Analytic Geometry

Distance Between Points

1. Determine the distance between the points (2,8) and (-1,5).
a. 3 b. √10 c. 3√2 d. 6
2. If the distance between the points (2, x) and (7,15) is 13 units. Determine x.
a. 6 b. 9 c. 4 d. 3
3. Find the distance between the points (2,5) and the line 4x – 3y = -22.
a. 9 b. 7.2 c. 3 d. 5.8
4. If the distance between point (2k – 4, 6) located from the first quadrant to the line x = 2 is equal to
8. Find k.
a. 5 b. -3 c. 3 d. -5
5. The two points on the line 2x + 3y + 4 = 0 which are at a distance of 2 units from the line 3x + 4y
– 6 = 0 are?
a. (-2,0) b. (1, -2) c. (4, -4) d. (8, -6)
6. Determine the abscissa of a point whose ordinate is 6 if this point is collinear with the points (1, -
2) and (4,2).
a. 8 b. 7 c. 5 d. 4
7. Determine the coordinates of a point which is ½ of the way from the point (-4,4) to the point (4, -
2).
a. (-1,2) b. (1,1) c. (0,1) d. (1,0)
8. Find the perimeter of a triangle ABC with vertices at A (4,6), B (2,2) and C (3, -4).
a. 8 b. 20.60 c. 10.30 d. 16
9. What is the length of the common chord to the circles 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 64 and 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 32𝑥 = 0?
2 2

