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Section 06-02 - Sample Quiz - Conic Sections -  Circles



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Which graph below would best represent the following equation?
mc001-1.jpg
a.
mc001-2.jpg
c.
mc001-4.jpg
b.
mc001-3.jpg
d.
mc001-5.jpg
 

 2. 

Which equation below best describes a circle centered at (3, - 2) with a radius of 6?
a.
mc002-1.jpg
c.
mc002-3.jpg
b.
mc002-2.jpg
d.
mc002-4.jpg
 

 3. 

Which equation below best describes the circle shown in the graph?
mc003-1.jpg
a.
mc003-2.jpg
c.
mc003-4.jpg
b.
mc003-3.jpg
d.
mc003-5.jpg
 

 4. 

What is the center of the circle described by the equation mc004-1.jpg ?
a.
(3, -1)
c.
(-6, 2)
b.
(-3, 1)
d.
(6, -2)
 

 5. 

If the line segment mc005-1.jpg below on the coordinate grid represents a diameter of a circle, what is the equation of the circle?
mc005-2.jpg
a.
mc005-3.jpg
c.
mc005-5.jpg
b.
mc005-4.jpg
d.
mc005-6.jpg
 

 6. 

What is the graph of the circle described by the equation  mc006-1.jpg?
(Hint: Use the Completing the Square technique first.)
a.
mc006-2.jpg
c.
mc006-4.jpg
b.
mc006-3.jpg
d.
mc006-5.jpg
 

 7. 


Phoenix County in Georgia is a small county and only has the funds to build one fire station. Ideally, a fire station should be within 5 miles of the city it supports.


Which equation below helps to validate the best place to put a fire station because it shows the 5 mile perimeter encapsulating the most cities possible?
mc007-1.jpg
a.
mc007-2.jpg
c.
mc007-4.jpg
b.
mc007-3.jpg
d.
mc007-5.jpg
 

 8. 


A skee-ball gaming machine is to be created using a fabrication machine that requires the equation of each circle to be cut out of the based platform (i.e. the gray circles where the ball falls through). 

Which is the only equation below that does NOT correctly describe one of the holes that needs to be cut out?

A top down view is shown below and  laid out on a coordinate grid.
mc008-1.jpg
mc008-2.jpg
a.
mc008-3.jpg
c.
mc008-5.jpg
b.
mc008-4.jpg
d.
mc008-6.jpg
 



 
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