Anal Geom and Solid Geom Compilation Pinoy Bix G

COMPILATION OF SOLVED PROBLEMS
Analytic Geometry 1 Problem (PINOY BIX)

A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the length of the line segment
intercepted by the coordinate axes is the square root of 5.
2x – y – 2 = 0.
Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x – 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate axis.
3 sq. units.
Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) and the area is 2 square units, what is the locus of the
third vertex?
x – 4y = -10.
Find the slope of the line having a parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t + 1.
Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5 – 3t.
-3.
What is the equation of the line passing through (-2, 6) with the x-intercept half the y-intercept?
2x + y – 2 = 0.
What is the equation of the line joining the points (3, -2) and (-7, 6)?
4x + 5y = 2.
What is the equation of the line through (-3, -5) parallel to 7x + 2y – 4 = 0?
7x + 2y + 31 = 0.
Which of the following lines is parallel to the line 3x – 2y + 6 = 0?
15 x – 10y – 9 = 0.
Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining (5, 0) and (-7, 3).
8x – 2y + 11 = 0.
Find the equation of the line through point (3, 1) and is perpendicular to the line x + 5y +5 = 0.
5x – y = 14.
What is the equation of the line that passes thru (4, 0) and is parallel to the line x – y – 2 = 0?
x – y – 4 = 0.
A line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is perpendicular to the line through (x, -7) and (8, 7). Find x.
-6.
The line 2x – 3y + 2 = 0 is perpendicular to another line L1 of unknown equation. Find the slope of L1.
-3/2.
Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
3.
Find the equation of the line if the x-intercept and y-intercept are -2 and 4, respectively.
y – 2x – 4 = 0 .
Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and with a slope of 6?
y – 6x = 0.
A line with an inclination of 45º passes through (-5/2, -9/2). What is the x-coordinate of a point on the
line if its corresponding y-coordinate is 6?
8.
What is the equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y = -6?
3x – 2y = 12.
If the points (-2, 3), (x, y) and (-3, 5) lie on a straight line, then what is the equation of the line?
2x + y + 1 = 0 .
Find the equation of the straight line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 1.
3x – y + 1 = 0.
What is the x-intercept of the line passing through (1, 4) and (4, 1)?
5.
A line passes thru (1, -3) and (-4, 2). Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept form.
y = -x – 2
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a square are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5) and (-3, 4). What is the
area?
25 sq. units.
Given three vertices of a triangle whose coordinates are A (1, 1), B (3, -3) and (5, -3). Find the area of
the triangle.
4 sq. units.
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a triangle are defined by the following points: (-2, 0), (4, 0)
and (3, 3). What is the area?
9 sq. units.
What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0?
-3/2.
Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5.
1.
What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3 from a point (6, 4) to the y-axis?
10 units.
Find the distance between the lines, 3x + y – 12 = 0 and 3x + y – 4 = 0.
8/√10 units.
Find the distance between the given lines 4x – 3y = 12 and 4x – 3y = -8.
4 units.
What is the distance from a point (1, 3) to the line 4x + 3y + 12 = 0?
5 units.
Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0.
3.54 units.
What is the distance from the point (2, 1) to the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0?
2 units.
What are the two points on the line 2x = 3y + 4 = 0 which are at a distance 2 from the line 3x + 4y – 6
= 0?
P1(64, -44) and P2(4, -4).
Find the distance of the line 3x + 4y = 5 from the origin.
1 unit.
What is the acute angle between the lines y = 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 9?
4.4º.
Find the angle between the lines 3x + 2y = 6 and x + y = 6.
11º19’.
Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y – 8 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0.
45º.
Find the inclination of the line passing through (-5, 3) and (10, 7).
14.93°.
If the slope of the line connecting the origin and point P is ¾, find the abscissa of P if its ordinate is 6.
8.
The points (a, 1), (b, 2) and (c, 3) are collinear. Which of the following is true?
c – b = b – a.
The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. What is the terminal point?
(11, -20).
Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from the point (2, -5) to the
point (-3, 5).
(-1, 1).
If (-2, -4) is the midpoint of (6, -7) and (x, y), then what are the values of x and y?
x = -10, y = -1.
The line segment connecting (x, 6) and (9, y) is bisected by the point (7, 3). Find the values of x and
y.
(5, 0).
Find the coordinate of a point equidistant from (1, -6), (5, -6) and (6, -1).
(3, -3).
If the distance between points (3, y) and (8, 7) is 13, then what is the value of y?
-5 or 19.
Find the distance between A (4, –3) and B (–2, 5).
10 units.
What is the linear distance between –4 and 17 on the number line?
21 units.
Analytic Geometry 2 Problem (PINOY BIX)
Given the polar equation r = 5 sin θ. Determine the rectangular coordinate (x, y) of a
point in the curve when θ is 30º.
(2.17, 1.25).
Find the polar equation of the circle of radius 3 units and center at (3, 0).
r = 6 cos θ.
What are the x and y coordinates of the focus of the conic section described by the
following equation? (Angle θ corresponds to a right triangle with adjacent side x,
opposite side y and the hypotenuse r.) r sin2 θ = cos θ
(1/4, 0).
Find the polar equation of the circle, if its center is at (4, 0) and the radius 4.
r – 8 cos θ = 0.
What is the equation of a sphere with center at (-3, 2, 4) and of radius 6 units?
x^2 + y^2 + z^2 +6x – 4y – 8z = 7.
What is the radius of the sphere center at the origin that passes the point 8, 1, 6?
√101 or 10.05 units.
The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y – 2z = 9; 3x – 2y + z = 3 and x + y + z =

2 is at?
(2, 1, -1).
Find the distance between P1(6, -2, -3) and P2(5, 1, -4).
√11 units.
Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices (-4, 2) and (0, 2) and foci (-5, 2) and
(1, 2).
5x^2 – 4y^2 + 20x +16y – 16 = 0.
Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are y = ± 2x and which passes
through (5/2, 3).
4x^2 – y^2 = 16 .
What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola x^2/9 – y^2/4 = 1?
2x – 3y = 0 or 2x + 3y = 0.
What is the length of the semi-transverse axis of the hyperbola x^2/9 – y^2/4 = 1?
3 units.
How far from the x-axis is the focus F of the hyperbola x^2 – 2y^2 + 4x + 4y + 4 = 0?
0.73 or 1.73.
Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x^2 – 4y^2 – 36x + 8y = 4.
1.80.
4x^2 – y^2 = 16 is the equation of a/an?
hyperbola.
What is the length of the latus rectum of 4x^2 + 9y^2 + 8x – 32 = 0?
2.7 units.
An ellipse with center at the origin has a length of major axis 20 units. If the distance
from center of ellipse to its focus is 5, what is the equation of its directrix?
x = ±20.
The earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun at one of the foci. If the farthest distance of
the sun from the earth is 105.5 million km and the nearest distance of the sun from the
earth is 78.25 million km, find the eccentricity of the ellipse.
0.15.
The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is
approximately 186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine
the apogee of the earth.
94,550,000 miles.
An earth satellite has an apogee of 40,000 km and a perigee of 6,600 km. Assuming the
radius of the earth as 6,400 km, what will be the eccentricity of the elliptical path
described by the satellite with the center of the earth at one of the foci?
0.56.
An ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.65 and has one of its foci 2 units from the center. The
length of the latus rectum is nearest to?
3.55 units.
The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse x^2/64 + y^2/16 = 1 is equal to?
4 units.
Find the length of major axis of the ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 – 2x – 8y + 1 = 0.
4 units.
The equation 25x^2 + 16y^2 – 150x + 128y + 81 = 0 has its center at?
(3, -4).
The lengths of the major and minor axes of an ellipse are 10 m and 8 m, respectively.
Find the distance between the foci.
6 units.
Point P(x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, 1) one-half of its distance from line y
= 4. What is the equation of its locus?
4x^2 + 3y^2 = 12.
What is the area enclosed by the curve 9x^2 + 25y^2 – 225 = 0?
47.12 sq. units.
The general equation of a conic section is given by the following equation: Ax2 + Bxy +
Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0. A curve maybe identified as an ellipse by which of the following
conditions?
B^2 – 4AC < 0

Given a parabola (y – 2)^2 = -8(x – 1). What is the equation of its directrix?
x = 3.
Compute the focal length and the length of the latus rectum of the parabola y^2 + 8x –
6y + 25 = 0.
8.
A parabola has its axis parallel to the x-axis, vertex at (-1, 7) and one end of the latus
rectum at (-15/4, 3/2). Find its equation.
y^2 – 14y + 11x + 60 = 0.
A parabola has its focus at (7, -4) and directrix y = 2. Find its equation.
x^2 – 14x + 12y + 61 = 0.
Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2x^2 – 7x + 5.
4x – 7 = 0.
Find the location of the focus of the parabola y^2 + 4x – 4y – 8 = 0.
(2, 2).
What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x^2 = 20y?
20 units.
Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y^2 = 16x.
x = -4.
In the equation y = – x^2 + x + 1, where is the curve facing?
downward.
Given the equation of a parabola 3x + 2y^2 – 4y + 7 = 0. Locate its vertex.
(-5/3, 1).
Where is the vertex of the parabola x^2 = 4(y – 2)?
(0, 2).
What is the focus of the parabola y^2 = 16x?
(4, 0).
From the given equation, 3x^2 + 2x – 5y + 7 = 0. Determine the curve.
parabola
Find the value of k for which the equation x^2 + y^2 + 4x – 2y – k = 0 represents a
point circle.
-5.
Find the equation of the circle with the center at (-4, -5) and tangent to the line 2x + 7y
– 10 = 0.
x^2 + y^2 + 8x + 10y – 12 = 0.
Determine the equation of the circle whose radius is 5, center on the line x = 2 and
tangent to the line 3x – 4y + 11 = 0.
(x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25.
Find the area (in square units) of the circle whose equation is x^2 + y^2 = 6x – 8y.
25π sq. units.
The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its circumference is (-1, -3). Find the
other end of the diameter through (-1, -3).
P(3, 5).
The equation x^2 + y^2 – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0 describes:
a circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1).

