51.

The vertex of the parabola y2 – 2x + 6y + 3 = 0 D. Downward

is at:
A. (-3, 3) 58. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the
function y = 2x2 – 7x + 5.
B. (3, 3) A. 4x + 7 = 0

C. (-3, 3) B. x – 2 = 0

D. (-3, -3) C. 4x – 7 = 0

52. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola D. 7x + 4 = 0

y2 = 4px is:
A. 4p 59. Find the equation of the locus of the center of
the circle which moves so that it is tangent to the y-
B. 2p axis and to the circle of radius one (1) with center at
(2,0).
C. P
A. x2 + y2 – 6x + 3 = 0
D. -4p B. x2 – 6x + 3 = 0
C. 2x2 + y2 – 6x + 3 = 0
53. Given the equation of the parabola:  y2 – 8x – 4y D. y2 – 6x + 3 = 0
– 20  = 0. The length of its latus rectum is: 60. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at
A. 2 (4, 3) and focus at (4, -1).

B. 4 A. y2 – 8x + 16y – 32 = 0
B. y2 + 8x + 16y – 32 = 0
C. 6 C. y2 + 8x – 16y + 32 = 0
D. x2 – 8x + 16y – 32 = 0
D. 8 61. Find the area bounded by the curves x2 + 8y +
16 = 0, x – 4 = 0, the x-axis, and the y-axis.
A. 10.67 sq. units
54. What is the length of the latus rectum of the
curve x2 = –12y?
A. 12 B. 10.33 sq. units

B. -3 C. 9.67 sq. units

C. 3 D. 8 sq. units

D. -12 62. Find the area (in sq. units) bounded by the
parabolas x2 – 2y = 0  and x2 + 2y – 8 = 0
A. 11.7
55. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola
y2 = 6x.
A. x = 8 B. 10.7

B. x = 4 C. 9.7

C. x = -8 D. 4.7

D. x = -4 63. The length of the latus rectum of the curve (x –

2)2 / 4 = (y + 4)2 / 25 = 1 is:
A. 1.6
56. The curve y = –x2 + x + 1 opens:
A. Upward
B. 2.3
B. To the left
C. 0.80
C. To the right
D. 1.52
D. Downward

57. The parabola y = –x2 + x + 1 opens:

A. To the right

B. To the left 64. Find the length of the latus rectum of the
following ellipse:
C. Upward
25x2 + 9y2 – 300x –144y + 1251 = 0 A. 15π sq. units
A. 3.4
B. 20π sq. units
B. 3.2
C. 25π sq. units
C. 3.6
D. 30π sq. units
D. 3.0
71. The area of the ellipse is given as A = 3.1416 a
65. If the length of the major and minor axes of an b. Find the area of the ellipse 25x2 + 16y2 – 100x  +
ellipse is 10 cm and 8 cm, respectively, what is the 32y = 284
eccentricity of the ellipse? A. 86.2 square units

A. 0.50 B. 62.8 square units

B. 0.60 C. 68.2 square units

C. 0.70 D. 82.6 square units

D. 0.80 72. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its

semi-minor axis is 3. The distance from the center
66. The eccentricity of the ellipse x2/4 + y2 / 16 = 1 to the directrix is:
is:
A. 0.725 A. 6.532

B. 0.256 B. 6.047

C. 0.689 C. 0.6614

D. 0.866 D. 6.222

67. An ellipse has the equation 16x2 + 9y2 + 32x – 73. Given an ellipse x2 / 36 + y2 / 32 = 1. Determine
128 = 0. Its eccentricity is: the distance between foci.
A. 0.531 A. 2

B. 0.66 B. 3

C. 0.824 C. 4

D. 0.93 D. 8

68. The center of the ellipse 4x2 + y2 – 16x – 6y – 43 74. How far apart are the directrices of the curve
= 0 is at: 25x2 + 9y2 – 300x – 144y + 1251 = 0?
A. (2, 3) A. 12.5

