## DESCRIPTION ## Algebra: an equation implicitly defining a function ## ENDDESCRIPTION ## KEYWORDS('algebra', 'equation implicitly defining a function') ## DBsubject('WeBWorK') ## DBchapter('WeBWorK Tutorial') ## DBsection('Fort Lewis Tutorial 2011') ## Date('01/30/2011') ## Author('Paul Pearson') ## Institution('Fort Lewis College') ## TitleText1('') ## EditionText1('') ## AuthorText1('') ## Section1('') ## Problem1('') #################################### # Initialization DOCUMENT(); loadMacros( "PGstandard.pl", "MathObjects.pl", "parserImplicitEquation.pl", "AnswerFormatHelp.pl", ); TEXT(beginproblem()); ################################## # Set-up Context("ImplicitEquation"); Context()->{error}{msg}{ "Can't find any solutions to your equation"} = " "; Context()->{error}{msg}{ "Can't generate enough valid points for comparison"} = " "; Context()->variables->set( x=>{limits=>[-6,11]}, y=>{limits=>[-6,11]}, ); $a = random(1,5,1); $b = random(1,5,1); $r = random(2,5,1); $answer = ImplicitEquation( "(x-$a)^2 + (y-$b)^2 = $r^2", solutions=>[ [$a,$b+$r], [$a,$b-$r], [$a+$r,$b], [$a-$r,$b], [$a+$r*sqrt(2)/2,$b+$r*sqrt(2)/2], ] ); #################################### # Main text Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_TEXT Enter an equation for a circle in the xy-plane of radius \( $r \) centered at \( ($a,$b) \). $BR $BR \{ ans_rule(40) \} \{ AnswerFormatHelp("equation") \} END_TEXT Context()->normalStrings; ##################################### # Answer evaluation $showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1; ANS( $answer->cmp() ); ##################################### # Solution Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_SOLUTION ${PAR}SOLUTION:${PAR} Solution explanation goes here. END_SOLUTION Context()->normalStrings; COMMENT("MathObject version."); ENDDOCUMENT();