What is the shortest distance from A(3, 8) to the circle x^2 + y^2 + 4x – 6y = 12?
2.1 units.
What is the distance between the centers of the circles x^2 + y^2 + 2x + 4y – 3 = 0
and x^2 + y^2 + 2x – 8x – 6y + 7 = 0?
7.07 units.
How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x^2 + 2y^2 +10x – 6y – 55 = 0?
-2.5 unit (the negative sign denotes on the left of the y-axis).
What is the diameter of a circle described by 9x^2 + 9y^2 = 16?
8/3.
What is the radius of a circle with the following equation: x^2 – 6x + y^2 – 4y – 12 =
0?
A circle whose equation is x^2 + y^2 + 4x +6y – 23 = 0 has its center at
(-2, -3).
What are the coordinates of the center of the curve x^2 + y^2 – 2x – 4y – 31 = 0?
(1, 2).
What is the radius of the circle x^2 + y^2 – 6y = 0?
3.
SOLID GEOMETRY (PINOY BIX)
The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical shell that encloses it. The
volume of the box is 2744 cubic cm. What volume in cubic centimeters inside the shell is
not occupied by the block?
4713.56 cu. cm.
A cubical container that measures 2 inches on a side is tightly packed with 8 marbles
and is filled with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and
the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are of the same size. What is the volume of
water in the container?
3.8 cu. in.
An ice cream cone is filled with ice cream and surmounted ice cream in the form of a
hemisphere on top of the cone. If the hemispherical surface is equal to the lateral area
of the cone, find the total volume (in cubic inches) of ice cream if the radius of the
hemisphere is 1 inch and assuming the diameter of hemisphere is equal to the diameter
of the cone.
3.91 cu. in.
The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter if 4 m is 5.236 cu. m.

Determine the depth of the water in the tank.
1 m.
A mixture compound of equal parts of two liquid, one white and the other black, was
placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids in 6 inches. After
standing for a short time, the mixture separated, the white liquid settling below the
black. If the thickness of the segment of the black liquid is 2 inches, find the radius of
the bowl in inches.
7.33 inches.
A regular octahedron has an edge 2 m. Find its volume (in cu. m).
3.77 cu. m.
The central angle of a spherical wedge is 1 radian. Find its volume if its radius is 1 unit.
2/3 cu. units.
Two vertical conical tanks are joined at the vertices by a pipe. Initially the bigger tank is
full of water. The pipe valve is open to allow the water to flow to the smaller tank until it
is full. At this moment, how deep is the water in the bigger tank? The bigger tank has a
diameter of 6 ft and a height of 10 ft, the smaller tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a
height of 8 feet. Neglect the volume of water in the pipeline.
∛200 ft. deep.
The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each side equal to 6 cm. The bases
are 12 cm apart. What is the volume of the right prism?
1122.4 cu. cm.
A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base one meter
on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its altitude in meters.
4 m.
A circular cylinder with a volume of 6.54 cu. m is circumscribed about a right prism
whose base is an equilateral triangle of side 1.25 m. What is the altitude of the cylinder
in meters?
4 m.
Determine the volume of a right truncated triangular prism with the following
definitions: Let the corners of the triangular base be defined by A, B and C. The length
of AB = 10 ft., BC = 9 ft. and CA = 12 ft. The sides A, B and C are perpendicular to the
triangular base and have the height of 8.6 ft., 7.1 ft. and 5.5 ft. respectively
311 cu. ft.
In a portion of an electrical railway cutting, the areas of cross section taken every 50 m
are 2556, 2619, 2700, 2610 and 2484 sq. m. Find its volume.
522,600 cu. m.
What is the volume of a frustum of a cone whose upper base is 15 cm in diameter and
lower base 10 cm. in diameter with an altitude of 25 cm?
3108.87 cu. cm.
The volume of the frustum of a regular triangular pyramid is 135 cu. m. The lower base
is an equilateral triangle with an edge of 9 m. The upper base is 8 m above the lower
base. What is the upper base edge in meters?
3 m.
A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m. What
is the base edge in meters?
12 m.
The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of a right circular cone is 2:1. If the altitude is
15 cm, what is the ratio of the slant height to the radius?
5:2.
What is the height of a right circular cone having a slant height of √(10x) and a base
diameter of 2x?
3x.
A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a
depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume (in cu. cm) of its content.
381.70 cu. cm.
Find the volume of a cone to be constructed from a sector having a diameter of 72 cm

and a central angle of 150°.
7710.82 cu. cm.

and central angle of 210°.
13503.4 cu. cm.
A circular cone having an altitude of 9 m is divided into 2 segments having the same
vertex. If the smaller altitude is 6 m, find the ratio of the volume of the small cone to
the big cone.
0.296.
How many times does the volume of a sphere increases if the radius is doubled?
8 times
Given a sphere of a diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its volume when the
surface area increases by 21%?
33%.
Given a sphere of a diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its diameter when
the surface area increases by 21%?
10%.
Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume of the cube
increased?
3.03% .
If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface area increased?
69%.
A sphere having a diameter of 30 cm is cut into 2 segments. The altitude of the first
segment is 6 cm. What is the ratio of the area of the second segment to that of the first?
4:1.
What is the area in sq. m of the zone of a spherical segment having a volume of
1470.265 cu. m if the diameter of the sphere is 30 m?
565.5 sq. m.
A circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of 1 m will be made into a conical hat 40
cm high by cutting a sector off and joining the edges to form a cone. Determine the
angle subtended by the sector removed.
144°.
A buoy is made up of a spherical segment and a cone. The angle of depreciation of the
cone is 30° and the slant side of the cone is 2 cm long. Determine the volume and
surface area.
The volume of the buoy made up of a spherical segment and a cone is 2.245 cu.
cm while the surface area of the buoy is 9.65 sq. cm
A cone with a diameter of 6 cm is inscribed in a sphere with a radius of 8 cm. Compute

for the volume and surface area of the cone.
The volume of the cone is 994.08 cu. cm while the surface area of the cone is 448.18
sq. cm
A salad bowl in a shape of a hemisphere has a diameter of 40 cm. If the salad occupies
a height of 15 cm, determine the volume of the salad and percentage volume of the
salad with respect to the volume of the bowl.
The volume of the salad is 10,602.875 cu. cm while the percentage volume of the
salad with respect to the volume of the bowl is 63.28 %
If a log has an altitude of 8 m, base diameter of 0.5 m. Right diameter of 0.4 m. If it

rolls out to the ground covering 1 hectare of land. How many revolutions will it make?
795.77 revolutions
How much material should be used in making 2500 dice with edge of 3 cm.
67,500 cu. cm.
If a smoke stick of a boat is 5 m in height and it was sometime filled with 20 cu. cm of
smoke, find the Lateral Area ignoring the thickness.
35.44 m2.
A crown hat has a base of 90 sq. cm and depth of 10 cm. If the head covers 2/3, find
the area for ventilation.
300 cm3.
When it rains 10 cm. water fell. Determine the volume of the water fell on a level 10
hectare golf course.
10,000,000 L.
A trapezoidal figure has an altitude of 40 cm and a length of 72 cm. The upper base is
25 cm. and the lower base is 37 cm. What is the volume of the figure?
89,280 cm3.
A rectangular parallelepiped whose dimension is in the ratio 1:3:4. If the volume is 9000
cu.m. What is the longest dimension?
36.34 m.
A rectangular parallelepiped whose length is 4 m and 5 m and the altitude is 6 m. What

is the area of the cross section of the opposite edges of the parallelepiped?
38.42 m^2.
A trough which is triangular ends lie in parallel rectangle which is 50 cm by 150 cm. If
the altitude is 40 cm. What is the depth of the water if the volume is 12 liters?
11.31 cm.
A spherical ball with a radius of 14 cm was drop on a cone with a depth of 20 cm. Find
the height from the base of the cone to the point of tangency of the ball and the cone.
14.55 cm.
A roof of a galvanized aluminium rest house. Sides are 12 m with a height of 6 m. (a)
Find the volume of the galvanized aluminium roof. (b) Find the lateral area with a slant
height of 10 m.
240 m2.
A cube with vertex at the midpoint of the upper edge creates a pyramid inside the cube.
What is the total surface area?
212.81 unit2.
ANAL GEOM MCQ (Series 1)
Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part I of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
Problem 1: ECE Board April 1999
The linear distance between –4 and 17 on the number line is
! A. 13
! B. 21
! C. –17
! D. –13
Problem 2: EE Board April 1994
Find the distance between A (4, –3) and B (–2, 5).
! A. 11
! B. 9
! C. 10
! D.8
Problem 3:
If the distance between points (3, y) and (8, 7) is 13, then y is equal to
! A. 5 or –5
! B. 5 or 19
! C. 19
! D. –5 or 19
Problem 4:
Find the coordinate of a point equidistant from (1, -6), (5, -6) and (6, -1).
! A. (2, -2)
! B. (3, -2)
! C. (3, -3)
! D. (2, -3)
The line segment connecting (x, 6) and (9, y) is bisected by the point (7, 3). Find the
values of x and y.
! A. 14, 6
! B. 33, 12
! C. 5, 0
! D. 14, 6
Problem 6:
If (-2, -4) is the midpoint of (6, -7) and (x, y), then the values of x and y are
! A. x = 2, y = 1
! B. x = -10, y = -1
! C. x = 10, y = -1
! D. x = -8, y = -1
Problem 7: ECE Board November 1998
Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from the point (2,
-5) to the point (-3, 5).
! A. (-1, 1)
! B. (-2, -1)
! C. (-1, -2)
! D. (1, -1)
The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. The terminal
point is
! A. (11, -24)
! B. (-11, -20)
! C. (11, -18)
! D. (11, -20)
Problem 9:
The points (a, 1), (b, 2) and (c, 3) are collinear. Which of the following is true?
! A. c – b = c – a
! B. c – b = b – a
! C. c – a = a – b
! D. c – a = b – a
Problem 10:
If the slope of the line connecting the origin and point P is ¾, find the abscissa of P if its
ordinate is 6.
! A. 2
! B. 6
! C. 7
! D. 8
Find the inclination of the line passing through (-5, 3) and (10, 7).
! A. 14.73
! B. 14.93
! C. 14.83
! D. 14.63
Problem 12:
Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y – 8 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0.
! A. 30º
! B. 35º
! C. 45º
! D. 60º
Problem 13:
Find the angle between the lines 3x + 2y = 6 and x + y = 6.
! A. 12º 20’
! B. 11º 19’
! C. 14º 25’
! D. 13º 06’
Problem 14:
What is the acute angle between the lines y = 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 9?
! A. 4.4º
! B. 28.3º
! C. 5.2º
! D. 18.6º
Problem 15: EE Board October 1997
Find the distance of the line 3x + 4y = 5 from the origin.
! A. 4
! B. 3
! C. 2
! D. 1
Problem 16: CE Board November 1992
The two points on the lines 2x = 3y + 4 = 0 which are at a distance 2 from the line 3x +
4y – 6 = 0 are?
! A. (-5, 1) and (-5, 2)