a. 7.75 b. 12.42 c. 60 d. 15.49

Centroid of a Triangle by Coordinates
10. Triangle ABC has the following coordinates A (2,3), B (-2, -4) and C (6, -8). Find the coordinates
of the centroid.
a. (-3,2) b. (-2,3) c. (3, -2) d. (2, -3)
11. The coordinates of the two vertices of a triangle are (3, -6) and (9, -4). Determine the coordinates
of the third vertex so that the centroid of the triangle lies at the origin.
a. (-6,5) b. (-12,10) c. (12, -10) d. (6, -5)
Area by Coordinates
12. Find the area of the triangle with coordinates at A (2,3), B (-2, -4) and C (6, -8).
a. 72 b. 36 c. 18 d. 54
13. Find the area of a quadrilateral ABCD with its vertices at A (4,10), B (10,8), C (11,2) and D (2,2).
a. 53 b. 106 c. 26.5 d. 64
Slope of a Line
14. Find the slope of a line, which passes through (2, -2) and (4,7).
a. 5/2 b. -9/2 c. 2/9 d. 9/2
15. Find the slope of a line having the equation 3x – 2y + 17 = 0.
a. 3/2 b. 2/3 c. -3/2 d. -2/3
Equation of a Line
16. Find the x-intercept of the line 3x – 4y = 12.
a. 4 b. 3 c. -3 d. -4
17. Find the equation of a line which passes through (4,2) and is parallel to the x-axis.
a. y – 2 = 0 b. x – 2 = 0 c. y – 4 = 0 d. x – 4 = 0
 18. Determine the equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines x + 2y + 7
= 0 and 2x – y – 11 = 0 and has a slope of 3.
a. 3x – y = -14 b. 3x – y = -4 c. 3x – y = 14 d. 3x – y = 4
19. What is the equation of a line which intercepts the y-axis at 4 and also intercepts the x-axis at 3?
a. 3x + 4y = 12 b. 4x + 3y = 12 c. 4x – 3y = 12 d. 3x – 4y = 12
20. Find the equation of a line with y-intercept of -4 and a slope of 2.
a. y = 2x – 4 b. y = 2x + 4 c. y = -2x – 4 d. y = -2x + 4
21. A parallelogram has the vertices located at the following coordinates: (-1,4), (4,6), (6,3) and (2,2).
Find the equation of the longest diagonal.
a. x + 7y = 27 b. 2x – y = 2 c. 2x + 3y = 10 d. 3x + 2y = 12
22. The equation of the line is given as x + y + 8 = 0. Compute the value of p if it is expressed in the
normal form x cos 𝛽 + y sin 𝛽 = p.
a. 8√2 b. −8√2 c. 4√2 d. −𝟒√𝟐
23. Convert the equation 4x + 3y – 19 = 0 to normal form.
a. 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 36.87° − 𝑦 sin 36.87° = −19/5 c. 𝒙 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟑𝟔. 𝟖𝟕° + 𝒚 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟑𝟔. 𝟖𝟕° = 𝟏𝟗/𝟓
b. 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 53.13° − 𝑦 sin 53.13° = −19/5 d. 𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠 53.13° + 𝑦 sin 53.13° = 19/5
24. A car rental firm has the following charges for a certain type of a car. Php2500 per day with 500
free kilometers included, Php100 per kilometer for more than 500km. Suppose an engineer want
to rent a car for one day and the engineer is about to use it for more than 500km. What is the
equation relating the cost y to the number of kilometers x that the engineer drive the car?
a. y = 2500 + 400x b. y = 2500 – 100x c. y = 2500 + 100x d. y = 100x – 47500
25. A photocopy store advertises the following prices. Php0.50 per copy for the first 20 copies,
Php0.40 for the 21st through 100th copy, and Php0.30 per copy after the 100th copy, and Php0.30
per copy after the 100th copy. Let x be the number of copies, let y be the total cost of
photocopying. Find the equation in the form y = mx + b that tells you the cost of making x copies
when x is more than 100.
a. y = 1.2x b. y = 1.2x – 30 c. y = 0.30x d. y = 0.30x + 12
26. In 2006, the median price of an existing home in the United States was approximately $222,000.
In 2001, the median price of an existing home was $150,900. Let y be the median price of an
existing home in the year x where x = 0 represents 2001. Write a linear equation that models of
median existing home price in terms of the year x. [Hint: The line will pass through the points
(0,150900) and (5,222000)].
a. y = 14,220x + 150,900 c. y = -14,220x – 150,900
b. y = -14,220x + 150,900 d. y = 14,220x – 150,900
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
27. What is the slope of the line of the line parallel to the line 4x – 5y + 9 = 0?
a. y = -4/5 b. y = 4/5 c. y = 5/4 d. y = -5/4
28. If line A is perpendicular to line B and the slope of line A is ¾ and the slope of line B is 4/(x + 2),
determine the value of x.
a. x = 8 b. x = -1 c. x = -5 d. x = 1
29. Given a line defined by the equation y = -(2x/3) – 5, if there exists a line perpendicular to the
given line, what is its slope?
a. 2/3 b. -3/2 c. 3/2 d. -2/3
30. Determine the equation of the line passing through the point (3, -2) and perpendicular to the line
20x + y – 34 = 0.
a. x – 20y = 43 b. x + 20y = -37 c. x + 20y = 43 d. x – 20y = -37
