Problem :

Given : c(2,4)

R=5

A = ( x−h )2+ ( y −k )2=r 2

= ( x−2 )2 + ( y−4 )2 =52

= x 2−4 x+ 4+ y2 −8 y +16=25

= x 2+ y 2−4 x −8 y+ 4 +16=25

= x 2+ y 2−4 x −8 y −5=0

A cellular phone network uses towers to transmit calls, Each tower transmits to a circular are. On grid a
town, the coordinates of towers and the circular areas covered by the towers are shown.

I. Write the equation that represent the transmission boundaries of the towers.

Equations that represent boundaries of the towers

Tower A at the origin:

Given: Solution:

C(0,0) x^2 + y^=r^2 – Formula

R= 3 miles x^2+y^2=3^2 – Substitution

X^2+y^2=9 – Equation

Tower B at (h,k) x^2-10x+25+y^2-6y+9=6.25

Given; x^2+y^2-10x-6y+25+9-6.25=0

C(5,3) x^2+y^2-10x-6y+25+27.75=0 General formula for letter C

R= 2.5 miles

Solution
(x-h)-(y-k)=r^2 Formula

(x-5)^2 -(y-3)^2 =substitution

(x-5)^2 - (y-3)= 6.5- Equation

Tower C at (h,k) x^2-4x+4+y^2-10y+25=4

Given x^2+y^2-4x-10y+4+25-4=0

C(2,5) x^2+y^2-4x-10y+25=0 General equation For letter C

R= 2 miles

(x-h)^2-(y-k) -Formula

(x-2)^2 - (y-5)^2 2=^2 Substitution

(x-2)^2 - (y-5)^2 =4 Equation

II tell which towers if any, transmit to phones located at J(1,1), K(4,2), L (3.5,4.5), M(2,2.8) and N(1,6)

Given :

{ J(1,1) , A (0,0) , B (5,3) , C (2,5) }

√
JA = ( 0−1 )2 + ( 0−1 )2 √
JB= ( 5−1 )2 + ( 3−1 )2

JA =√ (−1 ) + (−1 )
2 2
√
JB= ( 4 )2+ ( 2 )2

JA =√ 1+1 JB=√ 16+ 4

JA =√ 2 JB=√ 20

JA =1.41 JB=4.47
 √
JC = ( 2−1 )2 + ( 5−1 )2

JC =√ ( 1 ) + ( 4 )
2 2

JC =√ 1+16

JC =√ 17

JC =4.12

{ K(4,2) , A (0,0) , B (5,3) , C (2,5) }

√
KA= ( 0−4 )2+ ( 0−2 )2 √
KB= ( 5−4 )2 + ( 3−2 )2

KA=√ ¿ ¿ ¿ KB=√ ( 1 ) + (1 )
2 2

KA=√ 16+ 4 KB=√ 1+1

KA=√ 20 KB=√ 2

KA=4.47 KB=1.41

√
KC= ( 2−4 )2 + ( 5−2 )2

KC=√ (−2 ) + ( 3 )
2 2

KC=√ 4 +9

KC=√ 13

KC=3.605 or 3.61

{ L(3.5,4.5) , A (0,0) , B (5,3) , C (2,5) }

√
LA= ( 0−3.5 )2+ ( 0−4.5 )2 √
LB= ( 5−3.5 )2 + ( 3−4.5 )2

LA=√ (−3.5 ) +¿ (−4 .5 ) ¿

2 2
LB=√ ( 1.5 ) + (−1.5 )
2 2

LA=√ 12.25+20.25 LB=√ 2.25+2.25

LA=√ 32.5 LB=√ 4.5

LA=5.7 LB=2.12
 √
LC= ( 2−3.5 )2 + ( 5−4.5 )2

LC=√ (−1.5 ) + ( 0.5 )

2 2

LC=√ 2.25+0.25

LC=√ 2.5

LC=1.58

{ M(2,2.8) , A (0,0) , B (5,3) , C (2,5) }

√
MA= ( 0−2 )2+ ( 0−2.8 )2 √
MB= ( 5−2 )2 + ( 3−2.28 )2

MA=√ (−2 ) + (−2.8 )

