Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region X – Northern Mindanao
Division of Lanao Del Norte
KAPATAGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

Precalculus
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer in your
paper.

1. It is the intersection of a plane and a double-napped cone.

a. locus b. conic section c. circle d. radius 
2. A collection of points satisfying a geometric property can also be referred to as a
______ of points.
a. locus b. conic section c. circle d. radius 
3. A ____________ is the set of all points (x, y) in a plane that are equidistant from a
fixed point, called the center.
a. locus b. conic section c. circle d. radius 
4. A/n ____________ is the set of all points in the plane that are equidistant from a
fixed point F(called the focus) and a fixed line l (called the directrix).
a. circle b. ellipse c. parabola d. hyperbola
5. A/n ___________ is the set of all points in the plane the sum of whose distances
from two fixed points F1 and F2 is a constant.
a. circle b. ellipse c. parabola d. hyperbola
6. A/n ____________ is the set of all points in the plane, the difference of whose
distances from two fixed points F1 and F2 is a constant.
a. circle b. ellipse c. parabola d. hyperbola
7. A hyperbola is the only conic that has
a. asymptotes b. focus c. vertex d. a minor axis
8. Which of the following represent a circle centered at (0, 0)?
a.                                                           c. 

b.                                                           d.

9. Which of the following equation is the standard form of a circle?

 a. 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 − 4𝑦 − 10 = 0                               c. 𝑥2 + 𝑦2+ 49 = 0

       b. (𝑥 + 13)2 + 𝑦2 = √19                                 d. 𝑥2 = −𝑦2 + 4𝑥 − 10𝑦

10. A/n ___________ is the set of all points in the plane the sum of
whose distances from two fixed points F1 and F2 is a constant.
a. circle b. ellipse c. parabola d. hyperbola
11. A smooth curve on a plane curve on a plane consisting of two separate
branches that are image of each other.
a. Circle b. Parabola c. Ellipse d. Hyperbola
12. It is the intersection of the two axes of symmetry.
a. Center b. Focus c. Vertex d. Asymptotes
13. The two points that a hyperbola intersects the focal axis.
a. Foci b. Center c. Vertices d. Asymptotes
14. What is the length of the transverse axis of a hyperbola with foci on the y axis?
a. 2c b. 2b c. 2a d. 4a
15. This axis ends at the two vertices.
a. focal axis c. conjugate axis
b. principal axis d. transverse axis
16. The two fixed points of a hyperbolas is called:
a. Asymptotes b. Foci c. Center d. Vertices
17. It intersects at the center of the hyperbola, a pair of lines that are closely
Related to but not part of a hyperbola.
a. Center b. Foci c. Asymptotes d. Vertices4
18. The standard form of equation of a hyperbola with vertical focal axis and with
center at the origin is
x2 y 2 ( x−h )2 ( y−k )2
a. 2 − 2 =1 c. 2
− 2
=1
a b a b
y2 x2 ( y−h )2 ( x−k )2
b. 2
− 2 =1 d. 2
− 2
=1
a b a b
19. What is the equation of a transverse axis of a hyperbola with horizontal focal
axis?
a. y=k b. y=h c. x=k d. x=h
20. What is the location of the transverse axis of a hyperbola with foci on the y axis
and with center at the origin?
a. On the y axis c. On the origin
b. On the x axis d. Cannot be determined
21. 6 x 2+ 12 x +6 y 2−8 y =¿100 is an example of a
a. circle b. parabola c. ellipse d. hyperbola
22. 4 x2 +12 x+ y 2−8 y=64 is an example of a
 a. circle b. parabola c. ellipse d. hyperbola
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23. 6 y=3 x −15 is an example of a
a. circle b. parabola c. ellipse d. hyperbola
24. 2 x2 +87 x−25= y 2 +4 y is an example of a
a. circle b. parabola c. ellipse d. hyperbola
25. 6 x 2−15 x=3 y 2+ 4 y +13 is an example of a
a. circle b. parabola c. ellipse d. hyperbola
26. What is the general equation of the circle with center at (−1, −6) and radius
8?
       a. 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 − 15 = 0                                       c. 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 − 𝑥 + 10𝑦 = 0
       b. 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 4𝑥 + 24𝑦 + 4 = 0                 d. 𝑥2 + 𝑦2 + 2𝑥 + 12𝑦 − 27 = 0
For #s 27– 29, Use the given an equation of a parabola x 2=12 y .
27. What is its focus?
a. (0,3) c. (0,-3)
b. (3,0) d. (-3,0)
28. What is the axis of symmetry?
a. y = 4 c. y = 0
b. x = 4 d. x = 0
29. What is its directrix?
a. y=−3 c. x=−3
b. y=3 d. x=3
30. What is the focus and vertex of the parabola ( y−2)2 +16 ( x−3 ) =0?
a. Vertex: V (−3 ,−2 ) , Focus: F (−3,14 )
b. Vertex: V (−3 ,−2 ) , Focus: F (−3 ,−18 )
c. Vertex: V (−3 ,−2 ) , Focus: F (−7 ,−2 )
d. Vertex: V ( 3,2 ) , Focus: F (−1,2 )

31. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (5, 4) and focus at (-3, 4).
2 c. 2
a. ( y - 4 ) = - 32( x - 5 ) ( y + 4 ) = - 32( x - 5 )
2 d. 2
b. ( y - 4 ) = 32( x - 5 ) ( y - 4 ) = 8( x - 5 )
For #s 32-36. Use the figure on the right.
Given the graph of the parabola on the right,
32. Which of the following is vertex?
a. (0, 4) b. (0, -2) c. (9, 1) d. (8, 2)
33. What is value of h when the vertex is at (h, k)?
a. 9 b. 1 c. 2 d. 8
34. What is the value of k when the vertex is at (h, k)?
a. 9 b. 1 c. 2 d. 8
35. What is the value of c (distance of the focus from the vertex)?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
36. Which of the following is the standard equation of the parabola in
 the given figure?
a. y2 + 4x -2y – 35 = 0 c. y2 + 4x – 2y – 35 = 0

b. y2 -4x + 2y + 35 = 0 d. y2 + 4x + 2y + 35 = 0
For item numbers 37 to 41, refer to the given equation:

( x+3 )2 ( y−2 )2
Use − =1 to answer the next 4 questions.
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41. The center is at _________?

b. (-3, 2) b. (-3, -2) c. (3, 2) d. (3, -2)
42. The vertices are _________?
c. (0, 2), (-6, 2) b. (-3, 5), (-3, -1) c. (-1, 2), (-5, 2) d. (-3, 4), (-3, 0)
43. The foci are at _________?
d. (−3 ± √7 ,2 ) b . (−3 ± √ 13 , 2 ) c. (−3 , 2 ± √ 13 ) d. (−3 , 2 ± √ 7 )
44. The length of the major axis is ___________?
e. 3 b. 6 c. 9 d. 12

For item numbers 45-48, refer to the given equation below.

2 2
( x +2) ( y−6)
+ =1
49 36
45. What is the coordinate of the center of the given equation?
a.(1,3) b. (6,5) c. (-2,6) d. (0,0)

46. What are the coordinates of the foci?

a. ¿ b. ¿ c. ¿ d. ¿
47. What is the length of its major axis?
a. 14 units b. 12 units c. 10 units d. 8 units

48. What is the length of its minor axis?

a. 14 units b. 12 units c. 10 units d. 8 units
49. Find the center and vertices of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 - 24x + 72y + 144 = 0
a. center: (-4,3) , vertices: (-7,3), (-1,3)
b. center: (-3,4) , vertices: (-5,4), (-1,4)
c. center: (3,-4) , vertices: (1,-4), (5,-4)
d. center: (3,-4) , vertices: (0,-4), (6,-4)

50. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

a. ellipse b. circle c. parabola d.
hyperbola