31. Find the equation of a line perpendicular to 3x – 4y + 10 = 0 and passing through (-6,7).
a. 4x – 3y – 45 = 0 b. 4x – 3y – 3 = 0 c. 4x – 3y + 45 = 0 d. 4x + 3y + 3 = 0
32. What is the equation of the line perpendicular to the line 2y – 4x = 7 whose y-intercept is 5?
a. 2x + y – 5 = 0 b. x – 2y + 10 = 0 c. 2x – y + 5 = 0 d. x + 2y – 10 = 0
 33. Determine the area of the triangle formed by the coordinate axes and the line that passes through
the point (2,3) with equal x and y intercepts.
a. 20 b. 25 c. 12.5 d. 10
Angle Between Two Lines
34. What is the acute angle between the lines 4x – 3y + 9 = 0 and 3x – 8y + 1 = 0?
a. 27.55° b. 62.45° c. 𝟑𝟐. 𝟓𝟕° d. 48.72°
35. Given the lines 3x + y – 2 = 0 and 2x + by – 6 = 0, find the value of b so that the two lines form an
angle of 45°.
a. -1 b. 2 c. -1.5 d. -3
Equation of the Angle Bisector of Two Lines
36. Find an equation of an angle bisector that bisects the angle between the lines 3x – 4y = -5 and 6x
+ 8y = -1.
a. 12x + 11 = 0 b. 16y + 9 = 0 c. 12x – 16y + 9 = 0 d. 12x + 9 = 0
37. Find an equation of the line that bisects the angle between the lines 4x – 3y – 7 = 0 and 5x + 12y +
8 = 0.
a. 77x – 21y = 131 b. 27x + 21y = 131 c. 27x + 99y = 131 d. 77x + 21y = 51
Circles
38. Find the equation of the circle with a radius of 3 and centered at (5,6).
a. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 10𝑥 − 12𝑦 − 48 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 10𝑥 + 12𝑦 − 52 = 0
𝟐 𝟐
b. 𝒙 + 𝒚 − 𝟏𝟎𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐𝒚 + 𝟓𝟐 = 𝟎 d. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 10𝑥 − 12𝑦 + 18 = 0
39. Find the equation of circle passing through the points (3,0), (5, -2) and (-4, -7).
a. 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝒙 + 𝟗𝒚 − 𝟔 = 𝟎 c. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 𝑥 + 9𝑦 − 18 = 0
b. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 𝑥 − 9𝑦 + 6 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑥 + 9𝑦 − 18 = 0
40. The diameter of a circle connects and runs through the points (-3, 3) and (5,9). Which of the
following is the equation of the circle?
a. (𝑥 + 1)2 + (𝑦 − 6)2 = 25 c. (𝑥 − 1)2 + (𝑦 + 6)2 = 25
b. (𝑥 + 1)2 + (𝑦 + 6)2 = 25 d. (𝒙 − 𝟏)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝟔)𝟐 = 𝟐𝟓
41. Find the equation of the circle with the endpoints of its diameters at (3, -1) and (-7, -5).
a. (𝑥 − 2)2 + (𝑦 − 3)2 = 17 c. (𝑥 + 3)2 + (𝑦 − 2)2 = 37
b. (𝒙 + 𝟐)𝟐 + (𝒚 + 𝟑)𝟐 = 𝟐𝟗 d. (𝑥 + 3)2 + (𝑦 + 2)2 = 25
42. Find the equation of the line passing through the centers of the following circles: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥 +
2𝑦 − 7 = 0 and 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 + 8𝑦 − 5 = 0.
a. 2x + 2y = -5 b. x – y = 3 c. x + y = 2 d. 3x + 3y = -6
43. A circle has its center at (0,2) and one end of its diameter is located at (7,2). Determine the
location of the other end of its diameter.
a. (-7,2) b. (7,9) c. (7, -5) d. (-7, -2)
44. Find the equation of the circle passing through (-2,1) and tangent to the line 3x – 2y = 6 at the
point (4,3).
a. (𝒙 + 𝟐/𝟕)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝟒𝟏/𝟕)𝟐 = 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎/𝟒𝟗 c. (𝑥 − 2/7)2 + (𝑦 − 11/7)2 = 100/7
b. (𝑥 + 4/7)2 + (𝑦 − 31/7)2 = 1100/49 d. (𝑥 + 4/7)2 + (𝑦 − 31/7)2 = 1100/49
45. A circle with center at (1,2) is tangent to the line 4x + 3y + 5 = 0. Find the equation of the circle.
a. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 16 = 0 c. 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 − 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟒𝒚 − 𝟒 = 𝟎
b. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 8 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 12 = 0
46. A circle with center and the origin has a radius of √5 units. A line with a slope of 2 passes
through the origin and intersects the circle in two places. Determine the points of intersections.
a. (2,3) and (-2, -5) b. (1,2) and (-1, -2) c. (-1,2) and (1, -2) d. (1,2) and (-2, -4)
47. Given a circle defined by the equation (𝑥 − 3)2 + (𝑦 + 3)2 = 36. Find the coordinates of the
center and the length of the radius R.
a. C (-3,3); R = 6 b. C (3, -3); R = 6 c. C (3, -3); R = 36 d. C (-3,3); R = 36
 48. Determine the center of the circle defined by the equation: 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 10𝑦 = 0
a. (0, -5) b. (0,10) c. (0, -10) d. (0,5)
49. Determine the radius of the circle defined by the equation 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 10𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 30 = 0.
a. 16 b. 8 c. 4 d. 2
Radical Axis

