Gr12 Mathematics: Ch 6 Sum Analytical Geometry
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What is the equation of a circle with center at the origin and radius r?

  • x^2 - y^2 = r^2
  • x^2 - y^2 = -r^2
  • x^2 + y^2 = -r^2
  • x^2 + y^2 = r^2 (correct)

What is the symmetry of a circle with center at the origin?

  • Only about the x-axis
  • Only about the y-axis
  • About the x-axis, y-axis, origin, and lines y = x and y = -x (correct)
  • None of the above

What is the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?

  • (x + a)^2 + (y + b)^2 = r^2
  • (x - a)^2 + (y + b)^2 = r^2
  • (x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = r^2 (correct)
  • (x - a)^2 - (y - b)^2 = r^2

How do you find the center and radius of a circle given its general form equation?

<p>Completing the square (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the general form of a circle's equation?

<p>x^2 + y^2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the distance formula used to derive the equation of a circle?

<p>OP = sqrt((x - 0)^2 + (y - 0)^2) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Pythagorean theorem used to derive in the equation of a circle?

<p>x^2 + y^2 = r^2 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the center of a circle with equation (x - 3)^2 + (y - 4)^2 = 9?

<p>(3, 4) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a tangent to a circle?

<p>A straight line that touches the circle at exactly one point without crossing it (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?

<p>The product of their gradients is -1 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the first step in determining the equation of a tangent to a circle?

<p>Write the equation of the circle in its standard form (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the gradient-point form of the straight line equation used for?

<p>To write the equation of the tangent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the radius?

<p>To find the gradient of the tangent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the coordinates (a, b) in the standard form of the circle equation?

<p>The center of the circle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of completing the square for the x terms and the y terms in the equation of the circle?

<p>To write the equation of the circle in standard form (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the point of tangency and the radius of the circle?

<p>The radius is perpendicular to the tangent at the point of tangency (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of rewriting the equation of the circle in its standard form?

<p>To determine the center and radius of the circle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Given the equation of a circle, how do you find the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?

<p>By calculating the slope of the line segment from the center to the point of tangency (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?

<p>Their product is -1 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the next step after finding the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?

<p>Find the gradient of the tangent (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the tangent?

<p>To write the equation of the tangent in gradient-point form (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation of the tangent in gradient-point form?

<p>y - y1 = m(x - x1) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the point (x1, y1) in the equation of the tangent?

<p>The point of tangency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the tangent to a circle perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency?

<p>Because of the definition of a tangent to a circle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct formula to derive the equation of a circle with center at the origin and radius r?

<p>x^2 + y^2 = r^2 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a symmetry of a circle with center at the origin?

<p>The line y = 2x (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r if the point (a + r, b) lies on the circle?

<p>(x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = r^2 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of completing the square in rewriting a circle's equation in standard form?

<p>To rewrite the equation in a more simplified form (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the equation of a circle is x^2 + y^2 - 6x + 8y - 15 = 0, what is the correct step to find the center and radius of the circle?

<p>Complete the square for both the x and y terms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the point (a, b) in the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?

<p>It is the center of the circle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct equation of a circle with center at (-2, 3) and radius 4?

<p>(x + 2)^2 + (y - 3)^2 = 16 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the derivatives of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?

<p>They are perpendicular (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the geometric shape formed by the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point called the center?

<p>Circle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a circle with center at the origin has the equation x^2 + y^2 = 16, what is the radius of the circle?

<p>4 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of completing the square when rewriting the equation of a circle from its general form to its standard form?

<p>To find the center and radius of the circle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a circle has the equation (x - 2)^2 + (y + 3)^2 = 25, what are the coordinates of its center?

<p>(2, -3) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency on a circle?

<p>They are perpendicular (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation of a circle with center at (-1, 2) and radius 3?

<p>(x + 1)^2 + (y - 2)^2 = 9 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the point (a, b) in the equation of a circle with center at (a, b) and radius r?

<p>It is the center of the circle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a circle has the equation x^2 + y^2 - 8x + 12y - 20 = 0, what is the first step in finding the center and radius of the circle?

<p>Complete the square for the x terms and the y terms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the equation of a circle is given as x^2 + Dx + y^2 + Ey = -F, what is the value of a in the standard form of the equation?

<p>-D/2 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the gradients of the radius and the tangent at the point of tangency?

<p>m_radius = -1/m_tangent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of finding the gradient of the radius at the point of tangency?

<p>To find the gradient of the tangent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the equation of a circle is given as (x - a)^2 + (y - b)^2 = r^2, what is the coordinate of the center of the circle?

<p>(a, b) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the equation of the tangent to a circle at the point of tangency (x1, y1)?

<p>y - y1 = m_tangent (x - x1) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the point of tangency and the radius of the circle?

<p>The point of tangency is on the circumference of the circle (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is the tangent to a circle perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency?

<p>Because of the definition of a tangent (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of rewriting the equation of the circle in its standard form?

<p>To find the center of the circle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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