What type of conic is represented by x 2 - 4xy + 3y + 5 = 0?

A. parabola
B. hyperbola
C. ellipse
D. circle

What conic section is described by the given equation?

4x 2 – y 2 + 8x + 4y = 15
A. parabola
B. hyperbola
C. ellipse
D. circle

The equation describes: x 2 + y 2 - 4x + 2y – 20 = 0

A. a circle of radius 5 centered at the origin
B. an ellipse centered at (2, -1)
C. a sphere centered at the origin
D. a circle radius 5 centered at (2, -1)

Find the farthest distance from the point (12, 2) to the circle x 2 + y 2 + 6x -
16y + 24 = 0.
A. 7
B. 6.156
C. 23.156
D. 21.156

The length of the tangent from (4, 8) to the circle x 2 + (y − 1) 2 = 3 2 is:

A. 3.81
B. 4.14
C. 5.66
D. 7.48

What is the equation of the circle passing through the (x, y) points (0, 0),
(0, 4), and (-4, 0)?
A. (x − 2) 2 + (y − 2) 2 = √8
B. (x − 2) 2 + (y − 2) 2 = 8
C. (x + 2) 2 + (y − 2) 2 = 8
D. (x + 2) 2 + (y + 2) 2 = √8
Which of the following points (1, 0), (-1, 0), (4, 4) and (9, 7) belong to the
equation y = x 2 − x?
A. (-1, 0)
B. (9, 7)
C. (4, 4) and (1, 0)
D. (1, 0)

The x and y-coordinates of a particle moving in the x-y plane are x = 8sint
and y = 6cost. Which of the following equation describes the path of the
particle?
A. 36x 2 + 64y 2 = 2304
B. 6x 2 + 8y 2 = 10
C. 64x 2 + 36y 2 = 2304
D. 64x 2 − 36y 2 = 2304

Which of the following is the equation of a circle with origin as center and
passing through the vertices of an equilateral triangle whose median is of
length 3a?
A. x2 + y2 = 9a 2
B. x2 + y2 = 4a 2
C. x2 + y2 = 16a 2
D. x2 + y2 = 3a 2

Which of the following statement is false for all noncircular ellipses?

Ax 2 + Bxy + Cy 2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0
A. the eccentricity e is less than one
B. the ellipse has two foci
C. the sum of the two distances from the two foci to any point on the
ellipse is 2a (i.e., twice the semi major distance)
D. the coefficients a and c preceding the x 2 and y 2 terms in the
general form of the equation are equal

Find the center and major axis of the ellipse:

x 2 + 4y 2 − 2x − 8y + 1 = 0
A. (1, 1), 4
B. (2, -4), 1
C. (1, -1), 2
D. (-1, 1), 1⁄2
Determine the coordinates of the foci of the equation:
25x 2 + 16y 2 − 150x + 128y + 81 = 0
A. (3, -1) and (3, -7)
B. (4, -2) and (5, -3)
C. (3, -4) and (4, -3)
D. (2, -4) and (3, -2)

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
B. 31,000 miles
C. 36,000 miles
D. 27,000 miles

Determine the length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola whose equation
is: 9x 2 − 4y 2 + 90x + 189 = 0.
A. 9
B. 4
C. 3
D. 9/4

Find the location of the vertex of the hyperbola:

16x 2 − 9y 2 + 32x + 36y − 36 = 0
A. (-2, 2), (0, 2)
B. (1, 2), (2, 4)
C. (2, 0), (2, -6)
D. (2, 2), (2, -4)

Find the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola:

2 2
x y
− =1
9 4
A. 2x - 3y = 0
B. 3x - 2y = 0
C. 2x – y = 0
D. 2x + y = 0
Given the equation of a parabola
y 2 + 3x − 4y + 7 = 0
Determine the following:
 length of the latus rectum

 vertex

 focus

Given the equation of a parabola

x 2 − 4x − 8y − 6 = 0
Determine the following:
 length of the latus rectum

 vertex

 focus
Determine the equation of a parabola with vertex (-2, 3) and focus at (-4,
3).
A. y2 + 8x − 6y + 25 = 0
B. x2 +9x − 8y − 20 = 0
C. y2 − 5x − 7y + 40 = 0
D. x2 +9x − 9y + 24 = 0

The location of the focus of the parabola: 4y 2 + 8x − 12y − 7 = 0 is at:

A. (0, 3/2)
B. (2, -3/2)
C. (3/2, 3/2)
D. (-2, -3/2)

Determine the equation of a parabola with focus at (4, 2) and directrix of y

= -4.
A. x2 − 8x − 12y + 4 = 0
B. x2 − 10x − 27y − 2 = 0
C. y2 − 2x − 7y − 8 = 0
D. y2 − 6x − 2y − 24 = 0

What is the harmonic mean of the segments of a focal chord of the parabola
y 2 = 16ax?
A. 2a
B. 4a
C. 8a
D. 1⁄2a

Engr. Jomar Galindo with his wife Dahyun is driving a truck hauling a
cylindrical tank has to pass under overhead parabolic arch bridge which has
24 m wide base and is 20 m high. If the tank is 16 m in diameter and is
placed in the truck with sides vertical and its top 10m above the ground.
Find the smallest clearance from the top of the tank.
A. 8.49
B. 1.11
C. 11.1
D. 0.49
The cables of a suspension bridge are in the shape of a parabola. The towers
supporting the cable are 600 ft apart and 80 ft high. If the cables touch the
road surface midway between towers, what is the height of the cable from
the road at a point 150 feet from the center of the bridge?
A. 10 ft
B. 20 ft
C. 30 ft
D. 40 ft

When the load is uniformly distributed horizontally, the cable of a

suspension bridge hangs in a parabolic arc. If the bridge is 300 ft long, the
towers 60 ft high and the cable is 20 ft above the roadbed at the center, find
the vertical distance from the roadbed 50 ft from the center.
A. 10.44 ft
B. 24.44 ft
C. 30.44 ft
D. 40.44 ft

The polar coordinates (r, θ) of a point are (4, 120°). What are the
rectangular (x, y) coordinates?
A. (3.46, 2)
B. (2, 3.46)
C. (-2, 3.46)
D. (-2, -3.46)

What is the equivalent Cartesian equation of the given θ = π/3?

A. y = √3 x
B. x = √3 y
C. 3y = √ 3 x
D. 5y = √ 3 x

What is the polar equation of a circle of radius 3 units and center at (3, 0)?
A. r = 6cosθ
B. r 2 = 4sinθ
C. r = 4cosθ
D. r = 10sinθ