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PLANE, SOLID AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY Midterm Exam

Saturday| December 14, 2024 Time: 8AM – 12NN

1. Find the coordinates of a point equidistant from 11. What is the distance between the centers of
(1, -6), (5, -6) and (6, -1). the circles x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 3 = 0 and x2 + y2 -
A. (2, -2) B. (3, -2) 8x- 6y + 7 = 0?
C. (3, -3) D. (2, -3) A. 7.07 B. 7.77
C. 8.07 D. 7.87
2. Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y - 8 =
0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0. 12. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle
A. 30º B. 35º x2 + y2 - 34 = 0 through point (3,5)
C. 45º D. 60º A. 3x + 5y – 34 = 0 B. 3x - 5y – 34 = 0
C. 3x + 5y + 34 = 0 D. 3x - 5y + 34 = 0
3. What is the length of the line with a slope of
4/3 from a point (6, 4) to the y-axis? 13. A circle with its center in the first quadrant is
A. 10 B. 25 tangent to both x and y-axis. If the radius is 4,
C. 50 D. 75 what is the equation of the circle?
A. (x+4)2 + (y+4)2 = 16
4. Determine B such that 3x + 2y - 7 = 0 is B. (x-4)2 + (y-4)2 = 16
perpendicular to 2x - By + 2 = 0. C. (x-4)2 + (y+4)2 = 16
A. 5 B. 4 D. (x+4)2 + (y-4)2 = 16
C. 3 D. 2
14. The ends of the diameter of a circle are at
5. Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) coordinates (4, 3) and (-6, 9). Find the equation of
and the area is 2 square units, the locus of the the circle.
third vertex is A. x2 + y2 + 2x - 12y + 3 = 0
A. 4x – y = 14 B. 4x + 4y = 14 B. x2 + y2 - 2x + 6y - 15 = 0
C. x + 4y = 12 D. x – 4y = -10 C. x2 + y2 – 3x + 12y + 2 = 0
D. x2 + y2 – 3x + 6y + 2 = 0
6. What is the image of a point (-5, 12) at a
translated origin at (4, -2)? 15. A circle is described by the equation x2 + y2 –
A. (-9, 14) B. (-9, 10) 16x = 0. What is the length of the chord that is 4
C. (-1, 10) D. (-1, 14) units from the center of the circle?
A. 12.563 B. 8.523
7. A line passing through (6, 2) has a slope of 4/3. C. 13.856 D. 9.632
Find the distance measured along the line from
the point (6, 2) to the y-axis. Situation - Given the line x – 2y + 2 = 0 and the
A. 10 B. 8 circle x2 + y2 + 6x + 6y + 8 = 0.
C. 6 D. 4 16. Find the distance between the points of
intersection of the line and the circle.
8. The angle from L1, whose slope is -1/3, to line A. 4.03 B. 3.16
L2, is 135°. Find the slope of L2. C. 4.47 D. 4.74
A. -1/2 B. 1/2
C. 2 D. -2 17. Determine the area of the small segment
bounded by the line and the circle
9. Find the acute angle of intersection between A. 3.16 B. 2.85
the curves xy = 16 and y^2 = 4x. C. 4.74 D. 4.03
A. 71.6° B. 75.3°
C. 65.4° D. 68.9° Situation - Given the circle
x2 + y2 - 6x + 12y +9 = 9.
10. Find k such that the line y = 4x + 3 is tangent 18. Where is the center of the circle?
to the curve y = x2 + k. A. (3,-6) B. (-3, -6)
A. 7 B. 6 C. (-3, 6) D. (3, 6)
C. 5 D. 4

