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Mixed Degree Systems

Question 10 • PRICE-FL-1200340-Algebra 2 Honors B (GPA) 26/27

The center of a circle is at the origin on a coordinate grid. The vertex of a parabola that opens upward is at (0, 9). If the circle intersects the parabola at the parabola’s vertex, which statement must be true?

Answer
A
The maximum number of solutions is one.
B
The maximum number of solutions is three.
C
The circle has a radius equal to 3.
D
The circle has a radius less than 9.