1.   What is the greatest possible number of points of intersection of parabola and a line?
    A. 3 B. 4
    C. 1 D. 2
    Hint

  2.   Find the locus of points in the coordinate plane that satisfy the equations
y = 20 - x2 and y = x2.
    A. (6, 8) and (-4, -8)
    B. no points of intersection
    C. (2, 0) and (-3, -10)
    D. (-3.2, 10) and (3.2, 10)
    Hint

  3.   Which describes the locus of points in space that satisfy the equation
x2 + y2 = 4.
    A. plane B. sphere
    C. circle D. parabola
    Hint

  4.   Find the locus of points in the coordinate plane that satisfy the equations
x2 + y = 4 and y = 2 - x.
    A. (-3, 6) and (1, -1) B. (3, 7) and (-1, -1)
    C. (-2, 4) and (1, 1) D. (-1, 3) and (2, 0)
    Hint

  5.   What are the number of possible intersections of a circle and a line in a coordinate plane?
    A. none, one point or two points
    B. none, 2 points or a line segment
    C. none, one point or an arc of a semicircle
    D. none, 2 points or a chord
    Hint



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