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2. There is a fixed circle having a radius of 5 with center at (4,8). Find the equation of the curve
connecting the centers of all circles that are tangent to this fixed circle and the x-axis.
a. x^2 + 8x 26y = 55 c. x^2 8x 26y = 55
b. x^2 + 8x + 26y = 55 d. x^2 8x + 26y = 55
4. Compute the distance between the directrices of the curve 9x^2 25y^2 54x 250y + 481 = 0.
a. 15 b. 12.5 c. 10 d. 7.5
5. A hyperbola has the equation x^2 8x 4y^2 + 64y = 256, find the center of hyperbola.
a. (8,4) b. (-8,4) c. (4,8) d. (-4,8)
6. Two lines are represented by the equations -1/2 y = 6x + 10 and y = mx. Find the value of m such
that the lines will be parallel.
a. 12 b. -12 c. 6 d. -6
7. Find the locus of a point the sum of the squares of whose distances from (2,3) and (-1,-2) is 34.
a. x^2 + y^2 x y 8 = 0 c. x^2 + y^2 + x + y 8 = 0
b. x^2 + y^2 + x y 8 = 0 d. x^2 + y^2 x + y 8 = 0
8. Find the radius of the circle passing through the points (3,8) , (9,6) , and (13,-2)
a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 6
10. In a three dimensional space using an xyz coordinate system, a line is connected between (0,0,7)
and (4,1,0). Determine the length of the line.
a. 8.12 b. 9.27 c. 6.30 d. 7.42
11. What is the equation of the line passing through the points of intersection of the curves x^2 +
y^2 + 12x + 6y + 9 = 0 and x^2 + y^2 + 18x 4y + 21 = 0?
a. -3x + 5y + 6 = 0 c. 3x 5y + 6 = 0
b. 3x 5y + 6 = 0 d. -3x 5y + 6 = 0
12. Using polar coordinates, a point is at (7,38). Find the rectangular coordinates.
a. (4.7, 5.2) b. (6.4,3.9) c. (5.5,4.3) d. (6.2, 4.0)
14. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate axis.
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 2
15. What is the slope of the line which is defined by the equation 4y = 3x + 16.
a. 16 b. 0.75 c. 3 d. 4
16. Find the equation of the plane through (2,1,-3) parallel to the plane 3x+4y+z=4?
a. 3x 4y z = 2 b. 3x + 4y + z = 7 c. 3x + 4y + z = -7 d. 3x + 4y + z = 2
SITUATION 1: The equation of the plane passing thru points (5,4,1) , (4,-2,-3) and (0,6,5) is expressed
as x/A + y/B + z/C = 1.
20. Find the circumference bounded by the curve x^2 10x + y^2 + 10y + 25 = 0
a. 10 b. 25 c. 5 d. 125
21. He completed the solution of the locus of a circle.
a. Hipparchus b. Euclid c. Appolonius d. Pythagoras
22. How many points of intersection between the curve x^2 - 4y^2 + 2x + 8y + 1 = 0 and the line 2y =
x + 3.
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. Cannot be determined
27. Find the y coordinate of latus rectum points of the curve x = y^2 8y.
a. 7/2 y. 9/2 c. Both d. None
28. Find the x-coordinate of the focus of the curve x^2 = -12y.
a. 0 b. 12 c. 3 d. -4
29. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the curve r = 4/(1-sin) .
a. 4 b. 16 d. 0 d. 8
31. A moving point is equidistant from the point (a,0,0) and the line x + a = 0, y = 0. Find the
value of z^2.
a. 0 b. 4ay c. 4ax d. 4az
35. Given the equation of the parabola y^2 8x 4y 20 = 0, Find the length of latus rectum.
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
36. If the distance between points (2,9,4) and (2,9,z) is 10, what is the value of z?
a. -6 b. 6 c. 6 d. None
37. If two points in the single dimensional coordinate have coordinates 1 and 7, what is the
coordinate of a point on the line in which is twice as far as 1 as from 7?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
38. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse having an equation of 4x^2 + 9y^2 = 13.
a. 2 b. 3 c. 0.75 d. 0.55
39. Find the equation of the diameter of the ellipse 4x^2 + y^2 = 16 which all bisects all chords
having equal slope of 1/2.
a. 8x + y = 0 b. x + 8y = 0 c. Both d. None
40. What is the angle in degrees between the line 3x 2y 4 = 0 and the x-axis?
a. 22.5 b. 38.7 c. 56.3 d. 74.5
42. Find the equation of the asymptote in the curve 2xy = x^2 + 3.
a. x = 2 b. y = 2 c. x = 0 d. y = 0
43. Determine the cylindrical coordinates of the point whose rectangular coordinate is (16/5 , 12/5 ,
3).
a. (-4,-36.87,3) b. (4,36.87,3) c. (5,53.13,4) d. (5,53.13,4)
44. How far from the x-axis is the focus of the hyperbola x^2 2y^2 + 4x + 4y + 4 = 0?
a. 1.57 b. 2.73 c. 3.12 d. 5.01
45. The corners of a quadrilateral are (4,0),(12,4),(10,8) and (4,4). How far is the centroid from
the y-axis?
a. 6.22 b. 6.87 c. 7.26 d. 7.68
46. The segment from (-1,4) to (2,-2) is extended three times its own length. Determine the terminal
point?
a. (11,-20) b. (-18,12) c. (-16,-8) d. (7,19)
47. Find the distance from the point (2,3) to the line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.
a. 2.7 b. 2.4 c. 5.4 d. 6.8