! B. (64, -44) and (4, -4)
! C. (8, 8) and (12, 12)
! D. (44, -64) and (-4, 4)
The distance from the point (2, 1) to the line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 is?
! A. 1
! B. 2
! C. 3
! D. 4
Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0.
! A. 3.33
! B. 3.54
! C. 4.23
! D. 5.45
Problem 19:
The distance from a point (1, 3) to the line 4x + 3y + 12 = 0 is
! A. 4 units
! B. 5 units
! C. 6 units
! D. 7 units
Problem 20: CE Board May 1992
Find the distance between the given lines 4x – 3y = 12 and 4x – 3y = -8.
! A. 3
! B. 4
! C. 5
! D. 6
Find the distance between the lines, 3x + y – 12 = 0 and 3x + y – 4 = 0.
Problem 22: ME Board October 1996

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
Problem 23: ME Board April 1998
Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5.
! A. 1
! B. 1/4
! C. -1/2
! D. 5 + x
What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0?
! A. 3/2
! B. 2/3
! C. -3/2
! D. -2/3
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a triangle are defined by the following points:
(-2, 0) and (3, 3). What is the area?
! A. 8 sq. units
! B. 9 sq. units
! C. 10 sq. units
! D. 11 sq. units
Given three vertices of a triangle whose coordinates are A (1, 1), B (3, -3) and (5, -3).
Find the area of the triangle.
! A. 3
! B. 4
! C. 5
! D. 6
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a square are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5) and (-3,
4). What is the area?
! A. 20 sq. units
! B. 30 sq. units
! C. 25 sq. units
! D. 35 sq. units
A line passes thru (1, -3) and (-4, 2. Write the equation of the line in slope-intercept
form.
! A. y – 4 = x
! B. y = -x – 2
! C. y = x – 4
! D. y – 2 = x
What is the x-intercept of the line passing through (1, 4) and (4, 1)?
! A. 4.5
! B. 5
! C. 4
! D. 6
Find the equation of the straight line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 1.
! A. 3x + y – 1 = 0
! B. 3x – y + 1 = 0
! C. x + 3y + 1 = 0
! D. x – 3y – 1 = 0
If the points (-2, 3), (x, y) and (-3, 5) lie on a straight line, then the equation of the line
is _______.
! A. x – 2y – 1 = 0
! B. 2x + y – 1 = 0
! C. x + 2y – 1 = 0
! D. 2x + y + 1 = 0
The equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y = -6 is,
! A. 3x + 2y = 12
! B. 2x – 3y = 12
! C. 3x – 2y = 12
! D. 2x – 3y = 12
Problem 33:
A line with an inclination of 45º passes through (-5/2, -9/2). What is the x-coordinate of
a point on the line if its corresponding y-coordinate is 6?
! A. 6
! B. 7
! C. 8
! D. 9
Problem 34:
Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and with a slope of 6?
! A. y – 6x = 0
! B. y = -6
! C. x + y = -6
! D. 6x + y = 0
Problem 35:
Find the equation of the line if the x-intercept and y-intercept are -2 and 4, respectively.
! A. y – 2x – 4 = 0
! B. y + 2x – 4 = 0
! C. y – 2x + 4 = 0
! D. y + 2x + 4 = 0
Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.
! A. 5
! B. 4
! C. 3
! D. 2
Problem 37:
The line 2x – 3y + 2 = 0 is perpendicular to another line L1 of unknown equation. Find
the slope of L1.
! A. 3/2
! B. -3/2
! C. 2/3
! D. -2/3
Problem 38:
A line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is perpendicular to the line through (x, -7) and (8, 7).
Find the x.
! A. -4
! B. -5
! C. -6
! D. -19/3
What is the equation of the line that passes thru (4, 0) and is parallel to the line x – y –
2 = 0?
! A. x – y + 4 = 0
! B. x + y + 4 = 0
! C. x – y – 4 = 0
! D. x – y = 0
Problem 40:
Find the equation of the line through point (3, 1) and is perpendicular to the line x + 5y
+5 = o.
! A. 5x – 2y = 14
! B. 5x – y = 14
! C. 2x – 5y = 14
! D. 2x + 5y = 14
Problem 41:
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
Problem 42:
Which of the following lines is parallel to the line 3x – 2y + 6 = 0?
! A. 3x + 2y – 12 = 0
! B. 4x – 9y = 6
! C. 12x + 18y = 15
! D. 15 x – 10y – 9 = 0
Problem 43:
The equation of the line through (-3, -5) parallel to 7x + 2y – 4 = 0 is
! A. 7x + 2y + 31 = 0
! B. 7x – 2y + 30 = 0
! C. 7x – 2y – 4 = 0
! D. 2x + 7y + 30 = 0
Problem 44:
What is the equation of the line joining the points (3, -2) and (-7, 6)?
! A. 2x + 3y = 0
! B. 4x – 5y = 22
! C. 4x + 5y = 2
! D. 5x + 4y = 7
Problem 45:
What is the equation of the line passing through (-2, 6) with the x-intercept half the y-
intercept?
! A. x – y =6
! B. 2x + 2y + 2 = 0
! C. 3x – y + 2 = 0
! D. 2x + y – 2 = 0
Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5 – 3t.
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. -2
! D. -3
Find the slope of the line having a parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t + 1.
! A. 1
! B. 2
! C. 3
! D. 4
Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) and the area is 2 square units, the locus
of the third vertex is?
! A. 4x – y = 14
! B. 4x + 4y = 14
! C. x + 4y = 12
! D. x – 4y = -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
A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the length of the line
segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is the square root of 5.
! A. 2x + y – 2 = 0
! B. 2x – y – 2 = 0
! C. 2x – y + 2 = 0
! D. 2x + y + 2 = 0
51. State the quadrant in which the coordinate (15, -2) lies.
! A. I
! B. IV
! C. II
! D. III
52. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
! A. III
! B. I
! C. IV
! D. II
53. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. The
terminal point is
! A. (11, -18)
! B. (11, -24)
! C. (11, -20)
! D. (-11, -20)
54. The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x, y) and P2(-2, 4) is Pm(2, -1). Find
the coordinate of P1.
! A. (6, -5)
! B. (5, -6)
! C. (6, -6)
! D. (-6, 6)
55. Find the coordinates of the point P(2,4) with respect to the translated axis with
origin at (1,3).
! A. (1, -1)
! B. (1, 1)
! C. (-1, -1)
! D. (-1, 1)
56. Find the median through (-2, -5) of the triangle whose vertices are (-6, 2), (2, -2),
and (-2, -5).
! A. 3
! B. 4
! C. 5
! D. 6
57. Find the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are (2, 3), (-4, 6) and (2, -6).
! A. (0, 1)
! B. (0, -1)
! C. (1, 0)
! D. (-1, 0)
58. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are A (-3, -1), B(5, 3) and (2, -8)
! A. 34
! B. 36
! C. 38
! D. 32
59. Find the distance between the points (4, -2) and (-5, 1)
! A. 4.897
! B. 8.947
! C. 7.149
! D. 9.487
60. Find the distance between A(4, -3) and B(-2, 5).
! A. 11
! B. 8
! C. 9
! D. 10
61. If the distance between the points (8, 7) and (3, y) is 13, what is the value of y?
! A. 5
! B. -19
! C. 19 or -5
! D. 5 or -19
62. The distance between the points (sin x, cos x) and (cos x, -sin x) is:
! A. 1
! B. √2
! C. 2 sin x cos x
! D. 4 sin x cos x
63. Find the distance from the point (2, 3) to the line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.
! A. 5
! B. 5.4
! C. 5.8
! D. 6.2
64. Find the distance from the point (5, -3) to the line 7x – 4y – 28 = 0.
! A. 2.62
! B. 2.36
! C. 2.48
! D. 2.54
65. How far is the line 3x – 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin?
! A. 1
! B. 2
! C. 3
! D. 4
66. Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0
! A. 3.86
! B. 3.54
! C. 3.68
! D. 3.72
67. The two points on the lines 2x + 3y +4 = 0 which are at distance 2 from the line 3x
+ 4y – 6 = 0 are:
! A. (-8, -8) and (-16, -16)

! B. (-44, 64) and (-5, 2)
! C. (-5.5, 1) and (-5, 2)
! D. (64, -44) and (4, -4)
68. The intercept form for algebraic straight-line equation is:
! A. (a/x) + (y/b) = 1
! B. y = mx + b
! C. Ax + By + C = 0
! D. (x/a) + (y/b) = 1
69. Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5
! A. 1
! B. -1/2
! C. ¼
! D. 5 + x
70. The slope of the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 is:
! A. -2/3
! B. -3/2
! C. 3/2
! D. 2/3
71. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equation is y = 5 – 3t and x = 2 + t.
! A. 3
! B. -3
! C. 2
! D. -2
72. Find the slope of the curve whose parametric equations are
x = -1 + t
y = 2t
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. 1
! D. 4
73. Find the angle that the line 2y – 9x – 18 = 0 makes with the x-axis.
! A. 74.77°
! B. 4.5°
! C. 47.77°
! D. 77.47°
74. Which of the following is perpendicular to the line x/3 + y/4 = 1?
! A. x – 4y – 8 = 0
! B. 4x – 3y – 6 = 0
! C. 3x – 4y – 5 = 0
! D. 4x + 3y – 11 = 0
75. Find the equation of the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines 2x + y = 4
and 4x – 2y = 7
! A. 4y = 1
! B. 8x = 15
! C. 2y = 3
! D. 8x + 4y = 6
76. The equation of the line through (1, 2) and parallel to the line 3x – 2y + 4 = 0 is:
! A. 3x – 2y + 1 = 0
! B. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
! C. 3x + 2y + 1 = 0
! D. 3x + 2y – 1 = 0
77. If the points (-3, -5), (x, y), and (3, 4) lie on a straight line, which of the following is
correct?
! A. 3x + 2y – 1 = 0
! B. 2x + 3y + 1 = 0
! C. 2x + 3y – 1 = 0
! D. 3x – 2y – 1 = 0
78. One line passes through the points (1, 9) and (2, 6), another line passes through (3,
3) and (-1, 5). The acute angle between the two lines is:
! A. 30°
! B. 45°
! C. 60°
! D. 135°
79. The two straight lines 4x – y + 3 = 0 and 8x – 2y + 6 = 0
! A. Intersects at the origin

! B. Are coincident
! C. Are parallel
! D. Are perpendicular
80. A line which passes through (5, 6) and (-3. -4) has an equation of
! A. 5x + 4y + 1 = 0
! B. 5x – 4y – 1 = 0
! C. 5x – 4y + 1 = 0
! D. 5x + y – 1 = 0
81. Find the equation of the line with slope of 2 and y-intercept of -3.
! A. y = -3x + 2
! B. y = 2x – 3
! C. y = 2/3 x + 1
! D. y = 3x – 2
82. What is the equation of the line that passes through (4, 0) and is parallel to the line
x – y – 2 = 0?
! A. y + x + 4 = 0
! B. y – x + 4 = 0
! C. y – x – 4 = 0
! D. y + x – 4 = 0
83. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. 4
! D. 5
84. The equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y = -6 is:
! A. 2x – 3y = 12
! B. 3x + 2y = 12
! C. 3x – 2y = 12
! D. 2x – 37 = 12
85. How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2×2 + 2y2 + 10x – 6y – 55 = 0?
! A. -3.0
! B. 2.75
! C. -3.25
! D. 2.5
86. Find the area of the circle whose center is at (2,-5) and tangent to the line 4x + 3y –
8 = 0.
! A. 6π
! B. 9π
! C. 3π
! D. 12π
87. Determine the area enclosed by the curve x2 – 10x + 4y + y2 = 196
! A. 15π
! B. 225π
! C. 12π
! D. 144π
88. Find the shortest distance from the point (1, 2) to appoint on the circumference of
the circle defined by the equation x2 + y2 + 10x + 6y + 30 = 0.
! A. 5.61
! B. 5.71
! C. 5.81
! D. 5.91
89. Determine the length of the chord common to the circles x2 + y2 = 64 and x2 + y2
– 16x – 0.
! A. 13.86
! B. 12.82
! C. 13.25
! D. 12.28
90. If (3, -2) is on a circle with center (-1, 1), then the area of the circle is:
! A. 5π
! B. 25π
! C. 4π
! D. 3π
91. The radius of the circle 2×2 + 2y2 – 3x + 4y – 1 = 0 is:
! A. (√33)/4
! B. 33/16
! C. (√33)/3
! D. 17
92. What is the radius of the circle with the following equation?
x2 – 6x + y2 – 4y – 12 = 0
! A. 3.46
! B. 5
! C. 7
! D. 6
93. The diameter of a circle described by 9×2 + 9y2 = 16 is:
! A. 16/9
! B. 4/3
! C. 4
! D. 8/3
94. Find the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y – 23 = 0.
! A. (3, -2)
! B. (3, 2)
! C. (-3, 2)
! D. (-3, -2)
95. Determine the equation of the circle whose center is at (4, 5) and tangent to the
circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y – 23 = 0.
! A. x2 + y2 – 8x + 10y – 25 = 0
! B. x2 + y2 + 8x – 10y + 25 = 0
! C. x2 + y2 – 8x – 10y + 25 = 0
! D. x2 + y2 – 8x – 10y – 25 = 0
96. The equation of the circle with center at (-2, 3) and which is tangent to the line 20x
– 21y – 42 = 0.
! A. x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12 = 0
! B. x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y + 12 = 0
! C. x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y – 12 = 0
! D. x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y – 12 = 0
97. A circle has a diameter whose ends are at (-3, 2) and (12, -6). Its Equation is:
! A. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x + 16y + 192 = 0

! B. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x + 16y – 192 = 0
! C. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x – 16y – 192 = 0
! D. 4×2 + 4y2 – 36x – 16y + 192 = 0
98. Find the equation of the circle with center on x + y = 4 and 5x + 2y + 1 = 0 and
having a radius of 3.
! A. x2 + y2 + 6x – 16y + 64 = 0
! B. x2 + y2 + 8x – 14y + 25 = 0
! C. x2 + y2 + 6x – 14y + 49 = 0
! D. x2 + y2 + 6x – 14y + 36 = 0
99. If (3, -2) lies on the circle with center (-1, 1) then the equation of the circle is:
! A. x2 + y2 + 2x – 2y – 23 = 0
! B. x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y – 21 = 0
! C. x2 + y2 + 2x – y – 33 = 0
! D. x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y – 27 = 0
100. Find the equation of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y – k =
0 represents a point circle.
! A. 5
! B. -5
! C. 6
! D. -6
ANAL GEOM MCQ (Series 2)
Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part I of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 – 6y = 0?
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. 4
! D.5
What are the coordinates of the center of the curve x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 31 = 0?
! A. (-1, -1)
! B. (-2, -2)
! C. (1, 2)
! D. (2, 1)
Problem 3:
A circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 4x +6y – 23 = 0 has its center at
! A. (2, 3)
! B. (3, 2)
! C. (-3, 2)
! D. (-2, -3)
What is the radius of a circle with the ff. equation: x2 – 6x + y2 – 4y – 12 = 0
! A. 3.46
! B. 7
! C. 5
! D.6
The diameter of a circle described by 9×2 + 9y2 = 16 is?
! A. 4/3
! B. 16/9
! C. 8/3
! D.4
How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2×2 + 2y2 +10x – 6y – 55 = 0
! A. -2.5
! B. -3.0
! C. -2.75
! D.-3.25
Problem 7:
What is the distance between the centers of the circles x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 3 = 0 and
x2 + y2 + 2x – 8x – 6y + 7 = 0?
! A. 7.07
! B. 7.77
! C. 8.07
! D.7.87
The shortest distance from A (3, 8) to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y = 12 is equal to?
! A. 2.1
! B. 2.3
! C. 2.5
! D.2.7
The equation circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0 describes:
! A. A circle of radius 5 centered at the origin.

