Prepared By:

Engr. Jeffrey P. Landicho

Sample Problem
1. Find the distance from the point (1, 3) to the line 4x
+ 3y + 12 = 0.
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
2. Find the distance between the given lines 4x – 3y =
12 and 4x – 3y = -8.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
3. What is the acute angle between the lines y = 3x + 2
and y = 4x + 9?
a. 4.4 deg b. 28.3 deg c. 5.2 deg d. 18.6 deg
4. What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3
from a point (6, 4) to the y-axis?
a. 10 b. 25 c. 50 d. 75
5. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is
perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3 d. 2
6. A line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is perpendicular
to the line through (x, -7) and (8, 7). Find x.
a. -4 b. -5 c. -6 d. -19/3
7. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector
of the line joining (5, 0) and (-7, 3).
a. 8x + 2y + 11 = 0 b. 8x – 2y + 11 = 0
c. 8x – y + 11 = 0 d. 8x + y + 11 = 0
8. In Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a
triangle are defined by the following points: (-2,
0), (4, 0) and (3, 3). What is its area.
a. 8 sq. units b. 9 sq. units
c. 10 sq. units d. 11 sq. units
9. In Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a square are:
(1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5) and (-3, 4). What is its area?
a. 20 sq. units b. 30 sq. units
c. 25 sq. units d. 35 sq. units
10. Find the equation of the line with slope -12/5 crosses
the first quadrant and forms with the axes a triangle
with perimeter of 15 units.
a. 12x – 5y = 30 b. 12x + 5y = 30
c. -12x + 5y = 30 d. 12x + 5y = -30
11. What conic section is describe by the equation 4x 2 +
3xy + 5y2 – x + y = 0
a. Circle b. ellipse
c. hyperbola d. parabola
12. In the non generated conic 2xy – x + y -13 = 0, classify
as
a. Circle b. ellipse
c. hyperbola d. parabola=-
13. The center of a suspension bridge forms a parabolic
arc. The cable is suspended from the top of the
support towers, which are 800 ft apart. The top of the
towers 170 ft above the road and the lowest point on
the cable is midway between the towers and 10 ft
above the road. Find the height of the cable above the
road at a distance of 100 ft from the towers.
a. 90 ft b. 100 ft
c. 80 ft d. 110 ft
14. A circle passes through O(0,0), A(5,1) and B(1,5).
Determine the area of the circle.
a. 32.44 b. 35.59
c. 25.81 d. 29.49
15. Find the locus of a point which moves so that its
distance from (4,0) is equal to 2/3 its distance from
the line x =9.
a. 6x2 + 10y2 = 200 b. 3x2 + 6y2 = 150
c. 4x2 + 6y2 = 120 d. 5x2 + 9y2 = 180
16. Find the equation of the line that bisects the acute
angle between the lines x - y - 1= 0 and 7x + y - 7 = 0.
a. 3x – y = 3 b. 3x + y = 3
c. -3x – y = 3 d. 3x – y = -3
17. 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 b. (x-2)2 + (y-3)2 = 7
c. (x-7)2 + (y-4)2 = 6 d. (x-1)2 + (y-6)2 = 5
18. The line 3x + 2y – 10 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By +
2 = 0. Find the distance from the intersection of the
lines to the origin.
a. 2.828 b. 3.828
c. 2.288 d. 3.288
19. The vertices of a triangle are at A(1,2), B(3,8) and
C(8,-1). Locate the point of intersection of its medians.
a. (3,4) b.(4,3)
c. (-4,-3) d. (4,2)
20. The major axis of elliptical path in w/c earth moves
around the sun is approximately 186 000 000miles and
eccentricity is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth.
a. 93 000 000 miles b. 94 335 100 miles
c. 91 450 000 miles d. 94 550 000 miles
21. The cables of a horizontal suspension bridge are
supported by two towers 120 m apart and 40 m high. If the
cable is 10 m above the floor of the bridge at the center and
using the midpoint of the bridge as the origin. Compute
the elevation of the cable 30 m from the center of the
bridge.
a. 18.5 b. 18.5 c. 16.5 d. 17.5
22. A conic has an equation of an asymptote equal to 3x=4y.
What is the equation of the conic having its center at
origin and its transverse axis equal to y=0.
a. 9x2 -16y2 = 144 b. 16x2 – 9y2 = 144
c. 9y2 – 16x2 = 144 d. 16y2 – 9x2 = 144
23. What is the distance between the centers of the
circles x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 3 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 8x – 6y + 7 =
0?
a. 7.07 b. 7.77 c. 8.07 d. 7.87
24. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 – 36x + 8y = 4.
a. 1.80 b. 1.92
c. 1.86 d. 1.76
25. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices at (-4,
2) and (0, 2) and foci at (-5, 2) and (1, 2).
a. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x + 16y – 16 = 0
b. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x – 16y – 16 = 0
c. 5x2 – 4y2 – 20x + 16y + 16 = 0
d. 5x2 + 4y2 – 20x + 16y – 16 = 0