Parabola Worksheet Mentor: Parkash Heerani

1. For the equation of a parabola x2 = 20y, find the axis of symmetry and the
equation of directrix.
a. y - axis, x = - 5
b. x = 0, y = 5
c. x - axis, y = 5
d. y - axis, y = - 5
2. Find the equation of the parabola with focus at (- 7, 0), x - axis as the axis of
symmetry and vertex at origin.
a. y2 = - 7x
b. y2 = - 28x
c. y2 = 28x
d. x2 = 28y

3. Find the vertex of the parabola y = 6x2 - 24x + 27.

a. (3, 2)
b. (5, 4)
c. (2, 3)
d. (2, 4)

4. Find the vertex and axis of symmetry of the parabola y2 - 4x + 4y + 20 = 0.

a. (- 4, - 2), x = - 2
b. (4, - 2), y = - 2
c. (- 4, 4), x = - 4
d. (4, 2), y = - 2

5. For the equation y = - 8x 2 + 112x - 392, find the focus and directrix.
a. Focus: (7, 1/32), directrix: x = -1/32
b. Focus: (7, -1/32), directrix: y = 1/32
c. Focus (7, 1/32), directrix y = - 1/32
d. Focus: (1/32, 7), directrix: xx = 1/32

6. What is the standard form of the equation of a parabola with focus (9, 0),
directrix x = - 9?
a. y2 = 4x
b. y2 = - 36x
c. y2 = 36x
d. y = 36x2

7. Given the parabola with focus (0, 3) and directrix y = - 3. Determine its equation
and which direction it opens.
a. x2 = 3y, downwards
b. x2 = 12y, downwards
c. x2 = 12y, upwards
d. x2 = 3y, upwards

8. Name the chord drawn through the focus and perpendicular to the axis of the
parabola.
a. focal Chord
b. latus rectum
c. focal beam
d. asymptote

9. What is the focus and directrix for the parabola x = y2 - 14y + 3?

a. (- 183/4, 7), 4x = 185
b. (7, 183/4), 4x = - 185
c. (- 183/4, - 7), 4x = - 185
d. (- 183/4, 7), 4x + 185 = 0
10. Which of the following is true for the equation of parabola 18y2 - 252y + 3x + 21 =
0?
a. opens downward
b. opens to the right
c. opens upward
d. opens to the left

11. Which of the following is true for the equation of parabola y = 4x 2 + 24x - 39?
a. opens upward
b. opens to the left
c. opens to the right
d. opens downward

12. Find the vertex, axis of symmetry, the focus and the directrix of the equation of
parabola2x2 - 20x - y + 45 = 0.
a. (- 5, 5), x = 5, (5, - 41/8), 8y + 39 = 0
b. (5, - 5), x = 5, (5, - 39), 8y + 39 = 0
c. (5, 5), x = 5, (5, 41/8), 8y + 39 = 0
d. (5, - 5), x = 5, (5, -39/8), 8y + 41 = 0

13. What is the distance from the vertex to the focus of the parabola y = 0.5x2?
a. 1/2
b. 1/10
c. 2

14. What is the standard form of a parabola with vertex (2, 4) and focus (2, 8)?
a. (x - 2) 2 = 16(y - 4)
b. (x - 2) 2 = 16(y - 8)
c. (y - 8) 2 = 16(x - 2)
d. (y - 2) 2 = 16(x - 4)
 15. Find the equation of the parabola in the standard form opens to the left with (- 1,
- 5) as vertex and focal width 20.
a. (y - 5) = 20(x + 1) 2
b. (y + 5) 2 = - 20(x + 1)
c. (y - 5) 2 = - 20(x - 1)
d. (y + 1) 2 = 20 (x + 5)

16. Find the distance from the focus to the directrix of a parabola x2 = 16y.
a. 3
b. 8
c. 4
d. 16

17. What is the minimum length of focal chord of a parabola x2 = 28y?

a. 14
b. 28
c. 26
d. 7

18. What does the equation y2 = - 32x represent?

a. a parabola, which opens to the right

b. a parabola, which opens upward
c. a parabola, which opens to the left
d. a parabola, which opens downward

