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Introductory and Intermediate Algebra for College Students 4th

Robert Blitzer

Chapter 13

Conic Sections and Systems of Nonlinear Equations - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

The Circle

00:39

Problem 1

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(0,0), r=7$$

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00:37

Problem 2

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(0,0), r=8$$

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00:36

Problem 3

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(3,2), r=5$$

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00:44

Problem 4

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(2,-1), r=4$$

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00:48

Problem 5

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(-1,4), r=2$$

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00:46

Problem 6

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(-3,5), r=3$$

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00:56

Problem 7

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(-3,-1), r=\sqrt{3}$$

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01:03

Problem 8

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(-5,-3), r=\sqrt{5}$$

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00:50

Problem 9

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(-4,0), r=10$$

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00:49

Problem 10

In Exercises $1-10,$ write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given center and radius.
$$\text { Center }(-2,0), r=6$$

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00:56

Problem 11

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}=16$$

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00:55

Problem 12

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}=49$$

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01:22

Problem 13

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$(x-3)^{2}+(y-1)^{2}=36$$

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01:10

Problem 14

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$(x-2)^{2}+(y-3)^{2}=16$$

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01:07

Problem 15

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$(x+3)^{2}+(y-2)^{2}=4$$

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01:14

Problem 16

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$(x+1)^{2}+(y-4)^{2}=25$$

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01:04

Problem 17

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$(x+2)^{2}+(y+2)^{2}=4$$

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01:13

Problem 18

In Exercises $11-18,$ give the center and radius of the circle described by the equation and graph each equation.
$$(x+4)^{2}+(y+5)^{2}=36$$

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03:17

Problem 19

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}+6 x+2 y+6=0$$

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02:57

Problem 20

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}+8 x+4 y+16=0$$

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02:45

Problem 21

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}-10 x-6 y-30=0$$

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03:11

Problem 22

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}-4 x-12 y-9=0$$

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02:38

Problem 23

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}+8 x-2 y-8=0$$

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02:42

Problem 24

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}+12 x-6 y-4=0$$

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02:15

Problem 25

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}-2 x+y^{2}-15=0$$

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02:12

Problem 26

In Exercises $19-26,$ complete the square and write the equation in standard form. Then give the center and radius of each circle and graph the equation.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}-6 y-7=0$$

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02:29

Problem 27

In Exercises $27-30,$ find the solution set for each system by graphing both of the system's equations in the same rectangular
coordinate system and finding all points of intersection. Check all solutions in both equations.
$$\left\{\begin{array}{c}
x^{2}+y^{2}=16 \\
x-y=4
\end{array}\right.$$

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02:43

Problem 28

In Exercises $27-30,$ find the solution set for each system by graphing both of the system's equations in the same rectangular
coordinate system and finding all points of intersection. Check all solutions in both equations.
$$\left\{\begin{array}{r}
x^{2}+y^{2}=9 \\
x-y=3
\end{array}\right.$$

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03:25

Problem 29

In Exercises $27-30,$ find the solution set for each system by graphing both of the system's equations in the same rectangular
coordinate system and finding all points of intersection. Check all solutions in both equations.
$$\left\{\begin{aligned}
(x-2)^{2}+(y+3)^{2} &=4 \\
y &=x-3
\end{aligned}\right.$$

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01:21

Problem 30

In Exercises $27-30,$ find the solution set for each system by graphing both of the system's equations in the same rectangular
coordinate system and finding all points of intersection. Check all solutions in both equations.
$$\left\{\begin{aligned}
(x-3)^{2}+(y+1)^{2} &=9 \\
y &=x-1
\end{aligned}\right.$$

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01:25

Problem 31

In Exercises $31-34$, write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given graph.
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

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01:08

Problem 32

In Exercises $31-34$, write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given graph.
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

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01:14

Problem 33

In Exercises $31-34$, write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given graph.
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

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01:16

Problem 34

In Exercises $31-34$, write the standard form of the equation of the circle with the given graph.
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

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02:07

Problem 35

In Exercises $35-36,$ a line segment through the center of each circle intersects the circle at the points shown.
a. Find the coordinates of the circle's center.
b. Find the radius of the circle.
c. Use your answers from parts (a) and (b) to write the
standard form of the circle's equation.
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

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02:08

Problem 36

In Exercises $35-36,$ a line segment through the center of each circle intersects the circle at the points shown.
a. Find the coordinates of the circle's center.
b. Find the radius of the circle.
c. Use your answers from parts (a) and (b) to write the
standard form of the circle's equation.
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

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02:23

Problem 37

A rectangular coordinate system with coordinates in miles is placed with the origin at the center of Los Angeles. The figure indicates that the University of Southern California is located 2.4 miles west and 2.7 miles south of central Los Angeles. A seismograph on the campus shows that a small earthquake occurred. The quake's epicenter is estimated to be approximately 30 miles from the university. Write the standard form of the equation for the set of points that could be the epicenter of the quake.
(IMAGE CAN'T COPY)

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01:47

Problem 38

The Ferris wheel in the figure has a radius of 68 feet. The clearance between the wheel and the ground is 14 feet. The rectangular coordinate system shown has its origin on the ground directly below the center of the wheel. Use the coordinate system to write the equation of the circular wheel.
(IMAGE CAN'T COPY)

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01:14

Problem 39

What is a circle? Without using variables, describe how the definition of a circle can be used to obtain a form of its equation.

