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ANALYTIC GEOMETRY
6. What is the equation of the line that passes through (4, 0) and is
parallel to the line x – y – 2 = 0. (M96 M 25)
CENTROID OF PLANE AREAS a. y+x+4=0 c. y–x–4=0
b. y–x+4=0 d. y+x–4=0
1. Two vertices of a triangle are (6, -1) and (7, -3). Find the ordinate
of the third vertex such that the centroid of the triangle will lie at 7. A line passing through (5, 3) has a slope of 3/2. Find the distance,
the origin. (M00 M 10) measured along the line, from the point (5, 3) to the Y-axis. (M02
a. -13 c. 13 M 21)
b. 4 d. -4 a. 3 c. 5
b. 6.542 d. 9.014
2. A composite area consist of a rectangle with vertices at coordinates
(3, 0), (9, 0), (9, 3), and (3, 3) and a triangle with vertices at
coordinates (3, 3), (9, 3), and (7, 5). How far from the Y-axis is the ANGLE OF INCLINATION OF LINES
centroid of the composite area? (M02 M 20)
a. 6.083 c. 6.254 8. Find the angle that the line 2y – 9x – 18 = 0 makes with the X-axis.
b. 5.741 d. 6.871 (M99 M 4)
a. 74.77 c. 47.77
3. A triangle have vertices at A (-3, -2), B (2, 6), and C (4, 2). What is b. 4.5 d. 77.47
the abscissa of the centroid of the triangle? (N02 M 11)
3 3
a. /4 c. /2
5
b. /4 d. 1 DISTANCE BETWEEN A POINT AND A LINE

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

AREA BY COORDINATES (M94 M 12)
a. 2 c. 1
4. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are A (-3, -1), B (5, 3) and b. 4 d. 3
C (2, -8). (N96 M 6)
a. 34 c. 36 10. The two points on the lines 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 which are at distance
b. 38 d. 32 2 from the line 3x + 4y – 6 = 0 are: (M94 M 14)
a. (-8, -8) and (-16, -16) c. (-5.5, 1) and (-5, 2)
b. (-44, 64) and (-5, 2) d. (64, -44) and (4, -4)
DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS
11. Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0. (N96 M
5. Find the distance between (4, -2) and (-5, 1). (M97 M 30) 16)
a. 9.67 c. 9.49 a. 3.86 c. 3.54
b. 9.85 d. 9.94 b. 3.68 d. 3.72

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12. Find the distance from the point (5, -3) to the line 7x – 4y – 28 = 0. 20. Determine the area enclosed by the curve x2 – 10x + 4y + y2 = 196.
(N98 M 22) (M99 M 16)
a. 2.62 c. 2.48 a. 15 c. 12
b. 2.36 d. 2.54 b. 225 d. 144

13. How far is the line 3x – 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin? (N99 M 12) 21. Find the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y – 23 = 0. (N99 M 13)
a. 1 c. 3 a. (3, -2) c. (-3, 2)
b. 2 d. 4 b. (3, 2) d. (-3, -2)

14. How far is the line 5x – 4y + 7 = 0 from the point (-2, 8)? (M01 M 22. Find the area of the curve x2 + y2 + 6x – 12y + 9 = 0. (N00 M 3)
9) a. 125 square units c. 92 square units
a. 4.75 c. 3.21 b. 113 square units d. 138 square units
b. 9.84 d. 5.47
23. Determine the area enclosed by the curve x2 + y2 + 8x + 4y – 61 =
0. (M01 M 30)
CIRCLES a. 341.23 c. 217.65
b. 432.87 d. 254.47
15. What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 – 10x + 4y – 196 = 0? (N94
M 11) 24. Locate the center of the curve x2 + y2 + 8x + 4y – 61 = 0. (N01 M
a. 15 c. 17 3)
b. 16 d. 14 a. (4, -2) c. (4, 2)
b. (-4, 2) d. (-4, -2)
16. What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 – 6y = 0? (M95 M 5)
a. 3 c. 6 25. Determine the distance from the curve x2 + y2 – 16y + 16x + 64 =
b. 5 d. 4 0 to point (6, 4). (M02 M 7)
a. 6.56 c. 7.52
17. Where is the center of the curve x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 31 = 0? (N95 b. 5.24 d. 8.67
M 11)
a. (-1, -2) c. (1, 2) 26. What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 10y – 92 = 0? (M03
b. (1, -2) d. (-1, 2) M 12)
a. 12 c. 11
18. How far from the Y-axis is the center of the curve 2x2 + 2y2 + 10x b. 13 d. 10
– 6y – 55 = 0? (M96 M 23)
a. -3.0 c. -3.25
b. -2.75 d. -2.5 PARABOLA

