1) 2.

CE Board Exam November 1992

The distance from the point (2,1) to the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 is

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

2) 3. CE Board Exam November 1996

Determine the distance from (5,10) to the line x – y = 0.

A. 3.33 B. 3.54 C. 4.23 D. 5.45

3) 23. EE Board Exam October 1997

Find the distance of the line 3x + 4y = 5 from the origin.

A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

4) 80. ECE April 2003

What is the distance of the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 from the point (4, 2)?

A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3

5) 91. ECE April 2004

What is the distance between the line x + 2y + 8 = 0 and the point (5,-2)?
A. 4.20 B. 4.44 C. 4.02 D. 4.22

6) 21. EE Board Exam April 1994

Find the distance between A (4, -3) and B (-2, 5).

A. 11 B. 9 C. 10 D. 8

7) 37. ECE Board Exam April 1999

The linear distance between -4 and 17 on the number line is

A. 13 B. 21 C. -17 D. -13

8) 63. ECE November 1999, April 2005

Given the points (3, 7) and (-4, 7). Solve for the distance between them.

A. 15.65 B. 17.65 C. 16.65 D. 14.65

9) 77. ECE April 2003

Given the points (3,7) and (-4,-7). Solve for the distance between them

A. 14.65 B. 15.65 C. 17.65 D. 16.65

10) 4. CE Board Exam May 1992
Find the distance between the given lines 4x – 3y = 12 and 4x – 3y = -8.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

11) 24. EE Board Exam April 1995

Find the distance between the line 3x + y – 12 = 0 and 3x + y– 4 = 0.
12) 1. CE Board Exam November 1992
The two points on the lines 2x – 3y + 4 = 0 which are at a distance 2 from the line 3x + 4y – 6 = 0 are

A. (-5,1) and (-5,2) B. (64,-44) and (4,-4) C. (8,8) and (12,12) D. (44,-64) and (-4,4)

13) 74. ECE April 2002

Find the value of k if the distance from the point (2,1) to the line 5x + 12y + k = 0 is 2.

A. 5 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3

14) 5. CE Board Exam November 1995

What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0?

A. 3/2 B. 2/3 C. -3/2 D. -2/3

15) 7. CE Board Exam May 1997

Find the slope having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5 – 3t.

A. 2 B. 3 C. -2 D. -3

16) 10. CE Board Exam May 1998

Find the slope of the line having a parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t + 1.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

17) 101. ME Board Exam April 1998

Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5.

A. 1 B. ¼ C. -1/2 D. 5 + x

18) 100. ME Board Exam October 1996

What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3 from a point (6, 4) to the y-axis?

A. 10 B. 25 C. 50 D. 75

19) 6. CE Board Exam May 1996

What is the equation of the line that passes thru (4,0) and is parallel to the line x – y – 2 = 0?

A. x – y + 4 = 0 B. x + y + 4 = 0 C. x – y – 4 = 0 D. x – y = 0

20) 68. ECE November 2000

A line 4x + 2y – 2 = 0 is coincident with the line

A. 4x + 4y - 2 = 0 B. 4x + 3y + 3 = 0 C. 8x + 4y – 2 = 0 D. 8x + 4y – 4 = 0

21) 90. ECE April 2004

What is the equation of the line that passes through (-3, 5) and is parallel to the line 4x – 2y + 2 = 0?
A. 4x – 2y + 22 = 0 B. 2x + y + 10 = 0 C. 4x + 2y – 11 = 0 D. 2x – y + 11 = 0

22) 43. ECE Board Exam April 1999

If the points (-2, 3), (x, y) and (-3,5) lie on a straight line, then the equation of the line is ____.
 A. x – 2y – 1 = 0 B. 2x + y – 1 = 0 C. x + 2y – 1 = 0 D. 2x + y + 1 = 0

23) 27. EE Board Exam October 1997

What is the x-intercept of the line passing through (1,4) and (4,1)?

A. 4.5 B. 5 C. 4 D. 6

24) 26. EE Board Exam April 1997

A line passes thru (1, -3) and (-4, 2). Write the equation of the line in slope intercept form.

A. y – 4 = x B. y = -x – 2 C. y = x - 4 D. y – 2 = x

25) 46. ECE Board Exam November 1998

A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the length of the line segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is
the square
root of 5.

