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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2016

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

A square has vertices at (0,0)(0, 0), (1,0)(1, 0), (1,1)(1, 1) and (0,1)(0, 1). Graphs of the following equations are drawn on the same set of axes as the square. x2+y2=1x^2 + y^2 = 1, y=x+1y = x + 1, y=−x2+1y = -x^2 + 1, y=xy = x, y=1xy = \frac{1}{x}. How many of the graphs pass through exactly two of the vertices of the square?

(A) 11 (B) 22 (C) 33 (D) 44 (E) 55

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