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19. Find the nearest and farthest distance from Situation - Given the following curves:
point (12, 8) to the circle. Curve 1: y = x2 - 7x + 6
A. 6.87 & 20.45 B. 9.93 & 23.35 Curve 2: x - 2y = 6
C. 8.49 & 22.13 D. 9.84 & 25.62
29. What are the slopes of curve 1 at points of
Situation – Given: x2 + y2 + 6x - 10y + 25 = 0. intersection?
Determine the following: A. 3 & 2 B. -3 & -2
20. The radius of the circle. C. -3 & 2 D. 3 & -2
A. 2 B. 4
C. 3 D. 5 Situation – Given two conic sections:
𝑥2 + 𝑦2 − 8𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 16 = 0
21. The interior of a satellite TV antenna is a dish 𝑦2 − 16𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 68 = 0
having the shape of a (finite) paraboloid that its
diameter 12 m and 2 m deep. Find the distance 30. Which of the following defines these conics?
from the center of a dish to the focus. A. ellipse and parabola
A. 4.5 m B. 5.5 m B. circle and parabola
C. 6.0 m D. 4.0 m C. circle and ellipse
D. ellipse and hyperbola
22. What is the length of the latus rectum of the
curve x2 = 20y? 31. What is the distance between their points of
A. √20 B. 20 intersection?
C. 5 D. √5 A. 11.875 B. 10.932
C. 11.314 D. 12.342
23. Compute the focal length and the length of
the latus rectum of parabola y2 + 8x – 6y + 25 = 0. Situation – Given a parabola x2 + 4y – 48 = 0 and
A. 2 , 8 B. 4 , 16 line x – 2y + 12 = 0. Determine the following:
C. 16 , 64 D. 1 , 4
32. A point of intersection of the parabola and
2
24. The curve y = -x + x + 1 opens : line.
A. upward B. to the left A. (6, -3) B. (-6, 3)
C. to the right D. downward C. (4, -8) D. (4, 3)

25. Determine the shortest distance from point (4, 33. What is the area enclosed by the curve 9x2 +
2) to the parabola y2 = 8x. 25y2- 225 = 0?
A. 2.83 B. 3.54 A. 47.1 B. 50.2
C. 2.41 D. 6.32 C. 63.8 D. 72.3

Situation - A parabola has an equation of 34. The earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun at
y2 + 14y - 12x + 73 = 0. one of the foci. If the farthest distance of the sun
26. Locate the vertex of the parabola. from the earth is 105.50 million km and the
A. (-2, 7) B. (2, -7) nearest distance of the sun from the earth is
C. (2, 7) D. (-2, -7) 78.25 million km, find the eccentricity of the
ellipse.
27. Where the parabola opens to? A. 0.15 B. 0.25
A. upward B. downward C. 0.35 D. 0.45
C. left D. right
35. If the length of the major and minor axes of an
Situation - The vertex of a parabola with vertical ellipse is 10cm and 8cm, respectively, what is
axis of symmetry is at (5, 4) and one end of its the eccentricity of the ellipse?
latus rectum is at (9, 6). A. 0.50 B. 0.60
C. 0.70 D. 0.80
28. Determine the eccentricity of the conic
section. 36. The area of the ellipse 9x2 + 25y2 – 36x – 189
A. 0.80 B. 1 = 0 is equal to
C. 1.2 D. undefined A. 15 π sq. units B. 20 π sq. units
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C. 25 π sq. units D. 30 π sq. units 46. The equation of a sphere with center at (-3, 2,
4) and of radius 6 units is
37. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its A. x2 + y2 + z2 + 6x – 4y – 8z = 36
semi-minor axis is 3. The distance from the B. x2 + y2 + z2 + 6x – 4y – 8z = 7
center to the directrix is. C. x2 + y2 + z2 + 6x – 4y + 8z = 6
A. 6.532 B. 6.047 D. x2 + y2 + z2 + 6x – 4y + 8z = 36
C. 6.614 D. 6.222
47. Express the polar equation in rectangular
38. What is the equation of the tangent to the form. r = 1 – sin θ.
curve 9x2 + 25y2 - 225 = 0 at (0, 3)? A. x2 + y2 = (x2 + y2 + y)2
C. x2 + y2 = (x2 - y2 + y)2
A. Y + 3 = 0 B. x + 3 = 0 B. x2 - y2 = (x2 + y2 + y)2
C. x - 3 = 0 D. y - 3 = 0 D. x2 + y2 = (x2 + y2 - y)2

Situation - For ellipse 48. A sphere of diameter 30 units have its center
16x2 + 25y2 + 128x - 150y + 381 = 0. at the origin. Given three point A(6, 8, 9), B(-5, 8,
39. Determine the distance between the -10) and C (7, 6, 12). Which of the following
directrices. is/are inside the sphere?
A. 8.67 B. 9.67 A. A and B only B. B and C only
C. 12.44 D. 8.33 C. A and C only D. A, B and C

