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Intermediate Algebra : A Real-World Approach

Ignacio Bello, Fran Hopf

Chapter 9

Quadratic Functions and the Conic Sections - all with Video Answers

Educators


Section 1

Review Exercises

01:36

Problem 1

Graph.
a. $y=9 x^2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $y=-9 x^2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Victoria Karaluz
Victoria Karaluz
Numerade Educator
00:12

Problem 2

Find the vertex and graph.
a. $y=(x-1)^2-2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $y=-(x-1)^2+2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Cory Kuzinski
Cory Kuzinski
Numerade Educator

Problem 3

Find the vertex and graph.
a. $y=x^2-4 x+2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $y=-x^2+6 x-5$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

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03:12

Problem 4

Find the vertex and graph.
a. $y=2 x^2-4 x+3$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $y=-2 x^2+4 x-5$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Kian Manafi
Kian Manafi
Numerade Educator
02:25

Problem 5

Find the vertex and graph.
a. $x=2(y-2)^2-2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x=-2(y-3)^2+1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Caleb Fink
Caleb Fink
Numerade Educator
02:18

Problem 6

Find the vertex and graph.
a. $x=y^2-4 y+1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x=y^2-2 y+3$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Cory Kuzinski
Cory Kuzinski
Numerade Educator
01:56

Problem 7

Find the value of $x$ that gives the maximum revenue $R$ if:
a. $R=20 x-0.01 x^2$
b. $R=10 x-0.02 x^2$

Carson Merrill
Carson Merrill
Numerade Educator
03:22

Problem 8

If a ball is thrown upward at 24 feet per second, its height $h$, in feet, after $t$ seconds is given by the equation $h=-16 t^2+24 t$. How many seconds does it take for the ball to reach its maximum height? What is this height?

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
02:32

Problem 9

Find the distance between each pair of points.
a. $(5,-3)$ and $(2,8)$
b. $(10,10)$ and $(2,-4)$
c. $(-3,3)$ and $(-3,8)$

James Kiss
James Kiss
Numerade Educator
01:05

Problem 10

Find an equation of the circle of radius 3 and with the given center:
a. $(-2,2)$
b. $(3,2)$

Christopher Stanley
Christopher Stanley
Numerade Educator
02:00

Problem 11

Find the center; the radius, and sketch the graph.
a. $(x+2)^2+(y-1)^2=4$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $(x-1)^2+(y+2)^2=9$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Abigail Martyr
Abigail Martyr
Numerade Educator
01:28

Problem 12

Sketch the graph.
a. $x^2+y^2=4$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x^2+y^2=25$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Kirsten Bauck
Kirsten Bauck
Numerade Educator
03:29

Problem 13

Find the center; the radius, and sketch the graph.
a. $x^2+y^2+2 x+2 y-2=0$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x^2+y^2-4 x+6 y+9=0$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Jacquelyn Trost
Jacquelyn Trost
Numerade Educator
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Problem 14

Graph.
a. $4 x^2+9 y^2=36$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $9 x^2+y^2=9$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
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Problem 15

Graph.
a. $\frac{(x-1)^2}{4}+\frac{(y-2)^2}{9}=1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $\frac{(x+2)^2}{9}+\frac{(y-2)^2}{4}=1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Victor Salazar
Victor Salazar
Numerade Educator
03:10

Problem 16

Graph.
a. $\frac{x^2}{9}-\frac{y^2}{16}=1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $\frac{x^2}{16}-\frac{y^2}{9}=1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
03:10

Problem 17

Graph.
a. $\frac{y^2}{9}-\frac{x^2}{16}=1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $\frac{y^2}{16}-\frac{x^2}{9}=1$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:35

Problem 18

Identify each of the curves.
a. $x=1-y^2$
b. $x^2=4 y^2-4$
c. $y^2=9-x^2$
d. $4 y^2=36-9 x^2$

Sheryl Ezze
Sheryl Ezze
Numerade Educator
02:18

Problem 19

Solve the system by the substitution method.
a.
$$
\begin{aligned}
& x^2+y^2=1 \\
& x+y=1
\end{aligned}
$$
b.
$$
\begin{aligned}
& x^2+y^2=10 \\
& x+y=4
\end{aligned}
$$

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
02:05

Problem 20

Solve the system by the substitution method.
a. $x^2-y^2=16$
$$
2 x=y
$$
b. $x^2+y^2=4$
$$
x+y=3
$$

Ashly Sunny
Ashly Sunny
Numerade Educator
03:54

Problem 21

Solve the system.
a. $x^2-y^2=5$
$$
x^2+2 y^2=17
$$
b. $x^2-y^2=3$
$$
2 x^2+y^2=9
$$

Michael Jacobsen
Michael Jacobsen
Numerade Educator
00:50

Problem 22

a. The cost $C$ of manufacturing and selling $x$ units of a product is modeled by the equation $C=10 x+400$, and the corresponding revenue $R$ is $R=x^2-200$. Find the break-even value of $x$.
b. Repeat part a if $C=6 x+80$ and $R=x^2-200$.

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
01:58

Problem 23

Graph the inequality.
a. $y \leq 1-x^2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x \leq 4-y^2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

AG
Ankit Gupta
Numerade Educator
00:55

Problem 24

Graph the inequality.
a. $x^2+y^2 \leq 4$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x^2+y^2>9$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Blank Blank
Blank Blank
Numerade Educator
00:46

Problem 25

Graph the inequality.
a. $4 x^2-y^2 \leq 4$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x^2-4 y^2 \leq 4$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

James Kiss
James Kiss
Numerade Educator
02:03

Problem 26

Graph the system.
a. $x^2+y^2 \leq 4$ and $y \leq 2-x^2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)
b. $x^2+y^2 \leq 4$ and $y \geq 4 x^2$
(GRAPH CAN'T COPY)

Melissa Barry
Melissa Barry
Numerade Educator