PreCalculus II :: 2006-2007 :: Shubleka Name______________________________

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Show all your work for full credit. No answers on this sheet. No calculators are allowed on this quiz.

Problem 1 (10 points)

i) Prove or disprove algebraically: A(-3, -1), B(3, 3), and C(-9, 8) are vertices of a right triangle.
ii) Prove or disprove algebraically: A(1, 1), B(11, 3), C(10, 8), and D(0, 6) are vertices of a rectangle.

Problem 2 (10 points)

i) Show that if the x and y intercepts of a line are nonzero numbers a and b, then the equation of
x y
the line can be written as  1
a b
ii) Use your result to find an equation of the line who x-intercept is 6 and y-intercept is -8.

Problem 3 (10 points)

Complete the squares in the general equation x 2  ax  y 2  by  c  0 and simplify the result as much as
possible. Under what conditions does this equation represent a circle?

Problem 4 (10 points)

Carefully find and sketch the area of the region that lies outside the circle x2  y 2  4 but inside the circle
x2  y 2  4 y 12  0 .

Problem 5 (10 points)

i) Does 3x 2  3 y 2  6 x  y  0 represent a circle? Justify your answer.

ii) Find the equation of the circle with a diameter whose endpoints are P(-1, 1) and Q(5, 9).