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The Shapes of Algebra

1. The circle on the graph below has a radius of 15 and is centered at the origin.
Use the drawing to answer the following questions.
y

(x, y)

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(15, 0)

a. Use information from the sketch to estimate these coordinate pairs for
points on the circle.
i. (8,
)

ii. (3,
)

iii. (12,
)

v. (
, 7)

vi. (
, 3)

vii. (
, 0)

iv. (0,
)
viii. (
, 11)

b. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to complete these coordinate pairs for

points on the circle.
i. (9,
)

ii. (14,
)

iii. (
, 7)

iv. (
, 9)

c. Write an equation that relates coordinates x and y for points on the circle.

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2. Use what you know about coordinates and

equations for lines to solve this crop circle
design problem.

B
P

a. Find coordinates for points A, B, C, and

D and points P, Q, R, and S on this plan
for a square-in-a-square crop circle
design. Justify your choices.

A
(8, 0)
C
R

b. Write equations for each line (segment)

in the diagram.

S
D

3. Copy the following diagram on grid paper. Find possible coordinates for each
of the parallelograms in the grid below. Then, sketch the remaining sides of
each of the figures.
y

(11, 15)

(4, 14)

(6, 10)

(12, 6)

x
O
(12, 3)
(15, 6)

(8, 11)

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4. For (i) (vi) below, find the equation of a line that is:
a. parallel to the line with the given equation
b. perpendicular to the line with the given equation
i. y
4x  3
1

iv. y
x  3

ii. y
2x  10
1

v. y
2x  11

iii. y
x  10
4

vi. y
3x  2

5. Sam is planning a ski trip and wants to figure out which mountain offers the
best deal. Sam needs to rent skis and buy a lift ticket. He researched his
options, and he found the following two packages which include ski rental and
lift ticket: Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Zippity Ski
Slopes Rental
Package

Cruising Ski
Slopes Rental
Package

$5

$5 per hour for rental

$20

$2 per hour for rental

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a. Write equations to represent each of the ski packages.

b. Graph each equation. Then use the graph to answer these questions.
i. Under what circumstances are the costs for the ski packages the same,
and what will that cost be?
ii. Under what circumstances is Zippity cheaper than Cruising Ski Slopes?
iii. What is the cost of a ski package for Cruising Ski Slopes if you rent the
skis for 10 hours?
6. Solve the following inequalities. Then, make number line graphs for each
solution.
a. 14  8x  2

b. 3x  20  32

c. 3x  11  32

d. 20x  11  14  15x

7. For these scenarios, write equations or inequalities that reflect the relationship
between the variables.
a. The area of a circle is less than 32 feet.
b. A limousine company charges $150 plus an additional $55 per hour. In
order to be able to make a profit, the total charge is always at least $300.

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8. Use graphing methods to find solutions for these systems of linear equations.
a. x  y
10 and x  y
0
b. 6x  y
9 and 4x  y
11
c. 2x  y
12 and 5x  5y
15
9. Rewrite the following in Ax  By
C form:
a. y
2x  1

b. y
9x  5

c. y
6x  6

10. Identify the slope and y-intercept for each of the linear equations.
a. 2x  4y
14

b. 12x  3y
16

c. x  15y
45

11. Solve each of the following systems of equations.

a.

{ yy

2x3x  1012

b.

{ x2xyy

1012

c.

{ 4x2x  2y2y

1014

12. Rewrite the following expressions in equivalent y
mx  b form:

a. 3x  6y  9
0

b. 2x  6y  4
0

c. 4x  2y
0

13. Rewrite each of the equations in Exercise 12 in x
my  b form.

14. Solve each of the following systems of equations by substitution.

36
{ 2xy
x10y
 12

b.

{ 3xx
2y5y
33

c.

 10y
65
{ 10x
x
10y  2

d.

{ 5xx
yy
18

15. Solve each of the following systems of equations by combination.

a.

{ 3x3x  4y6y

1030

b.

{ 2x3x  8y8y

515

c.

 2y
7
{ 3x
4x  4y
6

d.

{ 3x6x  5y10y

710

16. The Rivers have an SUV and a motorcycle. They want to limit the combined
use of the two vehicles to a total of at most 500 miles per month.
a. Write an inequality to model the situation.
b. Draw a graph to display the possibilities for the number of miles they can
drive their car and the number of miles they can drive their motorcycle.
c. What strategy did you use to draw your graph?

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17. The Simon family has a mini-van and a sedan. The car emits 0.75 pounds of
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) per mile, and the mini-van emits 1.2 pounds of
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) per mile. The Simons want to limit their emissions to
at most 450 pounds per month.
a. Write an inequality modeling the possibilities for the number of miles the
Simons can drive their mini-van and the number of miles they can drive
their car.
b. Draw a graph illustrating all the possibilities.
18. For each of the inequalities in parts (a) and (b):
i. Find three solutions (x, y) that satisfy the inequality.
ii. Find three solutions (x, y) that do not satisfy the inequality.
iii. Draw a graph illustrating the solutions of the inequality.
a. x  3y  6

b. x  3y  6

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19. The Maple Middle School Math Club wants to advertise their T-shirt and
sweatshirt sale in the school paper. They know from experience (and
common sense) that a front-page ad is much more effective than an ad inside
the newspaper. They have a $40 advertising budget. It costs $5 to advertise on
the front page and $2 to advertise on an inside page. The Math Club would
like to advertise at least 15 times.
a. What are some possibilities for advertising in the school newspaper given
the Math Club advertising budget, the cost of the ads, and the fact that
they want to advertise 15 times?
b. Write a system of linear inequalities to model this situation.
c. Draw a graph illustrating the solutions to your system of linear
inequalities.
20. For each of the following systems of inequalities:
i. Find three coordinate pairs that are solutions to the system
ii. Find three coordinate pairs that are not solutions to the system
iii. Graph the solutions to the system.
a. 3x  5y  15
10x  3y  12

b. 5x  y  10
12x  y  10

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