A. 2x + y – 2 = 0 B. 2x – y – 2 = 0 C. 2x – y + 2 = 0 D. 2x + y + 2 = 0

26) 73. ECE November 2001

Find the equation of the line where the x-intercept is 2 and the y intercept is -2.

A. 2x + 2y + 2 = 0 B. x – y – 2 = 0 C. 2y – 2x + 2 = 0 D. x – y – 1 = 0

27) 102. ME Board Exam April 1997

Find the equation of a straight line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 1.

A. 3x + y – 1 =0 B. 3x – y + 1 = 0 C. x + 3y + 1 = 0 D. x – 3y – 1 =0

28) 103. ME Board Exam April 1998

The equation of the line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y = -6 is,

A. 3x + 2y = 12 B. 2x – 3y = 12 C. 3x – 2y = 12 D. 2x + 3y = 12

29) 38. ECE Board Exam November 1998

Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from the point (2,-5) to the point (-3,5).

A. (-1,1) B. (-2,-1) C. (-1,-2) D. (1,-1)

30) 39. ECE Board Exam November 1998

The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. Find the terminal point.

A. (11, -24) B. (-11, -20) C. (11, -18) D. (11, -20)

31) 57. ECE November 1997

The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x, y) and P2(-2, 4) is Pm(2, -1). Find the coordinates of P1.

A. (6, -6) B. (6, -5) C. (5, -6) D. (-6, 6)

32) 71. ECE November 2001

A point P (x, 2) is equidistant from the points (-2, 9) and (4, -7). The value of x is

A. 11/3 B. 20/3 C. 19/3 D. 6

33) 47. ECE Board Exam April 1998
Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.

A. 5 B. 4 C. 3 D. 2

34) 76. ECE November 2002

Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining (4, 0) and (6, 3).

A. 4x + 6y – 29 = 0 B. 4x + 6y + 29 = 0 C. 4x – 6y + 29 = 0 D. 4x – 6y – 29 = 0

35) 81. ECE April 2003

If the lines 4x – y + 2 = 0 and x + 2ky + 1 = 0 are perpendicular to each other, determine the value of k.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 1 D. 2

36) 86. ECE November 2003

Determine the equation of the perpendicular bisector of segment PQ if P (-2, 3) and Q (4, -5).

A. 3y – 3x + 7 = 0 B. 4x – 3y + 7 = 0 C. 6x – 8y – 14 = 0 D. 3x – 4y – 7 = 0

37) 40. ECE Board Exam April 1999

Find the inclination of the line passing through (-5, 3) and (10, 7).

A. 14.73 degrees B. 14.93 degrees C. 14.83 degrees D. 14.63 degrees

38) 84. ECE November 2003

What is the equation of the line through (-3, 5) which makes an angle of 45 degrees with the line 2x + y = 12?

A. x + 3y – 12 = 0 B. x + 3y + 18 = 0 C. x + 2y – 7 = 0 D. x – 3y – 18 = 0

39) 85. ECE November 2003

Determine the acute angle between the lines y – 3x = 2 and y – 4x = 9.

A. 4.39 deg B. 3.75 deg C. 5.35 deg D. 2.53 deg

40) 59. ECE November 1997

Find the coordinates of the point (2, 4) with respect to the translated axis with origin at (1, 3).

A. (1, -1) B. (-1, -1) C. (1, 1) D. (-1, -1)

41) 8. CE Board Exam May 1995

What is the radius of the circle x² + y²– 6y = 0?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

42) 48. ECE Board Exam April 1998

The diameter of a circle described by 9x2 + 9y2 =16 is

A. 4/3 B. 16/9 C. 8/3 D. 4

43) 104. ME Board Exam April 1998
What is the radius of a circle with the following equation: x2 – 6x + y2 – 4y –12 = 0?

A. 3.46 B. 7 C. 5 D. 6

44) 105. ME Board Exam October 1996

The equation x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0 describes

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 of radius 5 centered at
(2,-1)

45) 9. CE Board Exam November 1995

What are the coordinates of the center of the curve x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 31 = 0?

A. (-1, 1) B. (-2, 2) C. (1, 2) D. (2, 1)

46) 29. EE Board Exam April 1997

The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its circumference is (-1,3). Find the other end of the diameter through (-1, -3).

A. (2, 4) B. (3, 5) C. (3, 6) D. (1, 3)

47) 79. ECE April 2003

What is the equation of the circle with its center at the origin and if the point (1, 1) lies on the circumference of the circle?

A. (x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 2 B. (x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 4 C. x2 + y2 = 2 D. x2 + y2 = 4

48) 83. ECE November 2003

What is the equation of the circle at the origin and a radius of 5?

A. x2 + y2 = 1 B. x2 + y2 = 25 C. x2 + y2 = 10 D. x2 + y2 = 5

49) 88. ECE April 2004

A circle with its center in the first quadrant is tangent to both x and y axes. If the radius is 4, what is the equation of the circle?
A. (x + 4)2 + (y + 4)2 = 16 B. (x – 8)2 + (y – 8)2 = 16 C. (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16 D. (x + 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16

50) 49. ECE Board Exam April 1998

Find the value of k for which the equation x2+ y2 + 4x – 2y – k = 0 represents a point circle.

A. 5 B. 6 C. -6 D. -5

51) 11. CE Board Exam May 1996

How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x2 + 2y2 + 10x – 6y – 55 = 0?

A. -2.5 B. -3.0 C. -2.75 D. 3.25

52) 12. CE Board Exam November 1993

The shortest distance form A (3,8) to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y = 12 is equal to

A. 2.1 B. 2.3 C. 2.5 D. 2.7

53) 75. ECE November 2002

Determine the farthest distance from the point (3, 7) to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12 = 0.

A. 6.40 B. 1.40 C. 11.40 D. 4.60

13. CE Board Exam May 1993, ECE Board Exam November 1993, April 1994
The focus of the parabola y2 =16x is at

A. (4,0) B. (0,4) C. (3,0) D. (0,3)

14. CE Board Exam November 1994

What is the vertex of the parabola x2 = 4(y – 2)?

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

15. CE Board Exam May 1995

What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y?

A. √20 B. 20 C. 5 D. √5

16. CE Board Exam November 1994

What is the area enclosed by the curve 9x2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0?

A. 47.1 B. 50.2 C. 63.8 D. 72.3

17. CE Board Exam May 1993
The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse x2/64 + y2/16 = 1 is equal to

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

18. CE Board Exam November 1992

The earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun at one of the foci. If the farthest distance of the sun from the earth is 105.50 million km
and the nearest distance of the sun from the earth is 78.25 million km, find the eccentricity of the ellipse.

A. 0.15 B. 0.25 C. 0.35 D. 0.45

19. CE Board Exam November 1995

How far from the x-axis is the focus F of the hyperbola x2 – 2y2 + 4x + 4y + 4 = 0?

A. 4.5 B. 3.4 C. 2.7 D. 2.1

20. CE Board Exam May 1996

What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola

A. 2x – 3y = 0 B. 3x -2y = 0 C. 2x – y = 0 D. 2x + y = 0
25. EE Board Exam April 1994
Given three vertices of a triangle whose coordinates are A (1, 1), B (3,-3) and C (5, -3). Find the area of the triangle

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

28. EE Board Exam October 1997

Find the location of the focus of the parabola y2 + 4x – 4y – 8 = 0.

A. (2.5,-2) B. (3,1) C. (2,2) D. (-2.5,-2)

30. EE Board Exam April 1997

The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its circumference is (-1,3). Find the other end of the diameter through (-1, -3).

A. 2 B. 10 C. 4 D. 6

31. EE Board Exam October 1993

4x2 – y2 = 16 is the equation of a/an

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

32. EE Board Exam October 1993

Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 – 36x + 8y = 4.

A. 1.80 B. 1.92 C. 1.86 D. 1.76

33. EE Board Exam October 1994

The semi-transverse axis of the hyperbola is

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

34. EE Board Exam April 1994

Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are y = ±2x and which passes through (5/2, 3).

A. 4x2 + y2 + 16 = 0 B. 4x2 + y2 – 16 = 0 C. x2 – 4y2 – 16 = 0 D. 4x2 – y2 = 16

35. EE Board Exam April 1997

Find the polar equation of the circle, if its center is at (4,0) and the radius 4.

A. r – 8 cos θ = 0 B. r – 6 cos θ = 0 C. r – 12 cos θ = 0 D. r – 4 cos θ = 0

36. EE Board Exam October 1997

Given the polar equation r = 5 sin θ. Determine the rectangular coordinates (x, y) of a point in the curve when θ = 30°.

A. (2.17, 1.25) B. (3.08, 1.5) C. (2.51, 4.12) D. (6, 3)

41. ECE Board Exam November 1990

In Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a triangle are defined by the following points: (-2, 0), (4, 0) and (3, 3). What is its area?

A. 8 sq. units B. 9 sq. units C. 10 sq. units D. 11 sq. units

42. ECE Board Exam November 1990

In Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a square are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5) and (-3, 4). What is its area?
 A. 20 sq. units B. 30 sq. units C. 25 sq. units D. 35 sq. units

44. ECE Board Exam April 1999

Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) and the area is 2 square units, the locus of the third vertex is

A. 4x – y = 14 B. 4x + 4y = 14 C. x + 4y = 12 D. x – 4y = -10

45. ECE Board Exam April 1998

Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x – 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate axis.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 2

50. ECE Board Exam April 1999

Given the equation of the curve, 3x2 + 2x – 5y + 7 = 0. Determine the curve.

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

51. ECE Board Exam April 1998

²
Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2x – 7x + 5.

A. 7x + 4 = 0 B. 4x + 7 = 0 C. 4x – 7 = 0 D. x – 2 = 0

52. ECE Board Exam November 1997

Compute the focal length and the length of the latus rectum of parabola y2 + 8x – 6y + 25 = 0.

A. 2, 8 B. 4, 16 C. 16, 64 D. 1, 4

53. ECE Board Exam April 1998

Point P(x,y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one half of its distance from the line y = 4. The equation of its locus is

A. 2x2 – 4y2 = 5 B. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12 C. 2x2 + 5y2 = 3 D. x2 + 2y2 = 4

54. ECE Board Exam April 1998

The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and the
eccentricity of the
ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth.

A. 93,000,000 miles B. 91,450,000 miles C. 94,335,100 miles D. 94,550,000 miles

55. ECE Board Exam April 1994, April 1999
Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 = 16x.

A. x = 2 B. x = -2 C. x = 4 D. x = -4

56. ECE November 1999

The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi-minor axis is 3. The distance from the center to the directrix is

A. 6.047 B. 6.532 C. 0.6614 D. 6.222

58. ECE November 1997

Given the ellipse (x2/36) + (y2/32) = 1, Determine the distance between the foci.
 A. 8 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3

60. ECE November 1998

A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the length of the segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is the
square
root of 5.

A. 2x + y – 2 = 0 B. 2x – y – 2 = 0 C. 2x – y + 2 = 0 D. 2x + y + 2 = 0

61. ECE November 199

A point moves so that its distance from the point (2, -1) is equal to the distance from the x-axis. The equation of the locus is

A. x2 – 4x + 2y + 5 = 0 B. x2 – 4x - 2y + 5 = 0 C. x2 + 4x + 2y + 5 = 0 D. x2 + 4x - 2y - 5 = 0

62. ECE November 1999

The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y – 2z = 9, 3x – 2y + z = -3 and x + y + z = 2 is at

A. (1, 2, 1) B. (2, 1, -1) C. (1, -1, 2) D. (-1, -1, 2)

64. ECE November 1999

Find the distance of the directrix from the center of an ellipse if its major axis is 10 and its minor axis is 8.

A. 8.5 B. 8.1 C. 8.3 D. 8.7

65. ECE April 2000

Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabolas y = x2 – 4x + 1 by making use of the fact that at the vertex, the slope of the
tangent is zero.

A. (2, -3) B. (-2, -3) C. (-1, -3) D. (3, -2)

66. ECE April 2000

Find the area of the hexagon ABCDEF formed by joining the points A(1,4), B(0,-3), C(2,3), D(-1,2), E(-2,-1) and F(3,0).

A. 24 B. 20 C. 22 D. 15

67. ECE April 2000

The parabolic antenna has an equation y2 + 8x = 0. Determine the length of the latus rectum.

A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 9

69. ECE April 2001

Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to the x-axis and passes through the points (3,1), (0,0) and (8,-4).

A. x2 – 2x – y = 0 B. x2 + 2x + y = 0 C. y2 + 2y + x = 0 D. y2 + 2y – x = 0

70. ECE April 2001, November 2002

The directrix of a parabola is the line y = 5 and its focus is at the point (4,-3). What is the length of the latus rectum?

A. 18 B. 14 C. 16 D. 12
72. ECE November 2001
Find the angle between the planes 3x – y + z – 5 = 0 and x + 2y + 2z + 2 = 0.

A. 62.45° B. 52.45° C. 82.45° D. 72.45°

78. ECE April 2003

Determine the vertex of the parabola y = x2 + 8x + 2.

A. (18, 4) B. (-4, -18) C. (4, 18) D. (-4, 18)

79. ECE April 2003

What is the equation of the circle with its center at the origin and if the point (1, 1) lies on the circumference of the circle?

A. (x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 2 B. (x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 4 C. x2 + y2 = 2 D. x2 + y2 = 4

82. ECE April 2003

A triangle is drawn with vertices at (- 1, -1), (1, 3) and (4, 1). What is the median from vertex (4, 1)?

A. 10 units B. 4 units C. 5 units D. 6 units

87. ECE April 2004

Find the volume of the pyramid formed in the first octant by the plane 6x + 10y + 5z – 30 = 0 and the coordinate axes.
A. 13 B. 12 C. 14 D. 15

88. ECE April 2004

A circle with its center in the first quadrant is tangent to both x and y axes. If the radius is 4, what is the equation of the circle?
A. (x + 4)2 + (y + 4)2 = 16 B. (x – 8)2 + (y – 8)2 = 16 C. (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16 D. (x + 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 16

89. ECE April 2004

A circle is described by the equation x2 + y2 – 16x = 0. What is the length of the chord which is 4 units from the center of the circle?
A. 6.93 units B. 13.86 units C. 11.55 units D. 9.85 units

92. ECE November 1995

If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative 1, one of these lines is said to be
A. parallel B. skew C. perpendicular D. non-intersecting

93. ECE March 1996

The line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola is called
A. latus rectum B. axis of parabola C. tangent line D. secant line

94. ECE November 1996

It represents the distance of a point from the y-axis.
A. ordinate B. coordinate C. abscissa D. polar distance

95. ECE April 1994

In a conic section, if the eccentricity > 1, the locus is
A. an ellipse B. a hyperbola C. a parabola D. a circle
96. ECE April 1998
It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is constant.
A. circle B. ellipse C. hyperbola D. parabola

97. ECE April 1998

If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of –x for x, its curve is symmetric with respect to the
A. y-axis B. x-axis C. origin D. line 45 degrees with the
axis

98. ECE November 1997

A line which is perpendicular to the x-axis has a slope equal to
A. zero B. 2 C. one D. infinity

99. ECE November 1997

In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in a line perpendicular to the major axis is a
A. latus rectum B. minor C. focal width D. conjugate axis

106. ME Board Exam April 1997

In the equation y = -x2 + x + 1, where is the curve facing?
A. upward B. facing left C. facing right D. downward

107. ME Board Exam October 1997

The general equation of a conic section is given by the following equation: Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0. A curve maybe
identified as
an ellipse by which of the following conditions?
A. B2 - 4AC < 0 B. B2 – 4AC = 0 C. B2 – 4AC > 0 D. B2 – 4AC = 1

108. ME Board Exam April 1997

What is the radius of the sphere center at the origin that passes the point 8, 1, 6?
A. 10 B. 9 C. √101 D. 10.5

109. ME Board Exam October 1996

What are the x and y coordinates of the focus of the conic section described by the following equation? (Angle θ corresponds to a
right
triangle with adjacent side x, opposite side y and the hypotenuse r) r – sin2 θ = cos θ
A. (1/4, 0) B. (0, π/2) C. (0, 0) D. (-1/2, 0)

110. ME April 1997

What is the graph of the equation Ax2 + Bx + Cy2 + Dy + E = 0?
A. circle B. ellipse C. parabola D. hyperbola

111. ME October 1997

What type of curve is generated by a point which moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while travelling at a constant
speed, v, parallel to the x-axis?
A. helix B. spiral of Archimedes C. hypocycloid D. cycloid

112. ME April 1998

Points that lie in the same plane
A. coplanar B. oblique C. collinear D. parallel