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Parabolas and Circles

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the equation for the circle shown here?

a)

(x1)2+(y+4)2=16\left(x-1\right)^2+\left(y+4\right)^2=16

b)

(x1)2+(y+4)2=4\left(x-1\right)^2+\left(y+4\right)^2=4

c)

(x+1)2+(y4)2=4\left(x+1\right)^2+\left(y-4\right)^2=4

d)

(x+1)2+(y4)2=16\left(x+1\right)^2+\left(y-4\right)^2=16

2.

What is the standard form of the equation:
x2+y210x+2y10=0x^2+y^2-10x+2y-10=0  ?

a)

(x5)2+(y+1)2=16\left(x-5\right)^2+\left(y+1\right)^2=16  

b)

(x5)2+(y+1)2=10\left(x-5\right)^2+\left(y+1\right)^2=10  

c)

(x5)2+(y+1)2=6\left(x-5\right)^2+\left(y+1\right)^2=6  

d)

(x5)2+(y+1)2=36\left(x-5\right)^2+\left(y+1\right)^2=36  

3.

What is the vertex for the parabola:
x=2(y3)2+7x=-2\left(y-3\right)^2+7  

a)

(7, 3)\left(7,\ 3\right)  

b)

(3, 7)\left(3,\ 7\right)  

c)

(7, 3)\left(7,\ -3\right)  

d)

(3, 7)\left(-3,\ 7\right)  

4.

What is the equation for the parabola shown in the image?

a)

y=(x+1)2+2y=\left(x+1\right)^2+2

b)

y=(x1)2+2y=\left(x-1\right)^2+2

c)

y=14(x1)2+2y=\frac{1}{4}\left(x-1\right)^2+2

d)

y=14(x+1)2+2y=\frac{1}{4}\left(x+1\right)^2+2

5.
Change the following equation to standard form
x2+y2-4x+12y-8=0
a)
(x+2)2+(y-6)2=48
b)
(x-2)2+(y+6)2=48
c)
(x-6)2+(y-2)2=48
d)
(x+2)2+(y-6)2=48
6.
The diameter of a circle has length 12. The center is at (-5, 2). Give the equation of the circle.
a)
(x - 2)+ (y + 5)= 36
b)
(x - 5)2 + (y + 2)2 = 6
c)
(x + 5)+ (y - 2)= 36
d)
(x + 2)+ (y - 5)= 6
7.
Which of the following is the length of the diameter of the circle whose equation is shown below? 
2x2+2y2-20x+24y=166
a)
12
b)
24
c)
6
d)
10
8.
If given the equation y = 3(x + 5)2 - 4, what is the vertex of the parabola?
a)
(5, -4)
b)
(-5, -4)
c)
(-15, -4)
d)
(15, -4)
9.
Which of the following is the correct equation for the given graph?
a)
f(x) = (x - 2)2 - 1
b)
f(x) = (x + 2)2 - 1
c)
f(x) = -(x + 2)2 - 1
d)
f(x) = -(x - 2)2 - 1
10.
What is the equation of a circle with radius 2 and center (3, 4)?
a)
(x+3)2 + (y+4)2 = 2
b)
(x-3)2 + (y-4)2 = 2
c)
(x+3)2 + (y+4)2 = 4
d)
(x-3)2 + (y-4)2 = 4
11.
What is the equation of the circle?
a)
(x+1)2 + (y +1)2 = 3
b)
(x+1)2 + (y -1)2 = 3
c)
(x+1)2 + (y +1)2 = 9
d)
(x-1)2 + (y -1)2 = 9
12.

Which correctly describes the parabola: y=12(x+3)2+4y=-\frac{1}{2}\left(x+3\right)^2+4  

a)

Opens left

b)

Opens right

c)

Opens up 

d)

Opens down

13.

Which correctly describes the parabola: y=2(x1)23y=2\left(x-1\right)^2-3  

a)

Opens left

b)

Opens right

c)

Opens up 

d)

Opens down

14.
What direction does the parabola point?
a)
Up 
b)
Down
c)
Left 
d)
Right
15.
(y-4)2 = -8(x+1)
What direction does this parabola open?
a)
up
b)
down
c)
left
d)
right
16.
(x+3)2 = 4(y+5)
What is the equation of the directrix?
a)
x = 4
b)
x = 2
c)
y = -4
d)
y = -6
17.
The focus is at (2,0) and the vertex is at (-4,0).  What is the equation of the parabola?
a)
y2 = 24(x+4)
b)
(y+4)2 = -12x
c)
x2 = 16(y+4)
d)
(x+4)2  = -20y
18.
What is the equation of the directrix?             (y - 4)2 = -8(x+1) 
a)
x = -3 
b)
x = 1
c)
y = 6
d)
y = 2
19.
What is the equation of this parabola?
a)
(y-1)2 = -4(x-3)
b)
(y-1)2= 4(x+3)
c)
(y+1)2 = 4(x-3)
d)
(y+1)2 = -4(x+3)
20.
In the equation (x-3)2+(y-2)2=16, the center of the circle is...
a)
(3,2)
b)
(-3, -2)
c)
(-2, -3)
d)
(2, 3)
21.

In the equation (x-1)2+(y+4)2=9, the radius of the circle is...

a)

3

b)

9

c)

1

d)

4

22.

What is the vertex of the parabola (y+5)2=12(x+4)\left(y+5\right)^2=-12\left(x+4\right)  

a)

(5,4)\left(-5,-4\right)  

b)

(5,4)\left(5,4\right)  

c)

(4, 5)\left(-4,\ -5\right)  

d)

(4,5)\left(4,5\right)  

23.
Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola with the given equation. 
a)
vertex:  (3, 2) focus:  (5, 2) directrix:  x = 1
b)
 vertex:  (-3, -2) focus:  (-1, -2) directrix:  x = -5
c)
vertex:  (2, 3) focus:  (4, 3) directrix:  x = 0
d)
vertex:  (3, 2) focus:  (1, 2) directrix:  x = 5
24.

Which conic section is represented by this equation?

a)

Circle

b)

Ellipse

c)

Hyperbola

d)

Parabola

25.

What is the directrix of the parabola

(x4)2=8(y+3)\left(x-4\right)^2=8\left(y+3\right)  

a)

y = - 3

b)

x = 5

c)

y = - 5

d)

y = 2

26.
Find the equation of the figure shown.
a)
x = 1/4(y-4)2+2
b)
x = 1/8(y-3)2+4
c)
y = 1/6(x-3)2+4
d)
y = 1/4(x-3)2+4
27.

A circle has the equation x2+y24x+12y8=0x^2+y^2-4x+12y-8=0 . Use completing the square to write the equation in standard form.

a)

(x2)2+(y+6)2=48\left(x-2\right)^2+\left(y+6\right)^2=48

b)

(x6)2+(y2)2=48\left(x-6\right)^2+\left(y-2\right)^2=48

c)

(x+2)2+(y+6)2=48\left(x+2\right)^2+\left(y+6\right)^2=48

d)

(x+2)2+(y6)2=48\left(x+2\right)^2+\left(y-6\right)^2=48