Situation – Given: Situation - The vertices of a triangle ABC have

Circle: x2 + y2 = 5 polar coordinates A(0, 0), B(8, 45°), C(-12, -60°).
Ellipse: 5x2 + y2 = 6 Determine the following:
40. Which of the following is a point of 49. The area of the triangle.
intersection of the curves? A. 63.43 B. 64.36
A. (2.179, 0.5) B. (0.5, 2.179) C. 46.36 D. 43.66
C. (0.8, 1.875) D. (1.875, 0.8)
Situation – A solid has an equation x2/64 + y2/36 +
41. Find the acute angle of intersection. z2/25 = 1
A. 25° B. 36° 50. Determine the volume of the solid in cube
C. 42° D. 51° units.
A. 280π B. 2360π
Situation - For the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 = 481: C. 320π D. 240π
42. What is the radius of curvature of the ellipse
at (4,-3)? 51. Find the volume of water in a swimming pool
A. 4.27 B. 2.87 with vertical ends and sides. The length
C. 3.54 D. 4.98 measured at the water line is 50 ft. and the
breadth is 20 ft. The bottom of the swimming pool
43. How far from the x-axis is the focus F of the is a plane sloping gradually downward so that the
hyperbola x2 - 2y2 + 4x + 4y + 4 = 0? depth of the water at one end is 4ft. and at the
A. 4.5 B. 3.4 other end is 8 ft.
C. 2.7 D. 2.1 A. 6000 ft3 B. 4000 ft3
C. 5000 ft3 D. 3000 ft3
44. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose
asymptotes are y = ± 2x and which passes 52. Two edges of the base of an oblique
through (5/2, 3). parallelepiped are 6cm and 10cm and with
A. 4x2 + y2 + 16 = 0 B. 4x2 + y2 - 16 = 0 included angle of 45o. A lateral edge 12cm forms
C. x2 - 4y2 - 16 = 0 D. 4x2 - y2 = 16 an angle of 60o with the base. Find the volume of
the parallelepiped.
45. Given the equilateral hyperbola xy = 8, what A. 250.92 cm3 B. 440.91 cm3
is the length of the conjugate axis of the C. 560.32 cm3 D. 490.55 cm3
hyperbola?
A. 12 B. 16 53. Three circles of different diameter are tangent
C. 8 D. 4 externally. The triangle formed by the line joining
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their centers have sides 16 cm, 20 cm, and 24 and the measure of the remaining angle is 10º
cm, respectively. Find the area of the biggest more than the measure of the smallest angle.
circle in square Find the measure of each angle.
A. 750.78 cm2 B. 530.65 cm2 A. (40, 90, 50) B. (30, 100, 50)
C. 615.75 cm2 D. 575.54 cm2 C. (30, 110, 40) D. (20, 120, 40)

54. The side of a regular pentagon is 32.2 cm 62. 20. A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle
long. Find the area between the circles inscribed whose diameter is 20 m. Find the area of the 6
in the pentagon and the circle circumscribing the segments of the circle formed by the sides of the
pentagon. hexagon.
A. 814.33 cm2 B. 760.55 cm2 A. 36.45 m2 B. 63.54 m2
C. 859.35 cm2 C. 669.32 cm2 C. 45.63 m2 D. 54.36 m2

55. The areas of two similar polygons are 80 and 63. A shed is 4 m long and 2 m wide. A concrete
5. If a side of the smaller polygon has a length 2, path of constant width is laid all the way around
find the length of the corresponding side of a the shed. If the area of the path is 9.5 sq.m,
larger polygon. calculate its width to the nearest cm.
A. 7 B. 6 A. 50 B. 55
C. 8 d. 9 C. 60 D. 65

