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Anal Geom Competency Exam 20131
Anal Geom Competency Exam 20131
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ANALYTIC GEOMETRY COMPETENCY EXAM
STUDENT NUMBER_________________________________________________DATE____________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN CHOICES.
1. The equation of a circle on the y-axis and passes through the origin and the point (4,2) is
a. x2 + y2 - 10y = 0 c. x2 + y2 - 10x = 0
b. x + y - 10x + 10y = 0
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d. x2 + y2 + 10y = 0
2. A satellite dish is in the form of a paraboloid ( a 3D formed by rotating a parabola about its axis). Its receiver is located at the
focus which is 25 cm from the vertex of the paraboloid. If the dish is 9 cm deep at the center, what is the area of its circular rim?
a. 900П sq.cm b. 225П sq.cm c. 60П sq.cm d. 25П sq.cm e. NOTG
3. Find the equation of the line through (6,-3) which is perpendicular to the line whose equation is X – 3y +12 = 0
a. y + 3x = 18 c. y – 3x = 15
b. y + 3x = 15 d. y – 3x = 21
4. If an ellipse and a parabola share a focus and corresponding vertex, which of these is true?
a. The parabola has a shorter latus rectum b. The length LR of the conics are equal.
c. The ellipse has a shorter latus rectum d. The length of LR cannot be compared..
5. Find the smallest angle between the lines 2x + y = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0
a. 40° b. 60° c. 45° d. 30°
6. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is at the origin and whose directrix is the line y = -4.
a. x2 = 4y+4 b. x2 = 4y-4 c. x2 = 8y +16 d. x2 = 8y + 8
7. What is the equation of the principal axis of the conic (x+3) /9 +(y+4) /16 =1
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a. y = -1 b. y = - 3 c. x = - 1 d. x = -3
8. A parabola has its focus at (7, -4) and directrix Y = 2. Find the equation
a. X2 + 12X – 14Y + 61 = 0 b. X2 + 14X – 12Y + 61 = 0
c. X – 12X + 14 Y + 61 = 0
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d. X2 – 14X + 12 Y + 61 = 0
9. The lines y = ±(5/12)x are asymptotes of a hyperbola whose foci are 26 units apart. Which CANNOT be a vertex of the
hyperbola?
a. (-12, 0) b. (0, 5) c. (0, -12) d. (12, 0)
10. Find the asymptotes of the hyperbola 4x – 9y = 36.
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a. 6 b. 10 c. 12 d. 20
16. What is the standard equation of the locus of points in the Cartesian plane, the absolute difference of whose distances from
the points (±4,0) is 4?
a. (x2/9)-(y2/16) =1 b. (x2/4)-(y2/12) =1 c. (x2/12)-(y2/16) =1 d. (x2/12)-(y2/9) =1.
17. Find the coordinates of the center of an ellipse whose equation is 16x + 25y + 160x +200y + 400 = 0.
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