PRECALCULUS 2

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND SOLID MENSURATION

1. The Intercept form for algebraic straight line equation is?
a. y- y 1=m ¿ c. x/a + y/b = 1
b. y = mx + b d. x = my – a
2. The abscissa of a point is two-fifths of its ordinate. Find the point if it is 5 units from ( -2 , 2 )
a. ( 2 , 5 ) and ( -1.172 , -2.931 ) c. ( 3 , 6 ) and ( - 2.653 , - 1.767 )
b. ( 6, 3 ) and ( -1.767 , -2.653 ) d. ( 2.8 , 1.45) and ( -1.123 , 3 )
3. Who is the “ Father of Analytic Geometry?
a. Carl Friedrich c. Archimedes
b. Leonhard Euler d. Rene Descartes
4. Find the mid-point between ( 2 , 5 ) and ( -4 , -5 )
a. ( -1, 1 ) c. (-1, 2 )
b. (-1, 0 ) d. (-3, 0 )
5. Find the equation of the line passing through the point ( 2, 1 ) and that is perpendicular to the line passing
through ( 3, -2 ) and ( -6, 5 )
9x 11 9 x 15
a. y= - c. y = -
7 7 7 7
x 11 9 x 11
b. y = - d. y = +
7 7 7 7
6. Find the y-intercept of the line whose equation is 3x + 4y = 12
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. 4
7. What is the equation of the straight line whose nearest point to the origin is (-6,4 )?
a. 2y + 3x – 26 = 0 c. 2y + 3x + 26 = 0
b. 2y - 3x – 26 = 0 d. 2y -3x – 30 = 0
8. A line passing through ( 4, 3 ) has a slope of 5 and intersect at y-axis, Find the distance from point ( 4, 3 )
to the point of intersection of the y-axis.
a. 16.39 c. 22.39
b. 18.39 d. 20.39
9. In what ratio does the x-axis divide the segment joining ( -5, 4 ) and ( 4, -8 )?
a. 1:4 c. 1:2
b. 1:3 d. 1:5
10. Find the equations of the lines perpendicular to the line x – y + 3 = 0 and passing numerically twice as far
from the origin.
a. x+y= +¿ ¿ 6 c. 2x - 2y =+¿ ¿ 6
−¿ ¿ −¿ ¿
b. x - y = +¿ ¿ 6 d. 2x + 2y = +¿ ¿ 6
−¿ ¿ −¿ ¿
11. Find the equation of the lines parallel to 5x + 4y – 20 = 0 and passing at distance +¿ ¿ 1 from the point (
−¿ ¿
5 , 7 ).
a. +¿ ¿ 6.4
4x – 5y = -15 c. 5x - 4y = 53 +¿ ¿ 6.4
−¿ ¿ −¿ ¿
b. 4y + 5x = 15 +¿ ¿ 6.4 d. 5x + 4y = 53 +¿ ¿ 6.4
−¿ ¿ −¿ ¿
12. In triangle ABC find the equation of the perpendicular of side AB, A.(0, 2) ,B.( 6, 6 ), C.( 8, -2 )
a. y = 1.5x – 8.5 c. y = -1.5x + 8.5
b. y = 1.75x + 7.5 d. y = -1.75x + 7.5
13. Find the equation of the locus of a point that moves so as to be always equidistant from A.( 3, 4 ) , B.(-2,
1 ).
a. 5x – 3y -10 = 0 c. 5x + 3y -10 = 0
b. 5x + 3y +10 = 0 d. 5x + 3y -8 = 0
14. Find the slope intercept equation of a line that has y-intercept -4 and is parallel to the line 5x – 2y = 3 .
5 5
a. y= x–4 c. x = y–4
2 2
5 5
b. y = x + 4 d. y = x – 5
2 2
15. What is the radius of the circle described by x2 – 2x + y2 – 2y -4 = 0 ?
a. 1 c. 2.45
b. 2.2 d. 3
16. The equation of the circle on the x-y plane is given by x2 – 2x + y2 + 2y = 2
a. ( 1, 1 ), √ 2 c. ( -1, 1 ), √ 2
b. ( -1, 1 ), 2 d. ( 1, -1 ), 2
17. Find the general equation of circle whose center is at ( 1, 2 ) and passes through ( 5, 4 )
a. x2 + y2 - 2x – 4y – 15 = 0 c. x2 + y2 - 2x – 4y – 18 = 0
2 2
b. x + y + 2x – 4y – 15 = 0 d. x2 + y2 - 2x – 4y + 15 = 0
18. A line that does not change in direction.
a. Slope of a line c. Point Slope form
b. Slope intercept form d. Straight lines
19. The ratio of the change in y to the change in x in a linear equation or slope
a. Point Slope form c. Straight lines
b. Slope of a line d. Slope intercept form
20. Are curved produced by passing a plane through a cone.
a. Hyperbola c. Parabola
b. Conic Section d. Circle
21. A curved formed by a plane parallel to the lateral side of the cone and its eccentricity, e = 1.0
a. Parabola c. Hyperbola
b. Circle d. Conic Section
22. The distance along the horizontal axis or x – axis in a rectangular coordinate graph.
a. Ordinate c. Abscissa
b. Vertex d. Directrix

23. Locus of points which are equidistant from a point called center.
a. Conic Section c. Circle
b. Parabola d. Hyperbola
24. The distance along the vertical axis or y-axis in a rectangular coordinate graph
a. Directrix c. Vertex
b. Abscissa d. Ordinate
25. Find the midpoint of the line joining ( -3, -4 ) and ( 1, 2 )
a. ( -1, -1 ) c. ( -1, 1 )
b. ( 1, -1 ) d. ( 1, 1 )
26. Find the midpoint of the line segment joining ( 2, 9/2 ) and ( -5/3 , ¾ ).
1 21 1 21
a. (
,- ) c. (- ,- )
6 8 6 8
1 21 1 21
b. ( , ) d. (- , )
6 8 6 8
27. Find the point which divides the segment from ( - 5 , - 4 ) to ( 6, -2 ) in the ratio 2:3
3 −16 −3 16
a. (,- ) c. (,- )
5 5 5 5
3 16 −3 −16
b. ( ,- ) d. ( ,- )
5 5 5 5
28. What is the distance between center of the circle x2 + y2 – 6y = 0 and x2 – 6x + y2 - 4y -12 = 0?
a. 2 c. 4.27
b. 3.16 d. 5
29. A circle has its center at ( 2, -1 ) and one end of a diameter at ( 5 ,1 ) find the other end of the diameter.
 a. ( -2, -3 ) c. ( - 1 , - 3 )
b. (1, - 3 ) d. ( 3, 2 )
30. The circles x2 + y2 = 20 and ( x – 6 ) 2 + ( y – 3 )2 = 5 are tangent. Determine the equation of the common
tangential line of the two circles.
a. 3x + 2y = 4 c. 3y = 5x – 2
b. y = -2x + 10 d. -5x + 2y = 5