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1. Find the distance between the two points.
(-5, 8), (0, -4)
2. Find the distance between the two points.
(-3 √ 7, 6), (3 √ 7, 4)
3. Solve for x using the given distance d between the two points.
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4. The coordinates of one endpoint of the line segment XY and the midpoint M is given. Find the coordinates of the other end point.
M(0.55, 2.95), X(4.2, 7.8)
5. Classify the triangle as scalene, isosceles, or equilateral from the given vertices.
(7, 0), (3, -4), (8, -5)
6. Write an equation and graph a circle with center (-1, 1) and radius 6.
7. Find the equation of the circle with center (1.5, 0.3) and r = 11.5 units.
8. Consider the circle (x + 5)2 + (y - 7)2 = 41.
Find its center and radius.
9. Graph the circle (x - 5)2 + y2 = 25.
10. Write an equation of the line that is tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 85 at the point (-6, -7).
11. The coordinates of vertex of a parabola are V(3, 2) and equation of directrix is y = -2. Find the coordinates of focus.
12. The coordinates of focus and vertex of a parabola are F(2, -2) and V(2, -5) respectively. Find the equation of directrix.
13. Without graphing, decide whether the parabola opens up, down, left, or right.
9y2 = x
14. Find the focus and directrix of the parabola.
x2 = -24y
15. Find an equation of parabola with focus (2, 4) and vertex (2, 2), and graph it.
16. Find an equation of that ellipse that has x-intercepts: ± 4,y-intercepts: ± 11, and center at the origin.
17. Graph the equation and then find the vertices, co-vertices, and foci of the ellipse.
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18. Find the points of intersection of the following graphs:
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y = x + 2
19. Rewrite the equation of the hyperbola in standard form.
y2 - 9x2 = 36
20. Rewrite the equation in standard form. Identify the vertices and foci of the hyperbola.
49y2 - 25x2 = 1225
21. The circle x2 + y2 = 100 after a translation becomes the circle
(x - 15)2 + (y + 8)2 = 100. Find the translation.
22. Identify the conic and find its characteristics:
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23. Write an equation and graph the conic section:
Hyperbola with center at (1, 2), one focus at (1, 2 + √ 45), one vertex at (1, 5).
24. Tell which conic (circle, parabola, hyperbola, or ellipse) is defined by the equation
x2 + 6x - y + 5 = 0.
25. Tell which conic (circle, parabola, hyperbola, or ellipse) is defined by the equation
y2 - 3x2 + 3x + 2y = 14.
26. Tell which conic (circle, parabola, hyperbola, or ellipse) is defined by the equation
3x2 + 3y2 - 7x - y - 6 = 0.
27. Find the number of real solutions of the system
9x2 + 25y2 = 225 and 2x + 3y = 3 by sketching graphs.
28. What are the point(s) of intersection of the line y = x - 2 and the parabola y = 4x2?
29. Find the real solutions of the system
2x2 - 3y2= 18
x2 + y2 = 19
30. Find the points, if any, that the graphs of all three equations have in common.
x2 + y2 - 5x - 3y = 46
x2 + y2 - 5x = 70
y = 2x - 4
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