! B. An eclipse centered at (2, -1).
! C. A sphere centered at the origin.
! D.A circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1).
The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its circumference is (-1, -3). Find the
other end of the diameter through (-1, -3).
! A. (2, 4)
! B. (3, 5)
! C. (3, 6)
! D. (1, 3)
Problem 11:
Find the area (in square units) of the circle whose equation is x2 + y2 = 6x – 8y.
! A. 20 π
! B. 22 π
! C. 25 π
! D. 27 π
Problem 12:
Determine the equation of the circle whose radius is 5, center on the line x = 2 and
tangent to the line 3x – 4y + 11 = 0.
! A. (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 5
! B. (x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25
! C. (x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 5
! D. (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 25
Problem 13:
Find the equation of the circle with the center at (-4, -5) and tangent to the line 2x + 7y
– 10 = 0.
! A. x2 + y2 + 8x – 10y – 12 = 0
! B. x2 + y2 + 8x – 10y + 12 = 0
! C. x2 + y2 + 8x + 10y – 12 = 0
! D. x2 + y2 – 8x + 10y + 12 = 0
Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x – 2y – k = 0 represents a point
circle.
! A. 5
! B. 6
! C. -6
! D. -5
3×2 + 2x – 5y + 7 = 0. Determine the curve.
! A. Parabola
! B. Ellipse
! C. Circle
! D. Hyperbola
Problem 16: CE Board May 1993, CE Board November 1993, ECE Board April 1994
The focus of the parabola y2 = 16x is at
! A. (4, 0)
! B. (0, 4)
! C. (3, 0)
! D. (0, 3)
Where is the vertex of the parabola x2 = 4(y – 2)?
! A. (2, 0)
! B. (0, 2)
! C. (3, 0)
! D. (0, 3)
Problem 18: ECE Board April 1994, ECE Board April 1999
Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 = 16x.
! A. x = 2
! B. x = -2
! C. x = 4
! D. x = -4
Problem 19:
Given the equation of a parabola 3x + 2y2 – 4y + 7 = 0. Locate its vertex.
! A. (5/3, 1)
! B. (5/3, -1)
! C. -(5/3, -1)
! D. (-5/3, 1)
In the equation y = – x2 + x + 1, where is the curve facing?
! A. Upward
! B. Facing left
! C. Facing right
! D. Downward
What is the length of the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y?
B
Find the location of the focus of the parabola y2 + 4x – 4y – 8 = 0.
! A. (2.5, -2)
! B. (3, 1)
! C. (2, 2)
! D. (-2.5, -2)
Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2×2 – 7x + 5.
! A. 7x + 4 = 0
! B. 4x + 7 = 0
! C. 4x – 7 = 0
! D. x – 2 = 0
Problem 24:
A parabola has its focus at (7, -4) and directrix y = 2. Find its equation.
! A. x2 + 12y – 14x + 61 = 0
! B. x2 – 14y + 12x + 61 = 0
! C. x2 – 12x + 14y + 61 = 0
! D. none of the above
Problem 25:
A parabola has its axis parallel to the x-axis, vertex at (-1, 7) and one end of the latus
rectum at (-15/4, 3/2). Find its equation.
! A. y2 – 11y + 11x – 60 = 0
! B. y2 – 11y + 14x – 60 = 0
! C. y2 – 14y + 11x + 60 = 0
! D. none of the above
Compute the focal length and the length of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 + 8x –
6y + 25 = 0.
! A. 2, 8
! B. 4, 16
! C. 16, 64
! D. 1, 4
Problem 27:
Given a parabola (y – 2)2 = 8(x – 1). What is the equation of its directrix?
! A. x = -3
! B. x = 3
! C. y = -3
! D. y = 3
The general equation of a conic section is given by the following equation: Ax2 + Bxy +
Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0. A curve maybe identified as an ellipse by which of the following
conditions?
! A. B2 – 4AC < 0
! B. B2 – 4AC = 0
! C. B2 – 4AC > 0
! D. B2 – 4AC = 1
What is the area enclosed by the curve 9×2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0?
! A. 47.1
! B. 50.2
! C. 63.8
! D. 72.3
Point P (x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, 1) one-half of its distance from line y
= 4. The equation of its locus is?
! A. 2×2 – 4y2 = 5
! B. 4×2 + 3y2 = 12
! C. 2×2 + 5y3 = 3
! D. x2 + 2y2 = 4
Problem 31:
The lengths of the major and minor axes of an ellipse are 10 m and 8 m, respectively.
Find the distance between the foci.
! A. 3
! B. 4
! C. 5
! D. 6
Problem 32:
The equation 25×2 + 16y2 – 150x + 128y + 81 = 0 has its center at?
! A. (3, -4)
! B. (3, 4)
! C. (4, -3)
! D. (3, 5)
Find the major axis of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 – 2x – 8y + 1 = 0.
! A. 2
! B. 10
! C. 4
! D. 6
The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse is equal to?
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. 4
! D. 5
Problem 35:
An ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.65 and has one of its foci 2 units from the center. The
length of the latus rectum is nearest to?
! A. 3.5 units
! B. 3.8 units
! C. 4.2 units
! D. 3.2 units
Problem 36:
An earth satellite has an apogee of 40,000 km and a perigee of 6,600 km. Assuming the
radius of the earth as 6,400 km, what will be the eccentricity of the elliptical path
described by the satellite with the center of the earth at one of the foci?
! A. 0.46
! B. 0.49
! C. 0.52
! D. 0.56
The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is
! A. 93,000,000 miles
! B. 91,450,000 miles
! C. 94,335,100 miles
! D. 94,550,000 miles
The earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun at one of the foci. If the farthest distance of
the sun from the earth is 105.5 million km and the nearest distance of the sun from the
earth is 78.25 million km, find the eccentricity of the ellipse.
! A. 0.15
! B. 0.25
! C. 0.35
! D. 0.45
Problem 39:
An ellipse with center at the origin has a length of major axis 20 units. If the distance
from center of ellipse to its focus is 5, what is the equation of its directrix?
! A. x = 18
! B. x = 20
! C. x = 15
! D. x = 16
Problem 40:
What is the length of the latus rectum of 4×2 + 9y2 + 8x – 32 = 0?
! A. 2.5
! B. 2.7
! C. 2.3
! D. 2.9
4×2 – y2 = 16 is the equation of a/an?
! A. parabola
! B. hyperbola
! C. circle
! D. ellipse
Find the eccentricity of the curve 9×2 – 4y2 – 36x + 8y = 4.
! A. 1.80
! B. 1.92
! C. 1.86
! D. 1.76
How far from the x-axis is the focus F of the hyperbola x2 – 2y2 + 4x + 4y + 4 = 0?
! A. 4.5
! B. 3.4
! C. 2.7
! D. 2.1
The semi-transverse axis of the hyperbola is?
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. 4
! D. 5
What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola?
! A. 2x – 3y = 0
! B. 3x – 2y = 0
! C. 2x – y = 0
! D. 2x + y = 0
Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are y = ± 2x and which passes
through (5/2, 3).
! A. 4×2 + y2 + 16 = 0
! B. 4×2 + y2 – 16 = 0
! C. x2 – 4y2 – 16 = 0
! D. 4×2 – y2 = 16
Problem 47:
Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices (-4, 2) and (0, 2) and foci (-5, 2) and
(1, 2).
! A. 5×2 – 4y2 + 20x +16y – 16 = 0

! B. 5×2 – 4y2 + 20x – 16y – 16 = 0
! C. 5×2 – 4y2 – 20x +16y + 16 = 0
! D. 5×2 + 4y2 – 20x +16y – 16 = 0
Problem 48:
Find the distance between P1 (6, -2, -3) and P2 (5, 1, -4).
B
Problem 49:
The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y – 2z = 9; 3x – 2y + z = 3 and x + y + z =
2 is at?
! A. (2, 1, -1)
! B. (2, 0, -1)
! C. (-1, 1, -1)
! D. (-1, 2, -1)
What is the radius of the sphere center at the origin that passes the point 8, 1, 6?
C
Problem 51:
The equation of a sphere with center at (-3, 2, 4) and of radius 6 units is?
! A. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y – 8z = 36
! B. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y – 8z = 7
! C. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y + 8z = 6
! D. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y + 8z = 36
Find the polar question of the circle, if its center is at (4, 0) and the radius 4.
! A. r – 8 cos θ = 0
! B. r – 6 cos θ = 0
! C. r – 12 cos θ = 0
! D. r – 4 cos θ = 0
What are the x and y coordinates of the focus of the iconic section described by the
following equation? (Angle θ corresponds to a right triangle with adjacent side x,
opposite side y and the hypotenuse r.) r sin2 θ = cos θ
! A. (1/4, 0)
! B. (0, π/2)
! C. (0, 0)
! D. (-1/2, 0)
Problem 54:
Find the polar equation of the circle of radius 3 units and center at (3, 0).
! A. r = 3 cos θ
! B. r = 3 sin θ
! C. r = 6 cos θ
! D. r = 9 sin θ
Given the polar equation r = 5 sin θ. Determine the rectangular coordinate (x, y) of a
point in the curve when θ is 30º.
! A. (2.17, 1.25)
! B. (3.08, 1.5)
! C. (2.51, 4.12)
! D. (6, 3)
51. The vertex of the parabola y2 – 2x + 6y + 3 = 0 is at:
! A. (-3, 3)
! B. (3, 3)
! C. (-3, 3)
! D. (-3, -3)
52. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola y2 = 4px is:
! A. 4p
! B. 2p
! C. P
! D. -4p
53. Given the equation of the parabola: y2 – 8x – 4y – 20 = 0. The length of its latus
rectum is:
! A. 2
! B. 4
! C. 6
! D. 8
54. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = –12y?
! A. 12
! B. -3
! C. 3
! D. -12
55. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 = 6x.
! A. x = 8
! B. x = 4
! C. x = -8
! D. x = -4
56. The curve y = –x2 + x + 1 opens:
! A. Upward
! B. To the left
! C. To the right
! D. Downward
57. The parabola y = –x2 + x + 1 opens:
! A. To the right
! B. To the left
! C. Upward
! D. Downward
58. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2×2 – 7x + 5.
! A. 4x + 7 = 0
! B. x – 2 = 0
! C. 4x – 7 = 0
! D. 7x + 4 = 0
59. Find the equation of the locus of the center of the circle which moves so that it is
tangent to the y-axis and to the circle of radius one (1) with center at (2,0).
! A. x2 + y2 – 6x + 3 = 0
! B. x2 – 6x + 3 = 0
! C. 2×2 + y2 – 6x + 3 = 0
! D. y2 – 6x + 3 = 0
60. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (4, 3) and focus at (4, -1).
! A. y2 – 8x + 16y – 32 = 0
! B. y2 + 8x + 16y – 32 = 0
! C. y2 + 8x – 16y + 32 = 0
! D. x2 – 8x + 16y – 32 = 0
61. Find the area bounded by the curves x2 + 8y + 16 = 0, x – 4 = 0, the x-axis, and
the y-axis.
! A. 10.67 sq. units

! B. 10.33 sq. units
! C. 9.67 sq. units
! D. 8 sq. units
62. Find the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabolas x2 – 2y = 0 and x2 + 2y – 8
=0
! A. 11.7
! B. 10.7
! C. 9.7
! D. 4.7
63. The length of the latus rectum of the curve (x – 2)2 / 4 = (y + 4)2 / 25 = 1 is:
! A. 1.6
! B. 2.3
! C. 0.80
! D. 1.52
64. Find the length of the latus rectum of the following ellipse:
25×2 + 9y2 – 300x –144y + 1251 = 0
! A. 3.4
! B. 3.2
! C. 3.6
! D. 3.0
65. If the length of the major and minor axes of an ellipse is 10 cm and 8 cm,
respectively, what is the eccentricity of the ellipse?
! A. 0.50
! B. 0.60
! C. 0.70
! D. 0.80
66. The eccentricity of the ellipse x2/4 + y2 / 16 = 1 is:
! A. 0.725
! B. 0.256
! C. 0.689
! D. 0.866
67. An ellipse has the equation 16×2 + 9y2 + 32x – 128 = 0. Its eccentricity is:
! A. 0.531
! B. 0.66
! C. 0.824
! D. 0.93
68. The center of the ellipse 4×2 + y2 – 16x – 6y – 43 = 0 is at:
! A. (2, 3)
! B. (4, -6)
! C. (1, 9)
! D. (-2, -5)
69. Find the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the ellipse:
9×2 + 4y2 – 72x – 24y – 144 = 0
! A. 0.67
! B. 1.8
! C. 1.5
! D. 0.75
70. The area of the ellipse 9×2 + 25y2 – 36x – 189 = 0 is equal to:
! A. 15π sq. units
! B. 20π sq. units
! C. 25π sq. units
! D. 30π sq. units
71. The area of the ellipse is given as A = 3.1416 a b. Find the area of the ellipse 25×2
+ 16y2 – 100x + 32y = 284
! A. 86.2 square units

! B. 62.8 square units
! C. 68.2 square units
! D. 82.6 square units
72. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi-minor axis is 3. The distance from
the center to the directrix is:
! A. 6.532
! B. 6.047
! C. 0.6614
! D. 6.222
73. Given an ellipse x2 / 36 + y2 / 32 = 1. Determine the distance between foci.
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. 4
! D. 8
74. How far apart are the directrices of the curve 25×2 + 9y2 – 300x – 144y + 1251 =
0?
! A. 12.5
! B. 14.2
! C. 13.2
! D. 15.2
75. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is
! A. 94,550,000 miles
! B. 94,335.100 miles
! C. 91,450,000 miles
! D. 93,000,000 miles
76. Find the equation of the ellipse whose center is at (-3, -1), vertex at (2, -1), and
focus at (1, -1).
! A. 9×2 + 36y2 – 54x + 50y – 116 = 0

! B. 4×2 + 25y2 + 54x – 50y – 122 = 0
! C. 9×2 + 25y2 + 50x + 50y + 109 = 0
! D. 9×2 + 25y2 + 54x + 50y – 119 = 0
77. Point P(x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, 1) one-half of its distance from
line y = 4, the equation of its locus is
! A. 4×2 + 3y2 = 12
! B. 2×2 – 4y2 = 5
! C. x2 + 2y2 = 4
! D. 2×2 + 5y3 = 3
78. The chords of the ellipse 64^2 + 25y^2 = 1600 having equal slopes of 1/5 are
bisected by its diameter. Determine the equation of the diameter of the ellipse.
! A. 5x – 64y = 0
! B. 64x – 5y = 0
! C. 5x +64y = 0
! D. 64x + 5y = 0
79. Find the equation of the upward asymptote of the hyperbola whose equation is (x –
2)2 / 9 – (y + 4)2 / 16
! A. 3x + 4y – 20 = 0
! B. 4x – 3y – 20 = 0
! C. 4x + 3y – 20 = 0
! D. 3x – 4y – 20 = 0
80. The semi-conjugate axis of the hyperbola (x2/9) – (y2/4) = 1 is:
! A. 2
! B. -2
! C. 3
! D. -3
81. What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola (x2/9) – (y2/4) = 1.
! A. 2x – 3y = 0
! B. 3x – 2y = 0
! C. 2x – y = 0
! D. 2x + y = 0
82. The graph y = (x – 1) / (x + 2) is not defined at:
! A. 0
! B. 2
! C. -2
! D. 1
83. The equation x2 + Bx + y2 + Cy + D = 0 is:
! A. Hyperbola
! B. Parabola
! C. Ellipse
! D. Circle
84. The general second degree equation has the form Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F
= 0 and describes an ellipse if:
! A. B2 – 4AC = 0
! B. B2 – 4AC > 0
! C. B2 – 4AC = 1
! D. B2 – 4AC < 0
85. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 – 34 = 0 through point (3, 5).
! A. 3x + 5y -34 = 0
! B. 3x – 5y – 34 = 0
! C. 3x + 5y + 34 = 0
! D. 3x – 5y + 34 = 0
86. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x2 + y2 + 4x + 16y – 32 = 0 through
(4, 0).
! A. 3x – 4y + 12 = 0
! B. 3x – 4y – 12 = 0
! C. 3x + 4y + 12 = 0
! D. 3x + 4y – 12 = 0
87. Find the equation of the normal to the curve y2 + 2x + 3y = 0 though point (-5,2)
! A. 7x + 2y + 39 = 0
! B. 7x – 2y + 39 = 0
! C. 2x – 7y – 39 = 0
! D. 2x + 7y – 39 = 0
88. Determine the equation of the line tangent to the graph y = 2×2 + 1, at the point
(1, 3).
! A. y = 4x + 1
! B. y = 4x – 1
! C. y = 2x – 1
! D. y = 2x + 1
89. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve x2 + y2 = 41 through (5, 4).
! A. 5x + 4y = 41
! B. 4x – 5y = 41
! C. 4x + 5y = 41
! D. 5x – 4y = 41
90. Find the equation of a line normal to the curve x2 = 16y at (4, 1).
! A. 2x – y – 9 = 0
! B. 2x – y + 9 =
! C. 2x + y – 9 = 0
! D. 2x + y + 9 = 0
91. What is the equation of the tangent to the curve 9×2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0 at (0, 3)?
! A. y + 3 = 0
! B. x + 3 = 0
! C. x – 3 = 0
! D. y – 3 = 0
92. What is the equation of the normal to the curve x2 + y2 = 25 at (4, 3)?
! A. 3x – 4y = 0
! B. 5x + 3y = 0
! C. 5x – 3y = 0
! D. 3x + 4y = 0
93. The polar form of the equation 3x + 4y – 2 = 0 is:
! A. 3r sin Ѳ + 4r cos Ѳ = 2
! B. 3r cos Ѳ + 4r sin Ѳ = -2
! C. 3r cos Ѳ + 4r sin Ѳ = 2
! D. 3r sin Ѳ + 4r tan Ѳ = -2
94. The polar form of the equation 3x + 4y – 2 = 0 is:
! A. r2 = 8
! B. r = Ѳ/(cos2 Ѳ + 2)
! C. r = 8
! D. r2 = 8/(cos2 Ѳ + 2)
95. the distance between points (5, 30°) and (-8, -50°) is:
! A. 9.84
! B. 10.14
! C. 6.13
! D. 12.14
96. Convert Ѳ = π/3 to Cartesian equation.
! A. x = √3 x
! B. y = x
! C. 3y = √3 x
! D. y =√3 x
97. The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y – 2z = 9, 3x – 2y + z = 3, and x + y +
z = 2 is:
! A. (2, 1, -1)
! B. (2, 0, -1)
! C. (-1, 1, -1)
! D. (-1, 2, 1)
98. A warehouse roof needs a rectangular skylight with vertices (3, 0, 0), (3, 3, 0), (0,
3, 4), and (0, 0, 4). If the units are in meter, the area of the skylight is:
! A. 12 sq. m.
! B. 20 sq. m.
! C. 15 sq. m.
! D. 9 sq. m.
99. The distance between points in space coordinates are (3, 4, 5) and (4, 6, 7) is:
! A. 1
! B. 2
! C. 3
! D. 4
100. What is the radius of the sphere with center at origin and which passes through the
point (8, 1, 6)?
! A. 10
! B. 9
! C.√101
! D. 10.5
SOLID GEOM
A circular piece of cardboard with a diameter of 1 m will be made into a conical hat 40
cm high by cutting a sector off and joining the edges to form a cone. Determine the
angle subtended by the sector removed.
! A. 144°
! B. 148°
! C. 152°
! D. 154°
What is the area in sq. me of the zone of a spherical segment having a volume of
1470.265 cu. m if the diameter of the sphere is 30 m?
! A. 465.5 m2
! B. 565.5 m2
! C. 665.5 m2
! D. 656.5 m2
A sphere having a diameter of 30 cm is cut into 2 segments. The altitude of the first
segment is 6 cm. What is the ratio of the area of the second segment to that of the first?
! A. 4:1
! B. 3:1
! C. 2:1
! D. 3:2
If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface area increased?
! A. 30%
! B. 33%
! C. 60%
! D. 69%
Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume of the cube
increased?
! A. 1.21%
! B. 2.8%
! C. 3.03%
! D. 3.5%
Given a sphere of a diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its diameter when
the surface area increases by 21%?
! A. 5%
! B. 10%
! C. 21%
! D. 33%
Given a sphere of a diameter, d. What is the percentage increase in its volume when the
surface area increases by 21%?
! A. 5%
! B. 10%
! C. 21%
! D. 33%
How many times does the volume of a sphere increases if the radius is doubled?
! A. 4 times
! B. 2 times
! C. 6 times
! D. 8 times
A circular having an altitude of 9 m is divided into 2 segments having the same vertex.
If the smaller altitude is 6 m, find the ratio of the volume of the small cone to the big
cone.
! A. 0.186
! B. 0.296
! C. 0.386
! D. 0.486
and central angle of 210°.
! A. 12367.2 cm3
! B. 13232.6 cm3
! C. 13503.4 cm3
! D. 14682.5 cm3
and a central angle of 150°.
! A. 5533.32 cm3
! B. 6622.44 cm3
! C. 7710.82 cm3
! D. 8866.44 cm3
A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water to a
depth of 18 cm above its vertex. Find the volume (in cm3) of its content.
! A. 188.40
! B. 298.40
! C. 381.70
! D. 412.60
What is the height of a right circular cone having a slant height of and a base
diameter of 2x?
! A. 2x
! B. 3x
! C. 3.317x
! D. 3.162x
The ratio of the volume to the lateral area of a right circular cone is 2:1. If the altitude is
15 cm, what is the ratio of the slant height to the radius?
! A. 5:6
! B. 5:4
! C. 5:3
! D. 5:2
A regular triangular pyramid has an altitude of 9 m and a volume of 187.06 cu. m. What
is the base edge in meters?
! A. 12
! B. 13
! C. 14
! D. 15
The volume of the frustum of a regular triangular pyramid is 135 cu. m. The lower base
is an equilateral triangle with an edge of 9 m. The upper base is 8 m above the lower
base. What is the upper base edge in meters?
! A. 2
! B. 3
! C. 4
! D. 5
What is the volume of a frustum of a cone whose upper base is 15 cm in diameter and
lower base 10 cm. in diameter with an altitude of 25 cm?
! A. 3018.87 cm3
! B. 3180.87 cm3
! C. 3108.87 cm3
! D. 3081.87 cm3
In a portion of an electrical railway cutting, the areas of cross section taken every 50 m
are 2556, 2619, 2700, 2610 and 2484 sq. m. Find its volume.
! A. 522,600 m3
! B. 520,500 m3
! C. 540,600 m3
! D. 534,200 m3
Determine the volume of a right truncated triangular prism with the following
definitions: Let the corners of the triangular base be defined by A, B and C. The length
of AB = 10 ft., BC = 9 ft. and CA = 12 ft. The sides A, B and C are perpendicular to the
triangular base and have the height of 8.6 ft., 7.1 ft. and 5.5 ft. respectively.
! A. 413 ft3
! B. 311 ft3
! C. 313 ft3
! D. 391 ft3
A circular cylinder with a volume of 6.54 cu. m is circumscribed about a right prism
whose base is an equilateral triangle of side 1.25 m. What is the altitude of the cylinder
in meters?
! A. 3.50
! B. 3.75
! C. 4.00
! D. 4.25
A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base one meter
on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its altitude in meters.
! A. 4.00
! B. 3.75
! C. 3.50
! D. 3.25
The bases of a right prism is a hexagon with one of each side equal to 6 cm. The bases
are 12 cm apart. What is the volume of the right prism?
! A. 1211.6 cm3
! B. 2211.7 cm3
! C. 1212.5 cm3
! D. 1122.4 cm3
Two vertical conical tanks are joined at the vertices by a pipe. Initially the bigger tank is
full of water. The pipe valve is open to allow the water to flow to the smaller tank until it
is full. At this moment, how deep is the water in the bigger tank? The bigger tank has a
diameter of 6 ft and a height of 10 ft, the smaller tank has a diameter of 6 ft and a
height of 8 feet. Neglect the volume of water in the pipeline.
! A.
! B.
! C.
! D.
Problem 24:
The central angle of a spherical wedge is 1 radian. Find its volume if its radius is 1 unit.
! A. 2/3
! B. 1/2
! C. 3/4
! D. 2/5
Problem 25:
A regular octahedron has an edge 2m. Find its volume (in m3).
! A. 3.77
! B. 1.88
! C. 3.22
! D. 2.44
A mixture compound of equal parts of two liquid, one white and the other black, was
placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids in 6 inches. After
standing for a short time, the mixture separated, the white liquid settling below the
black. If the thickness of the segment of the black liquid is 2 inches, find the radius of
the bowl in inches.
! A. 7.33
! B. 7.53
! C. 7.73
! D. 7.93
The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter if 4 m is 5.236 m3. Determine
the depth of the water in the tank.
! A. 1.0
! B. 1.2
! C. 1.4
! D. 1.8
Problem 28:
An ice cream cone is filled with ice cream and surmounted ice cream in the form of a
hemisphere on top of the cone. If the hemispherical surface is equal to the lateral area
of the cone, find the total volume (in cubic inches) of ice cream if the radius of the
hemisphere is 1 inch and assuming the diameter of hemisphere is equal to the diameter
of the cone.
! A. 3.45
! B. 3.91
! C. 4.12
! D. 4.25
A cubical container that measures 2 inches on a side is tightly packed with 8 marbles
and is filled with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the walls of the container and
the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are of the same size. What is the volume of
water in the container?
! A. 0.38 in3
! B. 2.5 in3
! C. 3.8 in3
! D. 4.2 in3
The corners of a cubical block touched the closed spherical shell that encloses it. The
volume of the box is 2744 cubic cm. What volume in cubic centimeters inside the shell is
not occupied by the block?
! A. 2714.56
! B. 3714.65
! C. 4713.56
! D. 4613.74
31. If the edge of a cube is doubled, which of the following is incorrect?
! A. The lateral area will be quadrupled

! B. The volume is increased 8 times
! C. The diagonal is doubled
! D. The weight is doubled
32. The volume of a cube is reduced by how much if all sides are halved?
! A. 1/8
! B. 5/8
! C. 6/8
! D. 7/8
33. Each side of a cube is increased by 1%. By what percent is the volume of the cube
increased?
! A. 23.4%
! B. 33.1%
! C. 3%
! D. 34.56%
34. If the edge of a cube is increased by 30%, by how much is the surface area
increased?
! A. 67
! B. 69
! C. 63
! D. 65
35. Find the approximate change in the volume of a cube of side x inches caused by
increasing its side by 1%.
! A. 0.3×3 cu. in.
! B. 0.1×3 cu. in.
! C. 0.02 cu. in.
! D. 0.03×3 cu. in.
36. A rectangular bin 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet high is solidly packed with
bricks whose dimensions are 8 in. by 4 in. by 2 in. The number of bricks in the bin is:
! A. 68
! B. 386
! C. 648
! D. 956
37. Find the total surface area of a cube of side 6 cm.
! A. 214 sq. cm.

! B. 216 sq. cm.
! C. 226 sq. cm.
! D. 236 sq. cm.
38. The space diagonal of a cube is 4√3 m. Find its volume.
! A. 16 cubic meters
! B. 48 cubic meters
! C. 64 cubic meters
! D. 86 cubic meters
39. A reservoir is shaped like a square prism. If the area of its base is 225 sq. cm, how
many liters of water will it hold?
! A. 3.375
! B. 3375
! C. 33.75
! D. 3375
40. Find the angle formed by the intersection of a face diagonal t the diagonal of a cube
drawn from the same vertex.
! A. 35.26°
! B. 32.56°
! C. 33.69°
! D. 42.23°
41. The space diagonal of a cube (the diagonal joining two non-coplanar vertices) is 6
m. The total surface area of the cube is:
! A. 60
! B. 66
! C. 72
! D. 78
42. The base edge of a regular hexagonal prism is 6 cm and its bases are 12 cm apart.
Find its volume in cu. cm.
! A. 1563.45 cm3
! B. 1058.45 cm3
! C. 1896.37 cm3
! D. 1122.37 cm3
43. The base edge of a regular pentagonal prism is 6 cm and its bases are 12 cm apart.
Find its volume in cu. cm.
! A. 743.22 cm3
! B. 786.89 cm3
! C. 567.45 cm3
! D. 842.12 cm3
44. The base of a right prism is a hexagon with one side 6 cm long. If the volume of the
prism is 450 cc, how far apart are the bases?
! A. 5.74 cm
! B. 3.56 cm
! C. 4.11 cm
! D. 4.81 cm
45. A trough has an open top 0.30 m by 6 m and closed vertical ends which are
equilateral triangles 30 cm on each side. It is filled with water to half its depth. Find the
volume of the water in cubic meters.
! A. 0.058
! B. 0.046
! C. 0.037
! D. 0.065
46. Determine the volume of a right truncated prism with the following dimensions: Let
the corner of the triangular base be defined by A, B, and C. the length AB = 10 feet, BC
= 9 feet and CA = 12 feet. The sides at A, B and C are perpendicular to the triangular
base and have the height of 8.6 feet, 7.1 feet, and 5.5 feet, respectively.
! A. 413 ft3
! B. 311 ft3
! C. 313 ft3
! D. 391 ft3
47. The volume of a regular tetrahedron of side 5 cm is:
! A. 13.72 cu. cm
! B. 14.73 cu. cm
! C. 15.63 cu. cm
! D. 17.82 cu. cm
48. A regular hexagonal pyramid whose base perimeter is 60 cm has an altitude of 30
cm, the volume of the pyramid is:
! A. 2958 cu. cm.

