501: CE Board May 1995

What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 - 6y = 0?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5

502: CE Board November 1995

What are the coordinates of the center of the curve~+/- 2x- 4y- 31 = 0?
A. (-1,-1)
B. (-2.-2)
C. (1, 2)
D. (2, 1)

503: A circle whose equation is ~ + y2 + 4x + 6y -'-23= 0 has its center at:

A. (2, 3)
B. (3, 2)
C. (-3, 2)
D. (-2,-3)

504: ME Board April 1998

What is the radius of a circle with the ff.
equation: ~- 6x + y2 - 4y- 12 = 0
A. 3.46
B. 7
C. 5
D. 6

505: ECE Board April 1998

The diameter of a circle described by 9~ + 9y2 = 16 is
A. 4/3
B. 16/9
C. 8/3
D. 4

506: CE Board May 1996

How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2~ + 2y 2 + 10 x - 6y - 55 = 0?
A. -2.5
B. -3.0
C. -2.75
D. -3.25

507: What is the distance between the centers of the circles x2 + l + 2x + 4y – 3 = o and x2 + l- ax - 6y + 7
= 0?
A. 7.07
B. 7.77
C. 8.07
D. 7.87

508: CE Board November 1993

The shortest distance from A (3, 8) to the circle~+/+ 4x- 6y = 12 is equal to
A. 2.1
B. 2.3
C. 2.5
D. 2.7
509: ME Board October 1996
The equation x2 + y2 - 4x + 2y - 20 = 0 describes:
A. A circle of radius 5 centered at the origin.
B. An ellipse centered at (2, -1).
C. A sphere centered at the origin.
D. A circle of radius 5 centered.at (2,-1).

510: EE Board April 1997

The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its circumference is (-1,.-3). Find the other end of the
diameter through (-1,-3).
A. (2, 4)
B. (3, 5)
C. (3, 6)
D. (1, 3)

511: Find the area (in square units) of the circle whose equation is~+ y2 = 6x- By.
A. 20 π
B. 22 π
C. 25 π
D. 27 π

512: Determine the equation of the circle whose radius is 5, center on the line x = 2 and tangent to the
line 3x - 4y + 11 = 0.
A. (X - 2)2 + (y - 2)2 = 5
B. (x - 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25
C. (X - 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 5
D. (x- 2)2 + (y- 2)2 = 25

513: Find the equation of the circle with the center at (-4,-5} and tangent to the line 2x + 7y - 10 = 0.
A. x2 + y2 + 8x - 1Oy - 12 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + 8x - 1Oy + 12 = 0
C. x2 + y2 + 8x + 1Oy - 12 = 0
D. x2 + y2 - 8x + 1Oy + 12 = 0

A. 4/3
B. 16/9
C. 8/3
D. 4

A. 4/3
B. 16/9
C. 8/3
D. 4