Precal Exam
Precal Exam
DIRECTIONS: On this multiple-choice test, each question or item is followed by a series of possible answers or
choices. Read each question and decide which among the choices is correct. Completely blacken the circle that
corresponds to your answer on the answer sheet.
1. What does the curve trace out by a point moving in plane such that the difference between its distances from
two fixed points is constant?
a. Circle b. Ellipse c. Parabola d. Hyperbola
2. State the length of the major and minor axes of the ellipse:
a. Major: 4 b. Major: 6 c. Major: 36 d. Major:12
Minor: 6 Minor: 4 Minor: 16 Minor: 8
6. Consider the two equations: and . The lines represented by these equations are
parallel. Which statement explains why this is true?
a. Both equations have two terms to the right of the equal sign.
b. The constants in the two equations are reciprocals and have opposite signs.
c. The coefficients of x in the two equations are the same because they have the same slope.
d. The coefficients of y in the two equations are the same because they have the same slope.
7. What best describes the relationship between the lines with equations and ?
a. Parallel b. Perpendicular c. Same Line d. Neither parallel nor perpendicular
8. Which of the following is the slope of a line perpendicular to the line ?
a. -7 b. c. 7 d.
9. The line segments that passing through the foci of the ellipse and whose endpoints are on the ellipse is called
_____.
a. Latus Rectum b. Latera Recta c. Vertex d. Vertices
10. The line is perpendicular to which of the following equation of the lines?
a. b. c. d.
a. b. c. d.
12. The equation is perpendicular to which of the following equation?
a. b. c. d.
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13. What is the distance between (5, 1) and (-4, -2)?
a. 45 units b. units c. units d. units
14. The endpoints of are (3 ,6) and (-1, 4). If is divided in the ratio 1:1, what is the coordinates of point
of division?
a. (-2, 5) b. (1, 5) c. (5, 1) d. (5,-2)
15. If (1, -2) is equidistant with (4, 4) and (x , 4), find the value of x?
a. -4 and -2 b. -4 and 2 c. 4 and -2 d. 4 and 2
16. Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line segment from (-2, 1) and (2, 3) in the ration 3:4.
a. b. c. d.
17. What equation of the line with points (-1, 3) and (4, 6) will generate?
a. b. c. d.
18. Determine the equation of the line with x-intercept of 4 and y-intercept of 5.
a. b. c. d.
19. Write the equation of the parabola with vertex (4, -2) and focus (4, 4) in standard form.
a. c.
b. d.
20. Rewrite the equation of the hyperbola in standard form.
a. c.
b. d.
a. c.
b. d.
26. What is the “b” distance of the given ellipse?
a. 5 units b. 3 units c. 9 units d. units
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27. What is the length of the major axis of the ellipse?
a. 10 units b. 18 units c. 6 units d. units
a. c.
b. d.
29. Find the length of “a” distance.
a. 4 units b. 2 units c. 1 unit d. units
30. Find the length of “b” distance.
a. 4 units b. 2 units c. 1 unit d. units
31. What is the of length of “c” distance?
a. 4 units b. 2 units c. 1 unit d. units
32. What is the line that never touches by any graph but approaches nearer and nearer to it?
a. Asymptotes b. Conjugate Axis c. Transverse Axis d. Latus Rectum
a.
b.
c.
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d.
37. What is the equation of the hyperbola in general form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
c.
d.
40. What is the equation in general form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Graph the hyperbola on the graphing template available in your answer sheet.
46-47.
48-50.
Prepared by:
EDJOHN R. LUIS
Teacher II
Checked:
Noted:
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Rizal National High School
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Pob. Norte, Rizal, Nueva Ecija
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