SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

DWCL North Campus

Washington Drive, Legazpi City, 4500 Philippines

FIRST MONTHLY TEST IN PRECALCULUS

HEALTH AND SCIENCE
FIRST SEMESTER S.Y. 2022 – 2023
TEACHER: ENGR. REGGIE L. MAIGUE

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Test I. Multiple Choice. Analyze each item and select the correct answer by encircle the letter on the
given choices. For your solutions, write it on the space in each question.
(20 points)

1. Identify the center and radius of y2 + (x - 2)2 = 16.

A. C(0, 2), r = 4
B. C(2, 0), r = 4
C. C(-2, 0), r = 4
D. C(0, -2), r = 4
E. None of these

2. Calculate the equation of the circle in standard form with center at (4, -6) and radius of 8 units.
A. (x - 4)2 +(y + 6)2 = 16
B. (x - 4)2 +(y + 6)2 = 64
C. (x + 4)2 +(y - 6)2 = 16
D. None of these

3. Calculate the radius of the circle with an equation of x2 + y2 + 4x - 12y +15 = 0.

A. 3 units
B. 4 units
C. 5 units
D. 8 units
E. None of these

4. Identify the center of the circle with an equation of x2 + y2 + 4y - 12x +15 = 0.

A. C(2, -6)
B. C(6, -2)
C. C(-2, 6)
D. C(-6, 2)
E. None of these
5. Determine the equation of a parabola with vertex at the origin and directrix of x = - 3.
A. x2 = 12y
B. x2 = -12y
C. y2 = 12x
D. y2 = -12x
E. None of these

6. Determine the focus of the parabola with an equation of 2y 2 + 24x = 0.

A. F(0, 6)
B. F(6, 0)
C. F(-3, 0)
D. F(3, 0)
E. None of these

7. Determine the equation in standard form of a circle with center at (-4, 2) and passing through the point
(1, -3).
A. (x + 4)2 + ( y - 2)2 = 50
B. (x + 4)2 + ( y - 2)2 = 10
C. (x + 4)2 + ( y - 2)2 = 26
D. (x + 4)2 + ( y - 2)2 = 40
E. None of these

8. Determine the standard form of equation of the parabola with given characteristics: vertex at (-4, 6)
and focus (-6, 6).
A. (x +4)2 = -8(y -6)
B. (y - 6)2 = -2(x + 4)
C. (y - 6)2 = 8(x + 4)
D. (y - 6)2 = -8(x + 4)
E. None of these

9. Determine the equation in standard form of a parabola with vertex at the origin and focus of (0, -8).
A. x2 = -32y
B. y2 = -32x
C. x2 = 32y
D. y2 = -32x
E. None of these

10. Determine the focus of the parabola with an equation of y2 + 8y - 4x - 16 = 0.

A. F(-4, -7)
B. F(7, 4)
C. F(-7, -4)
D. F(-8, -3)
E. None of these
Test II. Graphing (15 points)
Direction. Sketch the graph of the following conics on the cartesian plane provided. Write the complete
elements of the graph such as its center, radius, vertex, focus, and directrix.

1. x2 + y2 - 5x + 4y - 46 = 0.

2. 3x2 + 60y = 0

3. (y + 3)2 = -36(x - 5)

Test III. Problem Solving( 15 points)

Direction. Read and analyze carefully the following real - life applications of conics. Answer only what is
being ask. For your solutions, write it on a space provided in each question.

1. A street with two lanes, each 14 ft wide, goes through a semicircular tunnel with radius 14 ft. Can a 12
ft wide and 13 ft tall truck pass in this tunnel? Justify your answer. (Consider that the tunnel is a one way
road)

2. A router is located in the library of the university which is 8 meters away from a student lounge. The
range of the router, which services the WIFI connection of the university, has a diameter of 14 meters,
with it as the center. Can student staying in the lounge connect to the said WIFI? Justify your answer
3. In a suspension bridge the shape of the suspension cables is parabolic. The bridge has towers that are
400 m apart, and the lowest point of the suspension cables is 120 m below the top of the towers.
(a) Find the equation of the parabolic part of the cables, placing the origin of the coordinate system at the
vertex.
(b) Calculate the height of the cables 100 meters away from the vertex.

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