters