TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

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1. Find the distance from the point (1, 3) to the line 4x 17. Point P(x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, 1)
+ 3y + 12 = 0. one half of its distance from the line y = 4. The
A. 4 C. 5 equation of its locus is
B. 6 D. 7
A. 2x2 - 4y2 = 5 C. 4x2 + 3y2 = 5
2. Find the point on the y-axis that is equidistant from (5, 2 2
B. 2x + 5y = 3 D. x2 + 2y2 =4
1) and (-3, -1).
18. The center of a suspension bridge forms a parabolic
A. (0, 4) C. (0, 6)
arc. The cable is suspended from the top of the
B. (2, 1) D. (2, 4)
support towers, which are 800 ft. apart. The top of
3. Find the distance between the given lines 4x – 3y = the towers 170 ft. above the road and the lowest
12 and 4x – 3y = -8. point on the cable is midway between the towers
A. 3 C. 4 and 10 ft. above the road. Find the height of the
B. 5 D. 6 cable above the road at a distance of 100 ft. from the
4. What is the acute angle formed between the lines y towers.
= 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 9? A. 90 ft. C. 100 ft.
A. 4.4° C. 28.3° B. 80 ft. D. 110 ft.
B. 5.2° D. 16.8°
19. The major axis of elliptical path in w/c earth moves
5. Find the equation of a line that passes thru (6,-8)
around the sun is approximately 186 000 000miles
and parallel to the line 2x – 7y – 5 = 0
A. 4x – 6y – 56 = 0 C. 2x – 7y – 68 = 0 and eccentricity is 1/60. Determine the apogee of
B. 2x + 6y + 49 = 0 D. 7y – 2 = 2x the earth.
6. A line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is perpendicular to A. 93 000 000 miles C. 91 450 000 miles
B. 94 335 100 miles D. 94 550 000 miles
the line through (x, -7) and (8, 7). Find x.
A. -4 C. -5 20. A car headlight reflector is cut by a plane along its
B. -6 D. -19/3 axis. The section is a parabola having the light
7. The point (3, 2) is the midpoint of the segment defined center at the focus. If the distance of focus from the
by the points (h, 1) and (5, k), h and k are respectively: vertex is 3/4cm and if the diameter of the reflector is
A. 1 and 3 C. 3 and 1 10cm, find its depth.
B. -2 and 1 D. 2 and -1 A. 23/3 C. 28/3
B. 22/3 D. 25/3
8. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the
line joining (5, 0) and (-7, 3). SUPPLEMENTARY PROBLEMS
A. 8x + 2y + 11 = 0 C. 8x – 2y + 11 = 0
21. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 – 36x +
B. 8x – y + 11 = 0 D. 8x + y + 11 = 0
8y
9. Find the area of a polygon whose vertices are (3, 5), = 4.
(-1,-7), (-2, 4), and (5,-6). A. 1.80 C. 1.92
A. 124 sq. units C. 142 sq. units B. 1.86 D. 1.76
B. 62 sq. units D. 71 sq. units 22. A parabolic arc has a height of 20 ft. and a width of
10. What conic section is describe by the equation 4x2 36 ft. at the base. If the vertex of the parabola is at
the top of the arc at what height above the base is it
+ 3xy + 5y2 – x + y = 0?
A. Circle C. Ellipse 18 ft. wide?
B. Hyperbola D. Parabola A. 12 C. 14
B. 13 D. 15
11. A circle passes through O(0,0), A(5,1) and B(1,5).
Determine the area of the circle. 23. The line 3x + 2y – 10 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By
+ 2 = 0. Find the distance from the intersection of the
A. 32.44 sq. units C. 35.59 sq. units
B. 25.81 sq. units D. 29.49 sq. units lines to the origin.
12. Given the curve 16x2 + 25y2 – 64x – 50y – 311 = 0, A. 2.828 C. 3.828
B. 2.288 D. 3.288
determine its latus rectum.
24. A point P(x, 3) is equidistant from the point A (1, 5),
A. 32/5 C. 46/5
B. 13/5 D. 23/5 B (-1, 2). Find x
A. 2/5 C. 3/4
13. What is the eccentricity of an ellipse 9x2 + y2 +18x B. -3/4 D. -2/5
– 12y – 180 = 0? 25. A semi-elliptical path arch is 20 ft. high at the center
A. 0.789 C. 0.943 and has a span of 50-ft. find the height of the arch at
B. 0.897 D. 0.576 a point 10-ft. from one end of the base.
14. Find the vertex of the curve x2 – 2x – 8y – 15 = 0. A. 14 ft. C. 15 ft.
B. 16 ft. D. 17 ft
A. (2,-3) C. (2, 1)
B. (2,-3) D. (1,-2) 26. A circle has an equation of x2 + y2 = 48. Determine
the length of the line joining the intersection of the
15. Find the angle in degrees between the asymptote of circle and the curve x2 + 8y = 0.
A. 4 C. 11.32
the hyperbola 9x2-25y2 + 50y - 250 = 0 and the x B. 8 D. 5.66
axis. A. 30.96° C. 25.66°
27. The vertices of a triangle are at A(1,2), B(3,8) and
B. 11.76° D. 15.4°
C(8,-1). Locate the point of intersection of its
16. Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola whose transverse
medians.
and conjugate axes are equal in length.
A. (3, 4) C. (4, 3)
A. 0.823 C. 1.414
B. (-4,-3) D. (4, 2)
B. 1.525 D. 1.734
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28. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is
perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
C. 5 C. 4
D. 3 D. 2
29. Find the inclination of the line 2x + 5y = 10.
A. 140.236° C. 158.2°
B. 130.57° D. 157.3°
30. Find the midpoint between two points (2,4) and
(8,12)
A. (3, 4) C. (7,3)
B. (4, 2) D. (5,8)
31. An elliptical plot of garden has semi major axis of 6
meters and semi minor axis of 4.8 meters. If these
are increased by 0.15 meter each, find the increase
in the area of the garden in square meters.
A. 4.62 C. 5.16
B. 6.24 D. 3.62
32. Find the equation of the circle whose center is on the
line 2x – y + 4 = 0 and which passes thru the points
(0,4) and (3,7)
A. (x-7)2 + (y-3)2 = 8 C. (x-2)2 + (y-3)2 = 7
B. (x-7)2 + (y-4)2 = 6 D. (x-1)2 + (y-6)2 = 5
33. Given the curve 16x + 25y – 64x – 50y – 311 = 0,
2 2

determine its center.

A. (1,2) C. (2,-1)
B. (2,1) D. (1,-2)
34. A conic has an equation of an asymptote equal to
3x=4y. What is the equation of the conic having its
centre at origin and its transverse axis equal to y=0.
A. 9x2 - 16y2 = 144 C. 16x2 – 9y2 = 144
B. 9y2 – 16x2 = 144 D. 16y2 – 9x2 = 144
35. A hotel swimming pool has for its boundary a curve
given by the equation: x2+y2 = 2x-4y+20 where the
units are all in meters. Find the volume of water
required to fill the pool to a depth of 1.5m.
A. 117.8m3 C. 168.7m3
B. 121.5m3 D. 171.5m3
36. Given the equation of the curve 9x2 + 25y2 - 144x +
200y + 751 = 0. Find the distance between the foci.
A. 6 C. 8
B. 10 D. 12
37. A hyperbola with transverse axis 8 and conjugate
axis 6. Find the eccentricity.
A. 4/3 C. 5/4
B. 5/3 D. none of these
38. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2
= 16x
A. x = -4 C. x = -8
B. x = 8 D. x = 4
39. A curve has the equation 16x2 + 9y2 – 32x – 128 =
0. Its eccentricity is:
A. 0.88 C. 0.66
B. 0.77 D. 0.55
40. In Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a square
are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5) and (-3, 4). What is its area?
B. 20 sq. units C. 30 sq. units
C. 25 sq. units D. 35 sq. units