Department of Education

Region V (Bicol)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SEMINARY ACADEMY
Fiat Home Village, Cavinitan
Virac, Catanduanes
SY: 2019-2020

Midterm Examination
Pre-Calculus

Name:_________________________________________ Date:___________________
Grade/Strand: 11-STEM Score: ___________________

General Direction: Provide answers according to what is asked in each item. ATTACH A SEPARATE SHEET OF
PAPER FOR SOLUTIONS.

TEST I. Choose the letter of the correct answer inside the box.

a. ellipse g. vertex
b. circle h. focus
c. parabola i. principal axis
d. hyperbola i. Apollonius of Perga
e. conic sections k. directrix
f. Socrates l. Euclid

________1. Greek geometer who studied the curves formed by the intersection of a plane and a double right circular

cone, and discovered many properties of these curves.

________2. This is a curve formed by the intersection of a plane and a double right circular cone.

________3. A curve formed if the cutting plane is parallel to the two generators.

________4. A curve formed if the cutting plane is parallel to one and only one generator.

________5. A curve formed if the cutting plane is not parallel to any generator but is perpendicular to the axis.

________6. A curve formed if the cutting plane is not parallel to any generator.

________7. This is the fixed point of the conic.

_________8. The fixed line d corresponding to the focus.

_________9. The line that passes through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix.

_________10. The point of intersection of the conic and its principal axis.
TEST II. CIRCLES
Determine the standard form of the equation of a circle given its center and radius. Then draw its graph at the
back of this page.

11. Center C (0, 0), radius: 10

12. Center C(3,-2), radius:4

Write the equation of a circle in general form given its center and radius. Then draw its graph at the back of this
page.

13. center (-3,-2), radius=4

14. center (-4,6), radius=5

Determine the center and the radius of each circle in general form.
Center Radius
15. x 2+ y 2−4 x −2 y −4=0 _______________________ _____________________

16. x 2+ y 2−10 x+2 y=0 ________________________ _____________________

TEST III. PARABOLA

Find the coordinates of the focus and the equation of the directrix for each parabola.

Focus Equation of the Directrix

17. x 2=−10 y ___________________ _____________________________

18. y 2=16 x ___________________ _____________________________

19. Write the equation of the parabola in standard form with the vertex at the origin, length of latus rectum is 8
and the parabola opens downward.

20. Write the equation of the parabola in general form with vertex at (4,2) and the focus is at (2,2)
21. Express the following equation of the parabola in standard form, then give the coordinates of the vertex, the
focus, and the ends of the latus rectum.
x 2−6 x− y +11=0
Standard form:

Vertex:

Focus:

Ends of the Latus Rectum:

TEST IV: ELLIPSE

22. Find the coordinates of the foci and vertices, the endpoints of the major axis, and the latus rectum for each
ellipse, whose center is at (0, 0).

Foci Vertices Endpoints of the Latus Rectum

Major Axis

x2 y7
a. + =1
16 7

b. 8 x 2+ 3 y 2 −24=0

Write the equation of the ellipse with the center at the origin that satisfies the given condition.

23. The foci have coordinates (0,4) and (0,-4), and a vertex at (0,-5).

24. The foci are on the y-axis, the length of the major axis is 5 and the length of the minor axis is 2.
TEST V: HYPERBOLA

Find the coordinates of the foci and vertices, the endpoints of the transverse axis, conjugate axis, and latus rectum
for each hyperbola, whose center is at (0, 0).
Foci Vertices Endpoints of the Conjugate Axis Latus Rectum
Transverse Axis
x2 y2
25. − =1
64 36

y2 y2
26. − =1
9 25

Write the equation of the hyperbola in standard form with center at the origin that satisfies the given conditions.

27. The foci have coordinates (± √ 5 ,0) and a vertex at (1, 0).

28. The foci are on the x-axis, the x-intercepts are ± 8 and the length of the latus rectum is 9.

CONICS AND SYSTEMS OF NONLINEAR EQUATIONS

Determine the type of conics each equation represents.

_______________________________________29. 2 x2 −4 xy +8 y 2 +7=0
________________________________________30. 2 xy−x + y−3=0
________________________________________31. x 2− y 2−4 x−6 y=0
________________________________________32. 2 x2 +2 y 2−4 x+ 6 y−1=0
________________________________________33. x 2+ y 2−4 x −6 y +13=0

Solve the following system. (Write your solution at the back of this page)

34-35. x 2− y 2=7
x 2+ y 2=25

-God bless -
“A learned man is an idler who kills time by studying”- Unknown

Prepared by:
ROCEL MAE L. GAMBA
 Subject Teacher
Noted:
MRS. NORA T. SALES
School Principal