56. A regular octagon is to be cut out from a 64. Three circles tangent externally to each other
square section having a side of 16 m. Determine are tangent internally to a larger circle. If one the
the side of the octagon. three circles has a radius of 5 cm and the
A. 7.54m B. 6.63 m circumscribing circle has a radius of 10 cm, find
C. 8.45 m D. 5,34 m the radii of the two other equal circles.
A. 6.66 cm B. 3.33 cm
57. A lot has a frontage of 120 m. long along a C. 4.44 cm D. 5.55 cm
road. The other sides which are both
perpendicular to the road are 90 m. and 60 m. 65. . A swimming pool is constructed in the shape
respectively. It is desired to subdivide the lot into of two partially overlapping identical circles. Each
two parts by another perpendicular line to the of the circles has a radius of 9 m and each circle
road such that the area of the lot that adjoins the passes through the center of the other. Find the
90 m. side is equal to 1/3 of the whole area. area of the swimming pool.
Determine the length of the dividing line. A. 380 m 2 B. 390 m 2
A. 81.24 m B. 62.65m C. 400 m 2 D. 410 m2
C. 71.35 m D. 54.55m
66. A triangle has its two sides 8 m and 22 m.
58. Find the area of a regular heptagon with side The perimeter may be
10 cm. A. 62 B. 61
A. 363.39 cm2 B. 332.54 cm2 C. 60 D. 59
C. 245.65 cm2 D. 443.45 cm2
67. Situation – The bases of the trapezoid are 48
59. Find the area of a triangle with sides 10, 11, m and 98 m. The angles at the ends of the longer
and 12 cm. base are 63°52’ and 71°48’. What is the area of
A. 45.32 cm2 B. 51.52 cm2 the trapezoid in m2.
C. 33.43 cm2 D. 68.43 cm2 A. 3537.0 B. 4784.0
C. 4455.5 D. 3807.7
60. The ratio of the angles of a triangle are 2:3:7.
If the area is 304 cm^2, what is the perimeter of 68. Given a triangle whose sides are 10 cm, 24
the triangle? cm and 26 cm. Find the perimeter of a smaller
A. 110.54 cm B. 72.55 cm triangle that is similar to the given triangle whose
C. 80.43 cm D. 91.69 cm shortest side is 6 cm.
A. 32 B. 48
61. The measure of the largest angle of triangle is C. 42 D. 36
80º more than the measure of the smallest angle,
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69. Situation – An unfenced grass land is in the length of the dividing line parallel to the two sides
form of a right triangle ABC with AB = 4 m, BC = that will divide the lot into two equal areas.
8 m, and AC as hypotenuse. A goat is tied to a 5 A. 203.96 B. 214.25
m long rope with its stake at point O which is 2 m C. 200.00 D. 186.54
from side AB, and 2 m from the prolongation of
side BC through corner B. 48. How far is O from 77. Y-axis : Ordinate :: Z-axis ________
C in meters? A. conjugate B. coordinate
A. 10.8 B. 10.6 C. applicate D. tridimension
C. 10.2 D. 11.3
78. The corners of a 2-meter square are cut off to
70. 40. Points A, P, and Q are in the periphery of form a regular octagon. What is the length of the
a circle whose center is O. The ratio of arcs AP to sides of the resulting octagon?
PQ is 3 to 4. If angle POA is 15º, determine the A. 0.525 B. 0.727
angle PQO. C. 0.626 D. 0.828
A. 40º B. 80º
C. 70º D. 50º 79. Find the sum of the interior angles of the
vertices of a five pointed star inscribed in a circle.
71. A rectangle ABCD which measures 18 cm by A. 150º B. 160º
24 cm is folded once, perpendicular to diagonal C. 170º D. 180º
AC, so that the opposite vertices A and C
coincide. Find the length of the fold. 80. If this process is continued, what will be the
A. 20.5 cm B. 21.5 cm dimension of the next smaller square in meters?
C. 22.5 cm D. 23.5 cm A. 336.67 B. 420.00
C. 447.21 D. 200.00
72. Situation – A square lot 1 kilometer on each
side is divided into five equal parts. The parts 81. Find the area of a quadrilateral having sides
consist of four equal right triangles and a square AB = 10 cm, BC = 5 cm, CD = 14.14 cm and DA=
at the center of the lot. If this process is 15 cm, if the sum of the opposite angles is equal
continued, What is the ratio of the area of the to 225°.
smallest square to the original square? A. 96 cm2 B. 100 cm2
A. 0.200 B. 0.040 C. 94 cm2 D. 98 cm2
C. 0.008 D. 0.500
82. The parallel bases of a trapezoid measure
73. Three circles with radii 3, 5 and 9 cm are 100 cm and 150 cm respectively and its altitude is
externally tangent. What is the area of the triangle 60 cm. It is divided into two parts whose areas
formed by joining their centers? are in the ratio of 2.5 by a line parallel to the
A. 45 cm2 B. 56 cm2 bases such that the bigger part is adjacent to the
