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    Manarat Al-Riyadh International Girls School

    Mathematics -Worksheet
    Chapter 9 — Section 3
    Name: ___________________ Grade: 12A Date: ____________

    MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

    Convert the equation to the standard form for a parabola by completing the square on x or y as appropriate.
    1) y2 - 4y - 2x - 2 = 0 1)
    A) (y + 2)2 = -2(x + 3) B) (y - 2)2 = 2(x - 3)
    C) (y + 2)2 = 2(x + 3) D) (y - 2)2 = 2(x + 3)

    Find the focus and directrix of the parabola with the given equation.
    2) y2 = 28x 2)
    A) focus: (0, -7) B) focus: (7, 0) C) focus: (7, 0) D) focus: (0, 7)
    directrix: y = -7 directrix: x = 7 directrix: x = -7 directrix: y = -7

    Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola using the information given.
    3) Focus: (14, 0); Directrix: x = -14 3)
    A) y2 = -56x B) y2 = 56x C) y2 = 14x D) x2 = 56y

    4) Focus: (-3, -1); Directrix: x = 7 4)


    A) (x - 2)2 = -20(y + 1) B) (y - 2)2 = -20(x + 1)
    C) (y + 1)2 = -20(x - 2) D) (x + 1)2 = -20(y - 2)

    Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the parabola with the given equation.
    5) (y + 2)2 = 8x 5)
    A) vertex: (0, 2) B) vertex: (0, -2)
    focus: (1, 2) focus: (2, -2)
    directrix: x = -3 directrix: x = -2
    C) vertex: (-2, 0) D) vertex: (0, -2)
    focus: (2, -2) focus: (-1, -2)
    directrix: x = -4 directrix: x = -2

    Graph the parabola with the given equation.


    6) (x - 2)2 = 7(y + 1) 6)

    1
    A) B)

    C) D)

    2
    Graph the parabola.
    7) y2 = -9x 7)

    A) B)

    C) D)

    3
    Match the equation to the graph.
    8) y2 = -7x 8)
    A) B)

    C) D)

    9) (x + 2)2 = 8(y + 2) 9)
    A) B)

    C) D)

    4
    Solve the problem.
    10) A satellite dish is in the shape of a parabolic surface. Signals coming from a satellite strike the 10)
    surface of the dish and are reflected to the focus, where the receiver is located. The satellite dish
    shown has a diameter of 4 feet and a depth of 5 feet. The parabola is positioned in a rectangular
    coordinate system with its vertex at the origin. The receiver should be placed at the focus (0, p). The
    1
    value of p is given by the equation a = . How far from the base of the dish should the receiver be
    4p
    placed?

    (2, 5)

    5 feet

    4
    A) feet from the base B) 5 feet from the base
    5
    1 1
    C) feet from the base D) 1 feet from the base
    5 4

    11) A reflecting telescope has a parabolic mirror for which the distance from the vertex to the focus is 11)
    33 feet. If the distance across the top of the mirror is 80 inches, how deep is the mirror in the center?
    25 100 400 1089
    A) in. B) in. C) in. D) in.
    297 99 33 160

    ESSAY. Write your answer in the space provided or on a separate sheet of paper.

    Find the focus and directrix of the parabola with the given equation.
    12) x2 = 12y FOCUS: (3,0) DIRECTRIX: Y=-3

    Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola using the information given.
    13) Vertex: (4, -8); Focus: (4, -7)

    Match the equation to the graph.


    14) (y + 2)2 = 8(x + 2)

    5
    Solve the problem.
    15) A bridge is built in the shape of a parabolic arch. The bridge arch has a span of 166 feet and a maximum height of
    40 feet. Find the height of the arch at 10 feet from its center.

    16) An experimental model for a suspension bridge is built. In one section, cable runs from the top of one tower down
    to the roadway, just touching it there, and up again to the top of a second tower. The towers are both 6.25 inches
    tall and stand 50 inches apart. At some point along the road from the lowest point of the cable, the cable is 1 inches
    above the roadway. Find the distance between that point and the base of the nearest tower.

    6
    Answer Key
    Testname: UNTITLED1

    1) D
    2) C
    3) B
    4) C
    5) B
    6) B
    7) D
    8) C
    9) B
    10) C
    11) B
    12) focus: (0, 3)
    directrix: y = -3
    13) (x - 4)2 = 4(y + 8)
    14)

    15) 39.4 ft
    16) 15 in.

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