2 2
MB=√ ( 3 ) + ( 0.2 )
2 2

MA=√ 4 +7.84 MB=√ 9+0.04

MA=√ 11.84 MB=√ 9.04

MA=3.44 MB=3.006 or 3.01

√
MC= ( 2−2 )2 + ( 5−2.8 )2

MC=√ ( 0 ) + ( 2.2 )
2 2

MC=√ 4.84

MC=2.2

{ N(1,6) , A (0,0) , B (5,3) , C (2,5) }

√
NA= ( 0−1 )2 + ( 0−6 )2 √
NB= ( 5−1 )2 + ( 3−6 )2

NA=√ (−1 ) + (−6 )

2 2
√
NB= ( 4 )2+ (−3 )2

NA=√ 1+3 6 NB=√ 16+9

NA=√ 37 NB=√ 25

NA=6.08 NB=5
 √
NC= ( 2−1 )2 + ( 5−6 )2

NC=√ ( 1 ) + (−1 )
2 2

NC=√ 1+1

NC=√ 2

NC=1.41

Therefore, tower A transmits to phone J, tower b transmits to phones K and L, and Tower C transmits to
phones L and N
C.

I what are the points of intersection of tower c and b?

Tower Expanding

B= (5,3) B=( x−5 )2 + ( y−3 )=2.52

C= (2,3) B= x 2−10 x+ 25+ y 2−6 y +9=6.25

Radius C= ( x−2 )2 + ( y−5 )2=22

=2.5 mi C= x 2−4 x+ 4+ y2 −10 y+ 25=4
=2 mi

Negate one equation and add the two together to get a linear equation.

B = −x 2+ 10 x−25− y 2 +6 y−9=−6.25

C = x 2−4 x+ 4+ y2 −10 y+ 25=4

= 6 x−21−4 y +16=−2.25
D.

Problem solve for the common point of the following circles:

(A) = x 2+ y 2+ 4 x−12 y +11=0

(B) = x 2+ y 2−4 x −4 y +3=0
(C) = x 2+ y 2+2 x +4 y−5=0

A eq 1 x 2+ y 2+ 4 x−12 y +11=0

B eq 2 x 2+ y 2−4 x −4 y +3=0

C eq 3 x 2+ y 2+2 x +4 y−5=0

Eq 1

2( x 2+ y 2+ 4 x−12 y +11=0 ) = 2 x2 +2 y 2 +8 x−24 y +22=0

Eq 2

-1( x 2+ y 2−4 x −4 y +3=0) = −x 2− y 2 +4 x+ 4 y−3=0

Eq 3

-1( x 2+ y 2+2 x +4 y−5=0) = −x 2− y 2−2 x−4 y +5=0

Add all the equations to remove the squares (using systems of equations)

= 2 x2 +2 y 2 +8 x−24 y +22=0

=−x 2− y 2 +4 x+ 4 y−3=0

=−x 2− y 2−2 x−4 y +5=0

=0+ 0+10 x −24 y +24=0 => Eq 4

Do the same but only the equations 2 and 3 to get Eq 5

Eq 2 =>−x 2− y 2 +4 x+ 4 y−3=0

Eq 3 => x 2+ y 2+2 x +4 y−5=0

Eq 5 = 0+ 0+6 x+ 8 y−8=0
Eliminate Y to find the value of x using eq 4 and 5

Eq 4 => 8(10 x−24 y +24=0 )

Eq 5 => 24(6 x +8 y−8=0)

Yields:
=80 x−192 y+ 192=0

=144 x +192 y −192=0

= 224x =0

224 x 0
= =
224 224
=x=0

Find the value of Y

Eq 5 => 6 x +8 y−8=0

= 6( 0)+ 8 y−8=0

=8 y−8=0

=8 y=8

8y 8
= =
8 8
=y = 1

Therefore, the coordinates of the intersection of the three points is at (0,1)

II. The method I used in solving the problem is using the elimination method from systems of
equations, to achieve that I multiplied equation 1 by 2 and negated equation 2 and 3 so that I
could eliminate the squares first. Then doing the same elimination method but with equations 2
and 3 to get equation 5 and so we can use those 2 new equations to find x to do that we
multiply one eq 4 with 8 and eq 5 with 24 in order to eliminate y, after that you substitute x in
equation 5 to find the value of y and there you have it folks you just found the