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A. (2, -3) * C. (1, -2)

I. Ellipse B. (3, -1) D. (2, 1)
2 2
1. Find the center and major axis of the ellipse x + 4y – 2x 2. The equation x 2  y 2  4x  2y  20  0 describes:
– 8y + 1 = 0 .
A. A circle of radius 5 centered at the origin
B. An ellipse centered at (2, -1)
2. Determine the equation of the curve such that the sum of
C. A sphere centered at the origin
the distances of any point of the curve from the two points
D. A circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1) *
whose coordinates are (3, 0) and (-3, 0) is always equal to
8.
3. What is the length of the latus rectum of the parabola
A. 7x 2  16y 2  112 C.
x 2  20y
3 x 2  4y 2  90 A. 21 C. 24
B. 6 x 2  15y 2  110 D. B. 23 D. 20 *
4 x  5y  94
2 2
4. Where is the focus of the parabola x 2  4  y  2 
3. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth A. (0, 3) * C. (0, 2)
moves around the sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles B. (0, -3) D. (0, -2)
and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the
apogee of the earth. 5. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola
 x  4
2
A. 93,000,000 miles C. 94,335,100  16y .
miles
A. y = 0 C. y=2
B. 91,450,000 miles D. 94,550,000
B. y = -4 D. y = -2
miles
6. Find the location of the vertex of the parabola
II. Hyperbola
 x  2  16  y  3 
2

2 2
4. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x - 4y - 36x + 8 y = A. (2, -5) C. (-5, -1)
4. B. (-2, 3) * D. (1, 2)
A. 1.80 C. 1.90
B. 1.70 D. 1.60
Find the focus of the parabola  x  2   16  y  3 
2
7.
5. Find the location of the vertex of the hyperbola A. (-2, 1) C. (-2, -1) *
16y 2  9x 2  36x  96y  36  0 B. ( 2, 1 ) D. ( 1, 2 )
A. (1, 1) and (3, 6) C. (4, 0) and (5,
8. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola
6)
 x  2  16  y  3 
2
B. (2, 0) and (2, -6) * D. (1, 0) and (4, -
6) A. y = 5 C. y = -4
B. y = 7 * D. y = -6
6. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices at (-4,2)
and (0,2) and foci at (-5,2) and (1,2). 9. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (5, -2)
and focus at (5, -4)
III. Parabola
A. x 2  10x  8y  41  0 * C. x 2  8x  4y  36  0
7. Compute the focal length and the length of latus rectum B. x 2  5x  6y  45  0 D. x 2  12x  10y  40  0
2
of parabola y + 8x – 6y + 25 = 0 .
A. 2 , 8 C. 4 , 16 10. Find the area enclosed by the parabola y 2  8 x and the
B. 16 , 64 D. 1 , 4
latus rectum.
8. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (5, -2) and A. 32/3 sq. units * C. 41/2 sq. units
focus at (5, -4) B. 29/4 sq. units D. 33/2 sq. units
A. x 2  10x  8y  41  0 * C. x 2  8x  4y  36  0
11. Find the latus rectum of the parabola y 2  8 x
B. x 2  5x  6y  45  0 D. x 2  12x  10y  40  0 A. 8 * C. 16
B. 11 D. 10
9. Find the equation of a parabola with axes vertical and
passing through (0, 0), (1, 0) and (5, -20). 12. The focus of the parabola y 2  4x is at:
A. x 2  x  y 2  0 C. x  x 2  y 2  0 A. (4, 0) * C. (1, 0)
B. x2 - x + y  0 * D. x  x  y  0 B. (0, 4) D. (0, 1)

10. ME Board Problem 13. Find the equation of a parabola with axes vertical and
An arch 18 m high has the form of parabola with a passing through (0, 0), (1, 0) and (5, -20).
vertical axis. The length of a horizontal beam placed A. x 2  x  y 2  0 C.
across the arch 8 m from the top is 64 m. Find the width x  x2  y 2  0
of the arch at the bottom.
A. 86 m C. 96 m B. x2 - x + y = 0 * D.
B. 106 m D. 76 m xxy 0

IV. Polar coordinate system 14. Find the equation of a parabola having a directrix y  4
with its axis along the y-axis and vertex at the origin.
11. What is the polar equation of a circle of radius 3 units and
center at (3,0)? A. x 2  16y * C. x 2  4y

2
B. y 2  16x D. y 2  4x
12. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the curve rcos
θ - 4cos θ = 16sin θ 15. A cable suspended form supports that are the same
height and 600 ft. apart has sag of 100 ft. If the cable
PRACTICE PROBLEMS hangs in the form of a parabola, find its equation taking
the origin at the lowest point.
PROBABLE PROBLEMS: Choose the best answer.
A. x 2  900y * C. y 2  900x
1. Find the center of the curve 2x 2  8 x  2y 2  12y  1
B. x 2  400y D. y 2  400 x
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16. Compute the length of the latus rectum of parabola

y 2  8x  6y  25  0 .
A. 8 * C. 10
B. 6 D. 12

17. The location of the focus of the parabola

x 2  6x  12y  51  0 is at:
A. (3, -2) * C. (3, -5)
B. (2, -3) D. (2, -5)

18. The cables of horizontal suspension bridge are supported

by two tower 120 feet apart and 40 feet high. If the cable
is 10 feet above the floor of the bridge at the center, find
the equation of the parabola using the mid point of the
bridge as the origin.
A. x 2  120y  1200  0 * C.
y 2  120 x  1200  0
B. x 2  150y  1400  0 D.
y  140x  1600  0
2

19. Find the vertex of the parabola having its focus at (7, -3)
and its directrix y = 2.
A. (7, -1) * C. (-4, 2)
B. (6, -2) D. (3, -5)

20. Find the area of the enclosed by the curve

9x 2  18x  25y 2  100y  116
A. 15 sq. units * C. 24 sq.
units
B. 20 sq. units D. 31 sq.
units

21. A satellite orbits around the earth in an elliptical path of

eccentricity 0.6 and semi-minor axis of length 12,000
miles. If the center of the earth is at one of the foci, find
the maximum altitude of the satellite.
A. 24 000 miles * C. 31 000 miles
B. 31 000 miles D. 27 000 miles

22. An earth satellite has an apogee 2450 miles and a

perigee of 410 miles. Assuming that the earth’ radius is
400 miles, what is the value of the eccentricity of ellipse
which is form with the center of the earth at one focus and
whose apogee and perigee satisfy the conditions above.
A. 0.664 C. 0.757
B. 0.557 * D. 1.027
x2 y 2
23. The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse   1 is
64 16
equal to:
A. 3 C. 5
B. 4 * D. 6
1
24. An ellipse has an eccentricity of . Find the distance
3
between the two directrix if the distance between the foci
is 4.
A. 36 * C. 24
B. 18 D. 32

25. A point moves so that the sum of its distances from the
point (-2, 2) and (4, 2) is 8. Find the eccentricity of its
locus.
A. 0.75 * C. 0.60
B. 0.80 D. 0.50