ANALYTIC GEOMETRY REFRESHER SET

1. Find the distance of the vertex curve (x-2)^2 = 4y to the line 2x 3y 8 = 0.

a. 1.10 b. 1.35 c. 1.60 d. 1.95

2. There is a fixed circle having a radius of 5 with center at (4,8). Find the equation of the curve
connecting the centers of all circles that are tangent to this fixed circle and the x-axis.
a. x^2 + 8x 26y = 55 c. x^2 8x 26y = 55
b. x^2 + 8x + 26y = 55 d. x^2 8x + 26y = 55

3. What kind of symmetry, if any, does the graph of y = x^2 16 have?

a. It is symmetrical with respect to x-axis.
b. It does not have any symmetry.
c. It is symmetrical with respect to y-axis
d. It is symmetrical with respect to both axes.

4. Compute the distance between the directrices of the curve 9x^2 25y^2 54x 250y + 481 = 0.
a. 15 b. 12.5 c. 10 d. 7.5

5. A hyperbola has the equation x^2 8x 4y^2 + 64y = 256, find the center of hyperbola.
a. (8,4) b. (-8,4) c. (4,8) d. (-4,8)

6. Two lines are represented by the equations -1/2 y = 6x + 10 and y = mx. Find the value of m such
that the lines will be parallel.
a. 12 b. -12 c. 6 d. -6

7. Find the locus of a point the sum of the squares of whose distances from (2,3) and (-1,-2) is 34.
a. x^2 + y^2 x y 8 = 0 c. x^2 + y^2 + x + y 8 = 0
b. x^2 + y^2 + x y 8 = 0 d. x^2 + y^2 x + y 8 = 0

8. Find the radius of the circle passing through the points (3,8) , (9,6) , and (13,-2)
a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 6

9. An ellipse has an equation of 9x^2 + 16y^2 = 144.

a. 1.01 b. 1.11 c. 1.18 d. 1.27

10. In a three dimensional space using an xyz coordinate system, a line is connected between (0,0,7)
and (4,1,0). Determine the length of the line.
a. 8.12 b. 9.27 c. 6.30 d. 7.42

11. What is the equation of the line passing through the points of intersection of the curves x^2 +
y^2 + 12x + 6y + 9 = 0 and x^2 + y^2 + 18x 4y + 21 = 0?
a. -3x + 5y + 6 = 0 c. 3x 5y + 6 = 0
b. 3x 5y + 6 = 0 d. -3x 5y + 6 = 0

12. Using polar coordinates, a point is at (7,38). Find the rectangular coordinates.
a. (4.7, 5.2) b. (6.4,3.9) c. (5.5,4.3) d. (6.2, 4.0)

13. *ECE BOARD Determine B such that 3x + 2y 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x By + 2 = 0.

a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2

14. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate axis.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 2

15. What is the slope of the line which is defined by the equation 4y = 3x + 16.
a. 16 b. 0.75 c. 3 d. 4

16. Find the equation of the plane through (2,1,-3) parallel to the plane 3x+4y+z=4?
a. 3x 4y z = 2 b. 3x + 4y + z = 7 c. 3x + 4y + z = -7 d. 3x + 4y + z = 2

SITUATION 1: The equation of the plane passing thru points (5,4,1) , (4,-2,-3) and (0,6,5) is expressed
as x/A + y/B + z/C = 1.

17. Find the value of B.

a. -2/3 b. -1/3 c. 2/3 d. 1/3

18. Find the value of C.

a. b. 1/3 c. -1/2 d. -1/3

19. Find the equation of the plane.

a. 2x 3y + 4z = -2 b. -2x + 3y + 4z = -2 c. 2x 3y + 4z = 2 d. 2x + 3y 4z = 2

20. Find the circumference bounded by the curve x^2 10x + y^2 + 10y + 25 = 0
a. 10 b. 25 c. 5 d. 125
 21. He completed the solution of the locus of a circle.
a. Hipparchus b. Euclid c. Appolonius d. Pythagoras

22. How many points of intersection between the curve x^2 - 4y^2 + 2x + 8y + 1 = 0 and the line 2y =
x + 3.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. Cannot be determined