50. Determine the equation of the radical axis of the circles and 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 10𝑥 − 6𝑦 + 18 = 0 and
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 4𝑥 + 12𝑦 + 31 = 0.
a. -14x + 6y + 49 = 0 b. 6x – 8y + 13 = 0 c. 6x + 18y + 13 = 0 d. 14x – 6y – 13 = 0
Parabolas

51. Determine the vertex of the parabola with equation 𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 10 = 0.

a. (-2,3) b. (2, -3) c. (-2,6) d. (2, -6)
52. Determine the vertex of the parabola defined by the equation 𝑦 2 + 10𝑦 − 6𝑥 + 43 = 0.
a. (-4,5) b. (4, -5) c. (-3,5) d. (3, -5)
53. Find the vertex of the parabola defined by the equation 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 8𝑦 + 32 = 0.
a. (2, -4) b. (-4,2) c. (-4,4) d. (4, -4)
54. Determine the equation of the parabola with a focus at (10,0) and a directrix at x -= 2.
a. 𝑦 2 = 12(𝑥 − 5) b. 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟏𝟔(𝒙 − 𝟔) c. 𝑦 2 = 24(𝑥 − 8) d. 𝑦 2 = 16(𝑥 − 8)
55. A parabola has a focus at (-3,6) and a directrix of y = -4. For which value of q does the point (q,6)
lie on the parabola?
a. 7 b. 6 c. 9 d. 8
2
56. The graph of the function f(x) = 𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 4 does not intersect the x-axis. Which of the
following statements must then be true about b?
a. -4 < b < 4 b. b > 4 c. -16 < b <8 d. b < 16
2
57. Find the length of the latus rectum of the parabola 𝑥 − 6𝑥 = 12𝑦 + 51.
a. 6 b. 24 c. 144 d. 12
2
58. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the parabola 𝑦 − 2𝑦 + 16𝑥 − 79 = 0.
a. 32 b. 4 c. 8 d. 16
59. The headlight of a car has a reflector which is in a shape of a parabola. If the reflector is 16cm in
diameter and 8cm deep, how far should the light bulb be placed in the reflector from the
reflector’s vertex?
a. 2cm b. 4cm c. 8cm d. 16cm
Ellipses

60. Find the coordinates of the foci of the conic section defined by the equation: 9𝑥 2 + 25𝑦 2 = 225.
a. F (-5,0) and F′ (5,0) b. F (-3,0) and F′ (3,0) c. F (-6,0) and F′ (6,0) d. F (-4,0) and F′ (4,0)
61. Find the coordinates of the vertices of the conic section defined by the equation 49𝑥 2 + 16𝑦 2 −
196𝑥 + 32𝑦 − 572 = 0.
a. V (6, -1) and V′ (-2, -1) c. V (2,3) and V′ (2, -5)
b. V (9, -1) and V′ (-5, -1) d. V (2,6) and V′ (2, -8)
62. An ellipse with center at (3,3) has height of 50 units and width of 80 units. Determine is equation.

a. 6400𝑥 2 + 2500𝑦 2 − 38400𝑥 − 15000𝑦 − 15919900 = 0

b. 2500𝑥 2 + 6400𝑦 2 − 15000𝑥 − 38400𝑦 − 15919900 = 0
c. 1600𝑥 2 + 625𝑦 2 − 9600𝑥 − 3750𝑦 − 979975 = 0
d. 𝟔𝟐𝟓𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟎𝒚𝟐 − 𝟑𝟕𝟓𝟎𝒙 − 𝟗𝟔𝟎𝟎𝒚 − 𝟗𝟕𝟗𝟗𝟕𝟓 = 𝟎
63. A conic section is defined by the equation 9𝑥 2 + 25𝑦 2 − 100𝑦 − 125 = 0. Determine the length
of the major axis.
a. 10 b. 9 c. 8 d. 25
 64. An ellipse has an eccentricity of 0.40 and a distance between its foci of 8 units. Determine the
distance between its directrices.
a. 25 b. 50 c. 100 d. 20
Hyperbolas
65. Find the equation of a hyperbola whose center is at (-1,2), conjugate axis is vertical and
measures 6 units, and the distance between the foci is 14 units.
a. (1/9)(𝑥 + 1)2 − (1/40)(𝑦 − 2)2 = 1 c. (1/40)(𝑦 + 1)2 − (1/9)(𝑥 − 2)2 = 1
b. (1/9)(𝑦 + 1)2 − (1/40)(𝑥 − 2)2 = 1 d. (𝟏/𝟒𝟎)(𝒙 + 𝟏)𝟐 − (𝟏/𝟗)(𝒚 − 𝟐)𝟐 = 𝟏
66. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose foci are (8.4) and (0,4) and has an eccentricity of 2.
a. (𝟏/𝟒)(𝒙 − 𝟒)𝟐 − (𝟏/𝟏𝟐)(𝒚 − 𝟒)𝟐 = 𝟏 c. (1/12)(𝑦 − 4)2 − (1/4)(𝑥 − 4)2 = 1
2 2
b. (1/12)(𝑥 − 4) − (1/4)(𝑦 − 4) = 1 d. (1/4)(𝑦 − 4)2 − (1/12)(𝑥 − 4)2 = 1
67. Determine the equation of the hyperbola with the given foci and vertices. Foci: (5, -10), (5,10);
Vertices: (5, -7), (5,7)

