NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 (MATH)

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
REE- Sept. 2014/ April 2016 / Sept. 2017
1. Represent the distance of a point from the y-axis.
A. abscissa B. ordinate
C. coordinate D. polar distance

2. If the point (3 , y) is equidistant from (5 , -2) and (-1 ,

4), find y.
A. 1 B. 2
C. 3/2 D. 5/3

REE- Sept. 2003/ Apr. 2005

3. Find the distance between the line x + y = 2 and given point
(1/2, 1/3).

A. 7(sq. rt. of 2)/12 B. 5(sq. rt. of 2)/6

C. 12(sq. rt. of 2)/7 D. 6(sq. rt. of 2)/5

REE- April. 1995

4. Find the distance between the lines, 3x+y-12=0 and 3x + y-4=0

A. 16/sq. rt. of 10 B. 12/sq. rt. of 10

C. 4/sq. rt. of 10 D. 8/sq. rt. of 10

REE- Apr. 1999

5. Determine the point of division of the line segment from A(5,
6) to B(-3,-2) that divides this line segment, starting from A,
into two parts in the ratio 1:3.

A. (1,3) B. (-1,1)
C. (0,2) D. (3,4)

REE-Sept. 2005
6. Find the new coordinates of the point P(3,5) if the origin is
moved to (2,4) by translation.
A. (1,1) B. (2,2) C. (1,2) D. (2,1)
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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 (MATH)

REE-May 2008
Find the point which origin must be translated in order that the
transformed equation xy-2x-4y-4= 0 shall have no first-degree
term.

A. (2, 4) B. (4,4)
C. (4,2) D. (4,3)

REE- Sept. 2010/Sept.2014

8. Find the region inside the triangle with vertices (1,1),(3,2)
and (2,4).

A. 5/2 B. 3/2 C. ½ D. 7/2

REE-Apr.2011/Sept.2014
9. Find the area of a quadrilateral having vertices at (2,-
1),(4,3),(-1,2) and (-3,-2).
A. 16 B. 18 C. 17 D. 14

REE-May 2010/Sept.2017
10. A line is perpendicular to the y-axis has a slope equal to:
A. One B. infinity C. zero D. indeterminate

REE-Sept. 2010/Sept.2015
11. When two lines are perpendicular, the slope of one is;
A. equal to the negative of the other.
B. equal to the other.
C. equal to the negative reciprocal of the other.
D. equal to the reciprocal of the other.

12.. The angel between the two straight lines y=3x + 2 and y=
4x+7 is close to
A. 0 deg. B. 90 deg. C. 4.299 deg. D. 28.30 deg.

REE-Apr. 2006
13. Find the equation of the line determined by points A(3,1)
and B(-4,5).

A.6x+7y =11 B. 7x-6y=11

C. 6x-7y=11 D. 7x+6y=11
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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 (MATH)

REE-Sept.2005
14. Express (3/4)x + (5/2)=3/2 in intercept form.

A. x/(3/5)+y/2=1 B. x/2+y/(3/5)=1
C. x/2 +(5/3)y=1 D. x/2+y/(5/3)=1

REE-Sept.2012
15. Find the equation of the line with slope of 3 and the y-
intercept =-2
A. y=3x-2 B. y=-3x+2
C. 3x+2 D. y=-3x-2

REE-Apr. 2017
16. Find the equation of the line when the slope is - 3 and x-
intercept is 5.
A.x+3y=15 B. 3x-y =15
C. 3x+y=15 D. x-3y=15

REE-Apr. 2006
17. Find the equation of the line through point A (7,0) and
perpendicular to the line 9x+y-3=0

A. x - 9y+7=0 B. x-9y-7=0
C. 9x-y+7=0 D. 9x-y-7=0

REE-Apr. 2007
18. The points A(1,0) B(9,2) and C(3,6) are the vertices of the
triangle, which of the following is an equation of one of the
medians?