SITUATION 2: For the curve 4x^2 4y^2 32x + 16y + 39 = 0,

23. Find the center.

a. (4,1) b. (4,2) c. (2,4) d. (1,4)

24. Find the equation of the principal axis.

a. x = 2 b. y = 2 c. x = -2 d. y = -2

25. The following curve is classified as:

a. Hyperbola b. Ellipse c. Parabola d. Circle

26. The points (3,1),(5,2),(15,5), and (17,6) is formed in a shape of :

a. Parallelogram b. Trapezoid c. Rectangle d. Kite

27. Find the y coordinate of latus rectum points of the curve x = y^2 8y.
a. 7/2 y. 9/2 c. Both d. None

28. Find the x-coordinate of the focus of the curve x^2 = -12y.
a. 0 b. 12 c. 3 d. -4

29. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the curve r = 4/(1-sin) .
a. 4 b. 16 d. 0 d. 8

30. A surface whose equation is of the second degree is called:

a. Plane Surface b. Linear Surface c. Quadric Surface d. Polar Surface

31. A moving point is equidistant from the point (a,0,0) and the line x + a = 0, y = 0. Find the
value of z^2.
a. 0 b. 4ay c. 4ax d. 4az

32. The following possible parametric equations EXCEPT:

a. x = t b. y = t + 6 c. x = t + 1 d. y = t^2 + 2t + 7

33. Find the line tangent of y^2 = -3x at P(-1,-2).

a. x 2y = 3 b. 3x y = 2 c. 2x + 3y = -1 d. x + 2y = 3

34. State the quadrant in which the coordinate (15,-2) lies.

a. I b. II c. III d. IV

35. Given the equation of the parabola y^2 8x 4y 20 = 0, Find the length of latus rectum.
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

36. If the distance between points (2,9,4) and (2,9,z) is 10, what is the value of z?
a. -6 b. 6 c. 6 d. None

37. If two points in the single dimensional coordinate have coordinates 1 and 7, what is the
coordinate of a point on the line in which is twice as far as 1 as from 7?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

38. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse having an equation of 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 13.
a. 2 b. 3 c. 0.75 d. 0.55

39. Find the equation of the diameter of the ellipse 4x^2 + y^2 = 16 which all bisects all chords
having equal slope of 1/2.
a. 8x + y = 0 b. x + 8y = 0 c. Both d. None

40. What is the angle in degrees between the line 3x 2y 4 = 0 and the x-axis?
a. 22.5 b. 38.7 c. 56.3 d. 74.5

41. What is the center of the conic in the curve xy x + 2y + 3 = 0?

a. (2,1) b. (-2,1) c. (2,-1) d. (-1,-2)

42. Find the equation of the asymptote in the curve 2xy = x^2 + 3.
a. x = 2 b. y = 2 c. x = 0 d. y = 0
 43. Determine the cylindrical coordinates of the point whose rectangular coordinate is (16/5 , 12/5 ,
3).
a. (-4,-36.87,3) b. (4,36.87,3) c. (5,53.13,4) d. (5,53.13,4)

44. How far from the x-axis is the focus of the hyperbola x^2 2y^2 + 4x + 4y + 4 = 0?
a. 1.57 b. 2.73 c. 3.12 d. 5.01

45. The corners of a quadrilateral are (4,0),(12,4),(10,8) and (4,4). How far is the centroid from
the y-axis?
a. 6.22 b. 6.87 c. 7.26 d. 7.68

46. The segment from (-1,4) to (2,-2) is extended three times its own length. Determine the terminal
point?
a. (11,-20) b. (-18,12) c. (-16,-8) d. (7,19)

47. Find the distance from the point (2,3) to the line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.
a. 2.7 b. 2.4 c. 5.4 d. 6.8

SITUATION 3: A circle is described algebraically by the equation x^2 + y^2 6x + 8y + 21 = 0.

48. Determine the center of the circle.

a. (3,-4) b. (-4,3) c. (-3,4) d. (-3,-4)

49. Find the perimeter of the circle.

a. 2 b. 3 c. 6 d. 4

50. Find the area of the circle.

a. 2 b. 3 c. 6 d. 4