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Unit 9 Test - Equations of Circles and Parabolas

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Vocabulary

Word Bank: Directrix Circle P-Value Focus Center Parabola

1. When a locus of points is equidistant from a given point, your conic section is a
__________________
2-4. When a locus of points is equidistant from a given point and line, your conic section is a
__________________. The point is called the ________________ and the line is called the
__________________.
5. The __________________ is the distance in a parabola from the focus to the vertex and
the vertex to the directrix.

Draw

6. A real-world Circle 7. A real-world Parabola

 Multiple Choice
8. A circles center and a parabolas vertex are represented by the variable(s)
a) p
b) h, k
c) x, y

9. If I cut a cone horizontally, what shape do I make?

a) triangle
b) parabola
c) circle
d) ellipse

10. If I cut a cone vertically, what shape do I make?

a) triangle
b) parabola
c) circle
d) ellipse

11. How many lines of symmetry does a circle have?

a) 4
b) 1
c) infinite

12. How many lines of symmetry does a parabola have?

a) 1
b) 2
d) infinite

13. A scale factor less than one will ____________ my parabola

a) stretch
b) shrink
c) reflect
d) shift

14. A negative scale factor will ___________ my parabola

a) stretch
b) shrink
c) reflect
d) shift

15. The most distinctive point on the parabola when shifting it is the
a) vertex
b) focus
c) directrix
d) center
 Circles
16. Write the standard equation of a circle.

17. Graph the equation (x + 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 49. 18. Write the equation of the circle below.

19. The equation of circle C is (x 5)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25.

a. What is the center of the circle?

b. What is the radius of the circle?

c. Determine if point A(2, -3) is on the circle. Show work to justify your answer.

Parabolas
20. Write the two standard forms for the equation of a parabola.

Vertical Axis of Symmetry Horizontal Axis of Symmetry

Vertex (0, 0)

Vertex (h, k)
21. The equation of a parabola is x2 = -8y.

a) Plot the vertex and two points on the graph below; sketch the parabola.

22. What is the equation of the parabola

on the right?
a) x2 = -y
b) x2 = y
c) x2 = -8y
d) x2 = 8y