A. 4x-5y=6 B. 4x+5y=4
C. 4x-5y=4 D. 4x+5y=6

REE-Sept.2010/Apr.2012
19. Find the equation of the diameter of the circle x^2+y^2+2x-
4y=4 that is parallel to the line 3x+5y=4

A.3x+5y=3 B. 3x-5y=7
C. 3x+5y=8 D. 3x+5y=7
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 (MATH)

REE-Sept. 2003
20. Find the polar equation of the circle with radius a =3/2 and
the center in polar coordinates (3/2, pi).
A. r= (3/2) cos theta B. r=(1/2) cos theta
C. r=-3 cos theta D. r=-2 cos theta

REE-Apr. 2011/Sept.2012/Sept.2015
21. A conic section whose eccentricity is equal to (1) is kwon
as:
A. a parabola B. a ellipse
C. a circle D. a hyperbola

REE-Apr. 2007
22. The line passing thru the focus and perpendicular to the
directrix of a parabola is called
A. tangent line B. median
C. latus rectum D. axis of the parabola

REE-Sept. 2019
23. A parabolic arch 18 m high has a horizontal beam 64 m long
places across the arch 8 m from the top. Find the with at the
bottom.

A. 109m B. 96m C. 82m D. 76m

REE-Sept. 2014
24. The tower of a parabolic suspension bridge 300 m long are 60
m high and the lowest point of the cables is 20 m above the
roadway. Find the vertical distance from the roadway to the
cable at 100 m from the center.
A.17.78m B.37.78m C.12.86m D.32.86m

REE-Apr. 2013
25. A chord passing through the focus of the parabola y^2=8x has
one end at the point (8,8),Where is the other end of the cord?

A. (1/2, 2) B. (-1/2,-2) C. (-1/2,2) D. (1/2,-2)

REE-Apr.2012/Sept.2013/Sept. 2014
26. A conic section whose eccentricity is less than one is known
as;
A. circle B. parabola C. hyperbola D. ellipse
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 (MATH)

REE-May 2010 /Sept. 2010/Sept.2012

27. The locus of a point which moves so that the sum of its
distance between two fixed points is constant is called.
A. ellipse B. parabola C. circle D. hyperbola

REE-Apr.2013
28. Calculate the eccentricity of an ellipse whose major axis
and latus rectum has length of 10 and 32/5, respectively

A. 0.4 B. 0.5 C. 0.8 D 0.6

REE-Apr. 2006
29. The orbit of Halley's comet around the sun is an ellipse
with the sun as a focus and eccentricity e=0.967. The difference
of the position where the comet is closest to the sun to the
position where it is the farthest from the sun is approximately
3.365 x 10 raised to 9 miles. Approximately close the comet gets
to the sun in million miles.
A. 28 B. 48 C. 13 D. 56

REE-Sept.2012/Feb.2014
30. In a conic section, if the eccentricity is greater than (1)
locus is,

A. a parabola B. an ellipse C. a circle D. a hyperbola

REE-Sept. 2011
31. The axis of the hyperbola which is parallel to its
directrices is known as;

A. transverse axis B. conjugate axis

C. minor axis D. major axis.
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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1 (MATH)

REE-Sept. 2017/Apr. 2018

32. If the general equation of the conic section Ax² + Bxy + Dx
+ Ey + F =0. If B²-4AC>0, the equation describe a_________.

A. ellipse B. hyperbola C. parabola D. circle

REE-Oct.1996
33.Find the equation of the hyperbola which has a center at
(0,0), transverse axis along the x-axis, a focus at (5,0) and
transverse axis of 6.
A. ( x squared/9) - (y squared/16)=1
B.( x squared/9) - (y squared/25)=1
C.( x squared/16) - (y squared/25)=1
D.( x squared/16) - (y squared/9)=1

REE-Apr.1994
34. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are
y=±2x and which passes through (5/2,3)

A.3(x sq.) - y sq. =9

B. 5(x sq.) - y sq. =25
C. 4(x sq.) - y sq. =16
D. 2(x sq.) - y sq. =1