19. What is the equation of the directrix of the parabola x2 = - 20y?

a. y-5=0
b. y + 20 = 0
c. y+5=0
 d. y=0

20. What is the graph of the equation represented by y2 - 12x - 10y + 85 = 0?

a. ellipse
b. parabola
c. hyperbola
d. circle

21. Choose an equation of the parabola in the standard form whose vertex is (0,
0) and focus is (2, 0).
a. x2 = 8y
b. y2 = 2x
c. y2 = 8x
d. y2 = - 8x

22. Find an equation of the parabola in the standard form whose directrix is the
line y = 4 and whose focus is the point (0, - 4).
a. x2 = 16y
b. y2 = 16x
c. y2 = - 16x
d. x2 = - 16y

23. What is the measure of the angle between the focal axis, and the directrix of a
parabola?
a. 60
b. 45
c. 75
d. 90

24. What does the equation x2 + 2x - y + 3 = 0 represent?

a. Parabola
 b. Rectangular hyperbola
c. Hyperbola
d. Ellipse
e. Circle

25. Find the location of the receiver of a microphone, which is a paraboloid of

revolution generated by the parabola y2 = 12x.
a. (- 3, 0)
b. (12, 0)
c. (3, 0)
d. (- 12, 0)
e. (0, 3)

26. Find the focus of the parabola y2 = 16x.

a. (4, 0)
b. (- 4, 4)
c. (0, - 4)
d. (0, 4)
e. (- 4, 0)

27. Find the equation of directrix of the parabola y2 = 12x.

a. y=-3
b. y=3
c. x = 12
d. x=-3
e. x=3
2
28. Find the focus of the parabola y = - 12x - x + 12.
a. (0, 0)
b. (1, 12)
c. (1, - 12)
d. (-1, - 12)
e. (-1, 12)
29. Write the equation of the focal axis of the parabola y2 = 24x.
a. y=x
b. x = 24
c. x=0
d. y=0
e. y+x=0

30. Find the focal length of the parabola whose directrix is x = - 4 and focus is (8, 0).
a. 8
b. 2
c. 4
d. -8
e. -2

31. Find the equation of parabola in standard form with directrix x = 4 and focus (- 2,
0).
a. y2 = - 4x
b. y2 = - 8x
c. x2 = - 4y
d. y2 = 8x
e. x2 = 4y

32. Find the standard form of the parabola with vertex (3, 4) and focus (5, 4).
a. (y - 4)2 = 32(x - 3)
b. (y - 4)2 = 8(x - 3)
c. y2 = 8x
d. (x - 4)2 = 8(y - 3)
e. (y + 4)2 = 8(x + 3)
33. Find the vertex and focus of the equation of parabola (y - 3)2 = 16(x - 2).
a. (3, 2) and (6, 3)
b. (2, 3) and (6, 3)
c. (0, 0) and (- 6, - 3)
d. (- 2, - 3) and (- 6, - 3)
e. (- 2, - 3) and (0, 0)

34. Find the focal width of the parabola y2 = 32x.

a. 4√2
b. 4
c. 16
d. 32
e. 8

35. Find the focal length of the parabola y2 + 4y - 8x - 52 = 0.

a. 4
b. 10
c. 2
d. 8
e. 6

36. Find the directrix of the parabola x2 = - 8y.

a. x=2
b. x=-2
c. y=-2
d. y=2
e. x+y=2

37. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 + 12y - 8x - 36 = 0.

a. x+y=8
b. y+4=0
 c. x + 11 = 0
d. x-8=0
e. y+8=0
38. Write the equation of the parabola in the standard form whose vertex is (0, 0) and
directrix is y = - 8.
a. y2 = 32x
b. x2 = 16y
c. x2 = 4y
d. x2 = 32y
e. x2 = - 32y

39.
Write an equation of the parabola, which opens upward with vertex (2, 3) and has
focal width of 24 units.
a. (x - 2)2 = 24(y + 3)
b. (x + 2)2 = 24(y - 3)
c. (y - 2)2 = 24(x - 3)
d. (x - 2)2 = 24(y - 3)
e. (x + 2)2 = 24(y + 3)
40. Find the equation of axis of the parabola (x - 10)2 = 32(y + 4).
a. y-4=0
b. x - 10 = 0
c. y+4=0
d. x + 10 = 0
e. x=0