C. 48 cm2 D. 52 cm2 smaller base. Determine the length of dividing
line.
74. A square section ABCD has one of its sides A. 142.05 cm B. 132.67 cm
equal to x. Point E is inside the square forming an C. 137.58 cm D. 136.04 cm
equilateral triangle BEC having one side equal in
length to the side of the square. Find the angle 83. Given a triangle ABC with sides AB = 30 cm,
AED. BC = 36 cm and AC = 48 cm. Find the distance of
A. 130º B. 140º the point of intersection of perpendicular bisectors
C. 150º D. 160º to side BC.
A. 18.75 B. 17.58
75. A regular five-pointed star is inscribed in a C. 15.87 D. 17.85
circle of radius 30 cm. Find the area of the star in
square cm. 84. The sides of two rectangular posters are in
A. 808.4 B. 909.6 the ratio 5:4. If the bigger poster has an area of
C. 1010.3 D. 505.2 50 sq. ft, what is the area of the smaller poster?
A. 40 sq. ft B. 24 sq. ft
76. The parallel sides of a trapezoidal lot measure C. 16 sq. ft D. 32 sq. ft
160 m and 240 m and are 40 m apart. Find the
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85. How many sides has a polygon if the sum of 94. The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with
the interior angles is 1080°? one of each side equal to 6 cm. Thee of the right
A. 5 B. 6 prism?
C. 7 D. 8 A. 1211.6 cm3 B. 2211.7 cm3
C. 1212.5 cm3 D. 1122.4 cm3
86. Given an isosceles trapezoid ABCD where
sides AB and CD are parallel. Diagonals AC and 95. A regular octahedron has an edge 2 m. Find
BD intersect. If AC = 5x + 3 and BD = 7x – 3, find its volume (in m3).
x. A. 3.77 B. 1.88
A. 2 B. 3 C. 3.22 D. 2.44
C. 4 D. 5
96. An ice cream cone is filled with ice cream and
87. Situation – The bases of the trapezoid are 48 a surmounted ice cream in the form of a
m and 98 m. The angles at the ends of the longer hemisphere on top of the cone. If the
base are 63°52’ and 71°48’. 54. What is the hemispherical surface is equal to the lateral area
altitude of the trapezoid in m? of the cone, find the total volume (in cubic inches)
A. 68.3 B. 61.0 of ice cream if the radius of the hemisphere is 1
C. 48.8 D. 51.3 inch and assuming the diameter of hemisphere is
equal to the diameter of the cone.
88. A certain angle has a supplement 5 times its A. 3.45 B. 3.91
complement. What is the angle? C. 4.12 D. 4.25
A. 67.5º B. 58.5º
C. 30.0º D. 27.0º 97. A cubical container that measures 2 inches on
a side is tightly packed with 8 marbles and is filled
89. The number of diagonals of a regular polygon with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the
is 35. Find the area of the polygon if its apothem walls of the container and the adjacent marbles.
measures 10 centimeters. All of the marbles are of the same size. What is
A. 285.26 cm2 B. 324.92 cm2 the volume of water in the container?
C. 215.71 cm2 D. 378.41 cm2 A. 0.38 in3 B. 2.50 in3
C. 3.80 in3 D. 4.20 in3
90. If the sides of a parallelogram and an included
angle are 6, 10 and 100°, respectively, find the 98. The corners of a cubical block touched the
length of the shorter diagonal. closed spherical shell that encloses it. The
A. 10.63 B. 10.37 volume of the box is 2744 cubic cm. What volume
C. 10.73 D. 10.23 in cubic centimeter inside the shell is not
occupied by the block?
91. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by A. 2714.56 B. 3714.65
how much is the surface area increased? C. 4713.56 D. 4613.74
A. 30% B. 33%
C. 60% D. 69% 99. In a portion of an electrical railway cutting, the
areas of cross section taken every 50 m are
92. A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 2556, 2619, 2700, 2610 and 2484 sq. m. Find its
9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m. What is the volume.
base edge in meters? A. 522,600 m3 B. 520,500 m3
A. 12 B. 13 C. 540,600 m3 D. 534,200 m3
C. 14 D. 15
100. Determine the volume of a right truncated
93. The volume of the frustum of a regular triangular prism with the following definitions: Let
triangular pyramid is 135 cu. m. The lower base is the corners of the triangular base be defined by A,
an equilateral triangle with an edge of 9 m. The B and C. The length of AB = 10 ft., BC = 9 ft. and
upper base is 8 m above the lower base. What is CA = 12 ft. The sides A, B and C are
the upper base edge in meters? perpendicular to the triangular base and have the
A. 2 B. 3 height of 8.6 ft., 7.1 ft. and 5.5 ft. respectively.
C. 4 D. 5 A. 413 ft3 B. 311 ft3
C. 313 ft3 D. 391 ft3
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