Algebra II : Algebra II

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Circle Functions

Find the negative coterminal of 160. 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Coterminal angles are angles that are the same but written differently. Circles have 360 degrees, so an angle that goes above this threshold has completed one revolution. For example, a 450 degree angle would be in the same position as a 90 degree angle. 

To find a positive coterminal angle, add 360 degrees to the initial value. 

To find the negative coterminal angle, simply subtract 360. The only exception to this rule would be if the initial value were greater than 360. In this case, subtract 360 until the value is negative, making it a negative coterminal. Therefore, 

160-360 = -200

Do this a second time and we get -560. These are examples of negative coterminal angles. 

Example Question #7 : Circle Functions

Which of the following equations represent a circle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The circle is represented by the formula:

Although some of the equations might not in this form, we can see by the variables that the equation   is most similar to the form.

Multiply two on both sides of the equation and we will have: 

This is an equation of a circle.  The other equations represent other conic shapes.

The answer is:  

Example Question #8 : Circle Functions

Determine the equation of a circle that has radius and is centered at

Possible Answers:

None of these

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Definition of the formula of a circle:

Where:

is the coordinate of the center of the circle

is the  coordinate of the center of the circle

is the radius of the circle

Plugging in values:

 

Example Question #61 : Quadratic Functions

Determine the center and radius, respectively, given the equation: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve for the radius, we will need to complete the square twice.  

Group the x and y-variables in parentheses.  Starting from the original equation:

Add two on both sides. 

Divide by the second term coefficient of each binomial by 2, and add the squared quantity on both sides of the equation.

The equation becomes:

Factorize both polynomials in parentheses and simplify the right side.

The center is: 

The radius is:  

The answer is:  

Example Question #1 : Graphing Circle Functions

Determine the graph of the equation

Possible Answers:

Hyperbola, centered at 

Circle, centered at with radius 

Circle, centered at with radius 

Ellipse, centered at 

Correct answer:

Circle, centered at with radius 

Explanation:

The equation of a circle in standard for is:

Where the center  and the radius of the cirlce is .

Dividing by 4 on both sides of the equation yields

or

an equation whose graph is a circle, centered at (2,3) with radius = .5

Example Question #2 : Graphing Circle Functions

Give the radius and the center of the circle for the equation below. 

Possible Answers:

 

 

 

 

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Look at the formula for the equation of a circle below. 

Here  is the center and  is the radius. Notice that the subtraction in the center is part of the formula. Thus, looking at our equation it is clear that the center is  and the radius squared is . When we square root this value we get that the radius must be

Example Question #1 : Graphing Circle Functions

Determine the equation of a circle whose center lies at the point  and has a radius of .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The equation for a circle with center  and radius  is :

Our circle is centered at  with radius , so the equation for this circle is :

Example Question #1 : Graphing Circle Functions

What is the radius of the circle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The parent equation of a circle is represented by . The radius of the circle is equal to . The radius of the cirle is .

Example Question #5 : Graphing Circle Functions

What is the center of the circle expressed by the funciton ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The equation can be rewritten so that it looks like the parent equation for a circle . After completeing the square, the equation changes from  to . From there it can be expressed as . Therefore the center of the circle is at .

Example Question #1 : Graphing Circle Functions

The graph of the equation 

is a circle with what as the length of its radius?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite the equation of the circle in standard form

as follows:

Since  and , we complete the squares by adding:

The standard form of the equation sets 

,

so the radius of the circle is 

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