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01:18

Problem 40

Give an example of a circle's equation in standard form. Describe how to find the center and radius for this circle.

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01:12

Problem 41

How is the standard form of a circle's equation obtained from its general form?

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01:10

Problem 42

Does $(x-3)^{2}+(y-5)^{2}=0$ represent the equation of a circle? If not, describe the graph of this equation.

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01:02

Problem 43

Does $(x-3)^{2}+(y-5)^{2}=-25$ represent the equation of a circle? What sort of set is the graph of this equation?

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00:40

Problem 44

In Exercises $44-46,$ use a graphing utility to graph each circle whose equation is given.
$$x^{2}+y^{2}=25$$

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01:21

Problem 45

In Exercises $44-46,$ use a graphing utility to graph each circle whose equation is given.
$$(y+1)^{2}=36-(x-3)^{2}$$

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02:19

Problem 46

In Exercises $44-46,$ use a graphing utility to graph each circle whose equation is given.
$$x^{2}+10 x+y^{2}-4 y-20=0$$

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00:54

Problem 47

In Exercises $47-50$, determine whether each statement "makes sense" or "does not make sense" and explain your reasoning.
I graphed $x^{2}+y^{2}=0$ as a circle with center $(0,0)$ and radius 0

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00:44

Problem 48

In Exercises $47-50$, determine whether each statement "makes sense" or "does not make sense" and explain your reasoning.
To avoid sign errors when finding $h$ and $k,$ I place parentheses around the numbers that follow the subtraction signs in a circle's equation.

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00:41

Problem 49

In Exercises $47-50$, determine whether each statement "makes sense" or "does not make sense" and explain your reasoning.
I used the equation $(x+1)^{2}+(y-5)^{2}=-4$ to identify the circle's center and radius.

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01:31

Problem 50

In Exercises $47-50$, determine whether each statement "makes sense" or "does not make sense" and explain your reasoning.
My graph of $(x-2)^{2}+(y+1)^{2}=16$ is my graph of $x^{2}+y^{2}=16$ translated two units right and one unit down.

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00:54

Problem 51

In Exercises $51-54,$ determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement.
The equation of the circle whose center is at the origin with radius 16 is $x^{2}+y^{2}=16$

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00:58

Problem 52

In Exercises $51-54,$ determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement.
The graph of $(x-3)^{2}+(y+5)^{2}=36$ is a circle with radius 6 centered at $(-3,5)$

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00:46

Problem 53

In Exercises $51-54,$ determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement.
The graph of $(x-4)+(y+6)=25$ is a circle with radius 5 centered at $(4,-6)$

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00:55

Problem 54

In Exercises $51-54,$ determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement.
The graph of $(x-3)^{2}+(y+5)^{2}=-36$ is a circle with radius 6 centered at $(3,-5)$

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01:57

Problem 55

Find the area of the doughnut-shaped region bounded by the graphs of $(x-2)^{2}+(y+3)^{2}=25$ and $(x-2)^{2}+(y+3)^{2}=36$

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02:17

Problem 56

A tangent line to a circle is a line that intersects the circle at exactly one point. The tangent line is perpendicular to the radius of the circle at this point of contact. Write the point-slope form of the equation of a line tangent to the circle whose equation is $x^{2}+y^{2}=25$ at the point
$(3,-4)$

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02:21

Problem 57

If $f(x)=x^{2}-2$ and $g(x)=3 x+4,$ find $f(g(x))$ and $g(f(x)) .$ (Section 8.4, Example 1)

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05:22

Problem 58

Solve: $2 x=\sqrt{7 x-3}+3 .$ (Section 10.6, Example 3)

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01:17

Problem 59

Solve: $|2 x-5|<10 .$ (Section 9.3, Example 4)

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01:02

Problem 60

Exercises $60-62$ will help you prepare for the material covered in the next section.
Set $y=0$ and find the $x$ -intercepts: $\frac{x^{2}}{9}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1$

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Problem 61

Exercises $60-62$ will help you prepare for the material covered in the next section.
Set $x=0$ and find the $y$ -intercepts: $\frac{x^{2}}{9}+\frac{y^{2}}{4}=1$

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00:56

Problem 62

Exercises $60-62$ will help you prepare for the material covered in the next section.
Divide both sides of $25 x^{2}+16 y^{2}=400$ by 400 and
simplify.

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