MATH 17

Exercises on Basic Tools: Circles, Parabolas and Straight Lines 3. Determine the general equation of the circle having A(−9, 3)
and B(1, 27)as endpoints of a diameter.
2 2
A. Test the following equations for symmetry with reapect to the (x − 4) + (y − 15) = 169
x-axis, the y-axis and the origin.
1. 7x2 − 5y = 0 4. Find the value of k such that the lines whose equations are
not symmetric wrt x-axis 3kx + 8y = 5 and 6y − 4kx = −1 are perpendicular.
symmetric wrt y-axis k = 2, k = −2
not symmetric wrt origin

5. Show that the points A(1, −4), B(2, 1) and C(−1, −14) are
2. y = x5 − 3x3 + 7x collinear using the (a.) slope formula and (b.) distance formula.
not symmetric wrt x-axis 6. Find the equation of the line having positive slope such that
not symmetric wrt y-axis the line passes through the point A(−2, 3) and forms an isosceles
symmetric wrt origin triangle with the coordinate axes.
x−y−5=0
x
3. y =
x−3
not symmetric wrt x-axis 7. Show that the points P (0, 0), Q(10, −4) and R(2, 5) are the
not symmetric wrt y-axis vertices of a right triangle and find its area.
not symmetric wrt origin Area = 29 units square

x2 − 1 8. Determine the standard equation of the circle that is concentric

4. y =
x2 to the circle with equation x2 + y 2 + 2x − 6y + 2 = 0 and tangent
not symmetric wrt x-axis
to the line with equation 12y = 5x + 2.
symmetric wrt y-axis
(x + 1)2 + (y − 3)2 = 9
not symmetric wrt origin

x 9. Find the equation of the circle passing through the points

5. y =
x2
+1 A(−1, −3) and B(−5, 3) and having the center on the line with
not symmetric wrt x-axis equation x − 2y + 2 = 0.
not symmetric wrt y-axis (x + 6)2 + (k + 2)2 = 26
symmetric wrt origin
D. Graph the following.
6. |y| = |x + 2| 1. 3y − 2x − 6 = 0
symmetric wrt x-axis x y
2. + = 1
not symmetric wrt y-axis 2 5
not symmetric wrt origin 3. x = 3 + 3y − y 2
3 1
4. y = x2 − x − 2
4 2
7. |x| + |y| = 4 5. 2x2 + 2y 2 + 6x − 8y + 12 = 0
symmetric wrt x-axis 6. 4x2 + 4y 2 − 16x − 24y + 51 = 0
symmetric wrt y-axis
symmetric wrt origin
”I never did very well in math -
B. Determine whether the graph of the following equations is a I could never seem to persuade the teacher
circle, a point or the empty set. that I hadn’t meant my answers literally.”
1. x2 + y 2 + 8x − 14y + 65 = 0 -Calvin Trillin
point
2. 3x2 + 3y 2 + 6x − 18y + 31 = 0
empty set arrianne.velasco

C. 1. Find those points whose ordinates are -5 and whose distance

from the origin is 13.
(−12, −5), (12, −5)

2. Give the general equation of the line passing through P (−3, 7)

and that is parallel to the line passing through the origin and the
midpoint of A(3, −5) and B(−1, −1).
3x + y + 2 = 0