19. Determine the length of the chord common to the circles x2 + y2 = 27. Where is the vertex of the parabola x2 = 4 (y – 2)? (N94 M 10)
64 and x2 + y2 – 16x = 0. (N98 M 8) a. (2, 0) c. (0, 4)
a. 13.86 c. 13.25 b. (4, 0) d. (0, 2)
b. 12.82 d. 12.28

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28. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y? (M95 35. Find the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the ellipse 9x2
M 4) + 4y2 – 72x – 24y – 144 = 0. (M99 M 5)
a. 5 c. 4 a. 0.67 c. 1.5
b. 20 d. 8 b. 1.8 d. 0.75

29. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = -12y? (M98 36. The area of the ellipse is given as A = 3.1416ab. Find the area of
M 5) the ellipse 25x2 + 16y2 – 100x + 32y = 284. (N99 M 8)
a. 12 c. 3 a. 86.2 square units c. 68.2 square units
b. -3 d. -12 b. 62.8 square units d. 82.6 square units

30. Determine the equation of the directrix of the curve x2 = 16y. (M00 37. Find the distance between the foci of the curve 9x2 + 25y2 – 18x +
M 29) 100y – 116 = 0. (N00 M 4)
a. x+4 = 0 c. y–4 = 0 a. 7 c. 8
b. x–4 = 0 d. y+4 = 0 b. 6 d. 12

38. Determine the latus rectum of the ellipse 49x2 + 36y2 + 392x –
ELLIPSE 216y – 656 = 0. (N01 M 4)
a. 16.333 c. 13.215
31. What is the area enclosed by the curve 9x2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0? (N94 b. 10.286 d. 9.456
M 12)
a. 188.496 c. 150.796 39. The distance from the focus to the vertices of an ellipse are 4 and 6
b. 47.125 d. 75.398 units. Determine the second eccentricity of the ellipse. (N01 M 28)
a. 0.204 c. 0.503
32. Locate the center of the curve x2 + 16y2 – 16x + 96y + 144 = 0. b. 0.305 d. 0.402
(N97 M 11)
a. (8, -3) c. (14, -3) 40. What is the distance between the vertices of the ellipse 64x2 + 25y2
b. (2, -3) d. (8, -1) + 16x – 16y – 648 = 0? (M02 M 22)
a. 6.324 c. 10.21
33. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the curve 25x2 + 9y2 – b. 12.54 d. 5.105
300x – 144y + 1251 = 0. (N97 M 13)
a. 3.2 c. 3.6 41. Find the ratio of the length of the minor axis to the length of the
b. 3.4 d. 3.0 major axis of the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 – 144 = 0. (M03 M 11)
a. 0.75 c. 0.43
34. How far apart are the directrices of the curve 25x2 + 9y2 – 300x – b. 0.62 d. 0.58
144y + 1251 = 0? (M98 M 28)
a. 14.2 c. 12.5 42. If the curve Ax2 + By2 + F = 0 passes through (0, 3) and (4, 0), the
b. 13.5 d. 15.2 curve is: (N03 M 12)
a. a parabola c. a circle
b. an ellipse d. a hyperbola

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HYPERBOLA

43. How far from the X-axis is the foci of the hyperbola x2 – 2y2 + 4x
+ 4y + 4 = 0? (N95 M 4)
a. 2.62 c. 2.73
b. 2.45 d. 2.24

SPACE ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

44. If the distance between points A (2, 10, 4) and B (8, 3, z) is 9.434,
what is the value of z? (N02 M 12)
a. 4 c. 3
b. 6 d. 5

45. Determine the radius of the sphere whose equation is x2 + y2 + z2 +

8x – 2y + 1 = 0. (N02 M 13)
a. 5 c. 4
b. 3 d. 2

46. Points C (5, 7, z) and D (4, 1, 6) are 7.28 cm apart. Find the value
of z. (M03 M 13)
a. 3 c. 2
b. 4 d. 1

47. The distance between points (x, 3, 6) and (2, 10, 4) is 9.434 units.
Calculate the value of x. (N03 M 13)
a. 5 c. 8
b. 7 d. 6

48. If the distance between points A (2, 5, 4) and B (x, 3, 6) is AB =

5.745 m, determine the value of x. (N03 M 14)
a. 4 c. 3
b. 6 d. 7

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