a. (1/51)(𝑥 − 5)2 − (1/49)𝑦 2 = 1 c. (1/51)𝑦 2 − (1/49)(𝑥 − 5)2 = 1

b. (1/49)(𝑥 − 5)2 − (1/51)𝑦 2 = 1 d. (𝟏/𝟒𝟗)𝒚𝟐 − (𝟏/𝟓𝟏)(𝒙 − 𝟓)𝟐 = 𝟏
68. Find the eccentricity of the hyperbola 16(𝑦 − 2)2 − 25(𝑥 + 1)2 = 400.
a. 0.60 b. 0.75 c. 1.60 d. 1.28
2 2
69. A hyperbola has an equation of 2𝑥 − 5𝑦 − 10 = 0. What is the equation of the conjugate
diameter if the equation of the diameter is x – 5y = 0?
a. x – y = 0 b. 2x – y = 0 c. x – 2y = 0 d. x + y = 0
70. Determine the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are 2x – y – 4 = 0 and 3x + y – 3 = 0
and which passes through the point (4,1).
a. 𝑥 2 − 6𝑦 2 − 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑥 − 18𝑦 − 18 = 0 c. 𝑦 2 − 6𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 − 𝑦 − 18𝑥 − 18 = 0
𝟐 𝟐
b. 𝟔𝒙 − 𝒚 − 𝒙𝒚 − 𝟏𝟖𝒙 − 𝒚 − 𝟏𝟖 = 𝟎 d. 6𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 − 18𝑦 − 𝑥 − 18 = 0
71. A ship is traveling a course parallel to and 120km from a straight shore-line. Two radio stations,
A and B are 400km apart from each other along the shore-line. By timing stations, A and B and
100km closer to station B than to station A, determine the distance from the ship to station B.
a. 193.65km b. 58.82km c. 285.29km d. 185.29km
72. The x-axis and the y-axis are asymptotes of the equilateral hyperbola whose equation is xy = 9.
Find the length of the conjugate axis.
a. 6.67 b. 4.5 c. 4.24 d. 8.49
Locus of Points
73. A point P (x, y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one half of its distance from the line y =
4. Compute the eccentricity of the curve.
a. 0.50 b. 0.58 c. 1.67 d. 8.49
74. A circle with radius of 5 has its center (4,8). Find the equation of the centers of family of circles
tangent to the given circle and the x-axis.
a. (𝒙 − 𝟒)𝟐 = 𝟐𝟔(𝒚 − 𝟑/𝟐) c. (𝑥 − 2)2 = 18(𝑦 − 3/2)
b. (𝑥 − 8)2 = 26(𝑦 − 3/2) d. (𝑥 − 4)2 = 20(𝑦 − 5/2)
Equations in Polar Form
75. Convert r = 3/sin 𝜃 to rectangular form.
a. y = 3 b. x = 3 c. y = 9 d. x = 9
76. Convert r = 1 – sin 𝜃 to rectangular form.
𝟐
a. (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )2 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 𝑦 c. (𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒚) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐
b. 𝑥 4 − 𝑦 4 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 d. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2
77. Convert r = 8 to rectangular form.
a. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 4𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 56 c. 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 = 𝟔𝟒
2 2
b. 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 8𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 32 d. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 16
78. Compute the latus rectum of the curve r = 2 / (1 – sin 𝜃).
a. 4 b. 8 c. 16 d. 12