Circles in general form: complete the square and graph

Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

  1. Milo rewrites the circle of a pizza and starts with x² + 12x. What number completes the square?

  2. Noah rewrites the circle of a drum top and starts with x² − 18x. What number completes the square?

    Use the picture in question 1.

  3. Pia rewrites the circle of a cake and starts with y² + 14y. What number completes the square?

  4. Read this first

    Use this

    The x terms and the y terms each drawn as a square with a missing corner, beside the grid.

  5. Tala writes the edge of a clock face as x² + y² − 4x + 6y − 12 = 0. Where is the center?

  6. Zee writes the edge of a pizza as x² + y² + 8x − 2y + 8 = 0. Where is the center?

  7. Ari writes the edge of a pond as x² + y² − 10x − 4y + 20 = 0. Where is the center?

  8. Bo writes the edge of a drum top as x² + y² + 6x + 10y + 18 = 0. Where is the center?

  9. Jun finishes completing the square: x² − 12x + 36. Which bracket squared is it?

    • (x − 24)²
    • (x + 6)²
    • (x − 12)²
    • (x − 6)²
  10. Kira finishes completing the square: y² + 10y + 25. Which bracket squared is it?

    • (y + 10)²
    • (y + 20)²
    • (y + 5)²
    • (y − 5)²
  11. Luz finishes completing the square: y² − 2y + 1. Which bracket squared is it?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • (y − 1)²
    • (y + 1)²
    • (y − 2)²
    • (y − 4)²
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Circles in general form: complete the square and graph

Answer Key - Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

  1. Milo rewrites the circle of a pizza and starts with x² + 12x. What number completes the square?

    36
  2. Noah rewrites the circle of a drum top and starts with x² − 18x. What number completes the square?

    Use the picture in question 1.

    81
  3. Pia rewrites the circle of a cake and starts with y² + 14y. What number completes the square?

    49
  4. Read this first

    Use this

    The x terms and the y terms each drawn as a square with a missing corner, beside the grid.

  5. Tala writes the edge of a clock face as x² + y² − 4x + 6y − 12 = 0. Where is the center?

    (2, -3)
  6. Zee writes the edge of a pizza as x² + y² + 8x − 2y + 8 = 0. Where is the center?

    (-4, 1)
  7. Ari writes the edge of a pond as x² + y² − 10x − 4y + 20 = 0. Where is the center?

    (5, 2)
  8. Bo writes the edge of a drum top as x² + y² + 6x + 10y + 18 = 0. Where is the center?

    (-3, -5)
  9. Jun finishes completing the square: x² − 12x + 36. Which bracket squared is it?

    • (x − 24)²
    • (x + 6)²
    • (x − 12)²
    • (x − 6)²
  10. Kira finishes completing the square: y² + 10y + 25. Which bracket squared is it?

    • (y + 10)²
    • (y + 20)²
    • (y + 5)²
    • (y − 5)²
  11. Luz finishes completing the square: y² − 2y + 1. Which bracket squared is it?

    Use the picture in question 9.

    • (y − 1)²
    • (y + 1)²
    • (y − 2)²
    • (y − 4)²