B. (4, -6) B. 14.2

C. (1, 9) C. 13.2

D. (-2, -5) D. 15.2

69. Find the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis 75. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the
of the ellipse: earth moves around the sun is approximately
186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse
9x2 + 4y2 – 72x – 24y – 144 = 0 is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth.
A. 0.67
A. 94,550,000 miles
B. 1.8
B. 94,335.100 miles
C. 1.5
C. 91,450,000 miles
D. 0.75
D. 93,000,000 miles
70. The area of the ellipse 9x2 + 25y2 – 36x  – 189 =
0 is equal to:
76. Find the equation of the ellipse whose center is C. -2
at (-3, -1), vertex at (2, -1), and focus at (1, -1).
D. 1
A. 9x2 + 36y2 – 54x + 50y – 116 = 0
B. 4x2 + 25y2 + 54x – 50y – 122 = 0 83. The equation x2 + Bx + y2 + Cy + D = 0 is:
C. 9x2 + 25y2 + 50x + 50y + 109 = 0 A. Hyperbola
D. 9x2 + 25y2 + 54x + 50y – 119 = 0
B. Parabola
77. Point P(x, y) moves with a distance from point
(0, 1) one-half of its distance from line y = 4, the C. Ellipse
equation of its locus is
D. Circle
A. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12
B. 2x2 – 4y2 = 5 84. The general second degree equation has the
C. x2 + 2y2 = 4 form Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 and
D. 2x2 + 5y3 = 3 describes an ellipse if:
A. B2 – 4AC = 0
78. The chords of the ellipse 642 + 25y2 = 1600 B. B2 – 4AC > 0
having equal slopes of 1/5 are bisected by its C. B2 – 4AC = 1
diameter. Determine the equation of the diameter of D. B2 – 4AC < 0
the ellipse. 85. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 +
A. 5x – 64y = 0 y2 – 34 = 0 through point (3, 5).
A. 3x + 5y -34 = 0
B. 64x – 5y = 0
B. 3x – 5y – 34 = 0
C. 5x +64y = 0
C. 3x + 5y + 34 = 0
D. 64x + 5y = 0
D. 3x – 5y + 34 = 0
79. Find the equation of the upward asymptote of
the hyperbola whose equation is (x – 2)2 / 9 – (y + 86. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x2 +
4)2 / 16 y2 + 4x + 16y – 32 = 0 through (4, 0).
A. 3x + 4y – 20 = 0 A. 3x – 4y + 12 = 0
B. 4x – 3y – 20 = 0 B. 3x – 4y – 12 = 0

C. 4x + 3y – 20 = 0 C. 3x + 4y + 12 = 0

D. 3x – 4y – 20 = 0 D. 3x + 4y – 12 = 0

80. The semi-conjugate axis of the hyperbola (x2/9) 87. Find the equation of the normal to the curve y2 +
– (y2/4) = 1 is: 2x + 3y = 0 though point (-5,2)
A. 2 A. 7x + 2y + 39 = 0

B. -2 B. 7x – 2y + 39 = 0

C. 3 C. 2x – 7y – 39 = 0

D. -3 D. 2x + 7y – 39 = 0

81. What is the equation of the asymptote of the 88. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the
hyperbola (x2/9) – (y2/4) = 1. graph y = 2x2 + 1, at the point (1, 3).
A. 2x – 3y = 0 A. y = 4x + 1

B. 3x – 2y = 0 B. y = 4x – 1

C. 2x – y = 0 C. y = 2x – 1

D. 2x + y = 0 D. y = 2x + 1

82. The graph y = (x – 1) / (x + 2) is not defined at: 89. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x2 +
y2 = 41 through (5, 4).
A. 0 A. 5x + 4y = 41

B. 2 B. 4x – 5y = 41
C. 4x + 5y = 41 96. Convert Ѳ = π/3  to Cartesian equation.

D. 5x – 4y = 41 A. x = √3 x

90. Find the equation of a line normal to the curve B. y = x

x2 = 16y at (4, 1).
A. 2x – y – 9 = 0 C. 3y = √3 x

B. 2x – y + 9 = D. y =√3 x

C. 2x + y – 9 = 0 97. The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y –

2z = 9, 3x – 2y + z = 3, and x + y + z = 2 is:
D. 2x + y + 9 = 0
A. (2, 1, -1)
91. What is the equation of the tangent to the curve
9x2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0 at (0, 3)? B. (2, 0, -1)
A. y + 3 = 0
C. (-1, 1, -1)
B. x + 3 = 0
D. (-1, 2, 1)
C. x – 3 = 0
98. A warehouse roof needs a rectangular skylight
D. y – 3 = 0 with vertices (3, 0, 0), (3, 3, 0), (0, 3, 4), and (0, 0,
4). If the units are in meter, the area of the skylight
92. What is the equation of the normal to the curve is:
x2 + y2 = 25 at (4, 3)?
A. 3x – 4y = 0 A. 12 sq. m.

B. 5x + 3y = 0 B. 20 sq. m.

C. 5x – 3y = 0 C. 15 sq. m.

D. 3x + 4y = 0 D. 9 sq. m.

93. The polar form of the equation 3x + 4y – 2 = 0 99. The distance between points in space
is: coordinates are (3, 4, 5) and (4, 6, 7) is:

A. 3r sin Ѳ + 4r cos Ѳ = 2 A. 1

B. 3r cos Ѳ + 4r sin Ѳ = -2 B. 2

C. 3r cos Ѳ + 4r sin Ѳ = 2 C. 3

D. 3r sin Ѳ + 4r tan Ѳ = -2 D. 4

94. The polar form of the equation 3x + 4y – 2 = 0 100. What is the radius of the sphere with center at
is: origin and which passes through the point (8, 1, 6)?

A. r2 = 8 A. 10
B. r = Ѳ/(cos2 Ѳ + 2)
C. r = 8 B. 9

D. r2 = 8/(cos2 Ѳ + 2) C.√101

D. 10.5
95. the distance between points (5, 30°) and (-8, -
50°) is:

A. 9.84 ANSWER KEY:

B. 10.14 1. D
2. A
C. 6.13 3. D
4. A
D. 12.14 5. D
6. D
7. D
8. C
9. D
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. C
24. A
25. A
26. D
27. A
28. D
29. B
30. A
31. A
32. C
33. D
34. D
35. A
36. D
37. B
38. B
39. A
40. C
41. D
42. A
43. C
44. D
45. B
46. D
47. A
48. C
49. C
50. C