! B. 2598 cu. cm.
! C. 2859 cu. cm.
! D. 2589 cu. cm.
49. A frustum of a pyramid has an upper base 100 m by 10 m and a lower base of 80 m
by 8 m. if the altitude of the frustum is 5 m, find its volume.
! A. 4567.67 cu. m.
! B. 3873.33 cu. m.
! C. 4066.67 cu. m.
! D. 2345.98 cu. m.
50. The altitude of the frustum of a regular rectangular pyramid is 5m the volume is 140
cu. m. and the upper base is 3m by 4m. What are the dimensions of the lower base in
m?
! A. 9 x 10
! B. 6 x 8
! C. 4.5 x 6
! D. 7.50 x 10
51. The frustum of a regular triangular pyramid has equilateral triangles for its bases.
The lower and upper base edges are 9 m and 3 m, respectively. If the volume is 118.2
cu. m.., how far apart are the base?
! A. 9m
! B. 8m
! C. 7m
! D. 10m
52. A cylindrical gasoline tank, lying horizontally, 0.90 m. in diameter and 3 m long is
filled to a depth of 0.60 m. How many gallons of gasoline does it contain? Hint: One
cubic meter = 265 gallons
! A. 250
! B. 360
! C. 300
! D. 270
53. A closed cylindrical tank is 8 feet long and 3 feet in diameter. When lying in a
horizontal position, the water is 2 feet deep. If the tank is the vertical position, the
depth of water in the tank is:
! A. 5.67 m
! B. 5.82 m
! C. 5.82 ft
! D. 5.67 ft
54. A circular cylinder is circumscribed about a right prism having a square base one
meter on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. find its altitude in m.
meter on an edge. The volume of the cylinder is 6.283 cu. m. Find its altitude in m.
! A. 5
! B. 4.5
! C. 69.08
! D. 4
55. If 23 cubic meters of water are poured into a conical vessel, it reaches a depth of 12
cm. how much water must be added so that the length reaches 18 cm.?
! A. 95 cubic meters
! B. 100 cubic meters
! C. 54.6 cubic meters
! D. 76.4 cubic meters
56. The height of a right circular base down is h. If it contains water to depth of 2h/3 the
ratio of the volume of water to that of the cone is:
! A. 1:27
! B. 2:3
! C. 8:27
! D. 26:27
57. A right circular cone with an altitude of 9m is divided into two segments; one is a
smaller circular cone having the same vertex with an altitude of 6m. Find the ratio of the
volume of the two cones.
! A. 19:27
! B. 2:3
! C. 1:3
! D. 8:27
58. A conical vessel has a height of 24 cm. and a base diameter of 12 cm. It holds water
to a depth of 18 cm. above its vertex. Find the volume of its content in cc.
! A. 387.4
! B. 381.7
! C. 383.5
! D. 385.2
59. A right circular cone with an altitude of 8 cm is divided into two segments. One is a
smaller circular cone having the same vertex with the volume equal to ¼ of the original
cone. Find the altitude of the smaller cone.
! A. 4.52 cm
! B. 6.74 cm
! C. 5.04 cm
! D. 6.12 cm
60. The slant height of a right circular cone is 5m long. The base diameter is 6m. What
is the lateral area in sq. m?
! A. 37.7
! B. 47
! C. 44
! D. 40.8
61. A right circular cone has a volume of 128π/3 cm3 and an altitude of 8 cm. The
lateral area is:
! A. 16√5 π cm2
! B. 12√5 π cm2
! C. 16π cm2
! D. 15π cm2
62. The volume of a right circular cone is 36π. If its altitude is 3, find its radius.
! A. 3
! B. 4
! C. 5
! D. 6
63. A cone and hemisphere share base that is a semicircle with radius 3 and the cone is
inscribed inside the hemisphere. Find the volume of the region outside the cone and
inside the hemisphere.
! A. 24.874
! B. 27.284
! C. 28.274
! D. 28.724
64. A cone was formed by rolling a thin sheet of metal in the form of a sector of a circle
72 cm in diameter with a central angle of 210°. What is the volume of the cone in cc?
! A. 13,602
! B. 13,504
! C. 13,716
! D. 13,318
65. A cone was formed by rolling a thin sheet of metal in the form of a sector of a circle
72 cm in diameter with a central angle of 150°. Find the volume of the cone in cc.
! A. 7733
! B. 7722
! C. 7744
! D. 7711
66. A chemist’s measuring glass is conical in shape. If it is 8 cm deep and 3 cm across
the mouth, find the distance on the slant edge between the markings for 1 cc and 2 cc.
! A. 0.82 cm
! B. 0.79 cm
! C. 0.74 cm
! D. 0.92 cm
67. The base areas of a frustum of a cone are 25 sq. cm. and 16 sq. cm, respectively. If
its altitude is 6 cm, find its volume.
! A. 120 cm3
! B. 122 cm3
! C. 129 cm3
! D. 133 cm3
68. What is the surface area of a sphere whose volume is 36 cu. m?
! A. 52.7 m2
! B. 48.7 m2
! C. 46.6 m2
! D. 54.6 m2
69. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by 21%, its volume is increased by:
! A. 13.31%
! B. 33.1%
! C. 21%
! D. 30%
70. The surface area of the sphere is 4πr2. Find the percentage increase in its diameter
when the surface area increases by 21%.
! A. 5%
! B. 10%
! C. 15%
! D. 20%
71. Find the percentage increase in volume of a sphere if its surface area is increased by
21%
! A. 30.2%
! B. 33.1%
! C. 34.5%
! D. 30.9%
72. The volume of a sphere is increased by how much if its surface area is increased by
20%?
! A. 32.6%
! B. 33%
! C. 44%
! D. 72.8%
73. Given two spheres whose combined volume is known to be 819 cu. m. if their radii
are in the ratio 3:4, what is the volume of the smaller sphere?
! A. 576 cu. m.
! B. 243 cu. m.
! C. 343 cu. m.
! D. 476 cu. m.
74. How much will the surface area of a sphere be increased if its radius is increased by
5%?
! A. 25%
! B. 15.5%
! C. 12.5%
! D. 10.25%
75. The volume of a sphere is 904.78 cu. m. Find the volume of the spherical segment
of height 4 m.
! A. 234.57 cu. m.
! B. 256.58 cu. m.
! C. 145.69 cu. m.
! D. 124.58 cu. m.
76. A sphere of radius r just fits into a cylindrical container of radius r and altitude 2r.
Find the empty space in the cylinder.
! A. (8/9)πr3
! B. (20/27)πr3
! C. (4/5)πr3
! D. (2/3)πr3
77. If a solid steel ball is immersed in an eight cm. diameter cylinder, it displaces water
to a depth of 2.25 cm. the radius of the ball is:
! A. 3 cm
! B. 6 cm
! C. 9 cm
! D. 12 cm
78. The diameter of two spheres is in the ratio 2:3. If the sum of their volumes is 1,260
cu. m., the volume of the larger sphere is:
! A. 972 cu. m.
! B. 927 cu. m.
! C. 856 cu. m.
! D. 865 cu. m.
79. A hemispherical bowl of radius 10 cm is filled with water to such a depth that the
water surface area is equal to 75π cm2 The volume of water is:
! A. 625/3 cm3
! B. 625π/3 cm3
! C. 625π/2 cm3
! D. 625π cm3
80. A water tank is in the form of a spherical segment whose base radii are 4 m and 3 m
and whose altitude is 6 m. The capacity of the tank in gallon is:
! A. 91,011
! B. 92,011
! C. 95,011
! D. 348.72
81. Find the volume of a spherical sector of altitude 3 cm. and radius 5 cm.
! A. 75π cu. cm.

! B. 100π cu. cm.
! C. 50π cu. cm.
! D. 25π cu. cm.
82. How far from the center of a sphere of a radius 10 cm should a plane be passed so
that the ratio of the areas of two zones is 3:7?
! A. 3 cm
! B. 4 cm
! C. 5 cm
! D. 6 cm
83. A 2-m diameter spherical tank contains1396 liter of water. How many liters of water
must be added for the water to reach a depth of 1.75 m?
! A. 2613
! B. 2723
! C. 2542
! D. 2472
84. Find the volume of a spherical segment of radius 10 m and the altitude 5 m.
! A. 654.5 cu. m.
! B. 659.8 cu. m.
! C. 675.2 cu. m.
! D. 680.5 cu. m.
85. Find the volume of a spherical wedge of radius 10 cm. and central angle 50°.
! A. 425.66 sq. m.
! B. 431.25 sq. m.
! C. 581.78 sq. m.
! D. 444.56 sq. m.
86. Determine the area of the zone of a sphere of radius 8 in. and altitude 12 in.
! A. 192π sq. in.

! B. 198π sq. in.
! C. 185π sq. in.
! D. 195π sq. in.
87. The corners of a cubical block touch the closed spherical shell that encloses it. The
volume of the box is 2744 cc. What volume in cc, inside the shell is not occupied by the
block?
! A. 1356 cm3
! B. 4721 cm3
! C. 3423 cm3
! D. 7623 cm3
88. A cubical container that measures 2 inches on each side is tightly packed with 8
marbles and is filled with water. All 8 marbles are in contact with the walls of the
container and the adjacent marbles. All of the marbles are of the same size. What is the
volume of water in the container?
! A. 0.38 cu. in.

! B. 2.5 cu. in.
! C. 3.8 cu. in.
! D. 4.2 cu. in.
89. The volume of the water is a spherical tank is 1470.265 cm3. Determine the depth
of water if the tank has a diameter of 30 cm.
! A. 8
! B. 6
! C. 4
! D. 10
90. The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter of 4 m. is 5.236 m3.
Determine the depth of the water on the tank.
! A. 1.0
! B. 1.4
! C. 1.2
! D. 1.6
91. A mixture compound from equal parts of two liquids, one white and the other black
was placed in a hemispherical bowl. The total depth of the two liquids is 6”. After
standing for a short time the mixture separated the white liquid settling below the black.
If the thickness of the segment of the black liquid is 2”, find the radius of the bowl in
inches.
! A. 7.53
! B. 7.33
! C. 7.73
! D. 7.93
92. 20.5 cubic meters of water is inside a spherical tank whose radius is 2 m. find the
height of the water surface above the bottom of the tank, in m.
! A. 2.7
! B. 2.5
! C. 2.3
! D. 2.1
93. The volume of the sphere is 3π cu. m. The surface area of this sphere in sq. m. is:
! A. 36π
! B. 24π
! C. 18π
! D. 12π
94. Spherical balls 1.5 cm in diameter area packed in a box measuring 6 cm by 3 cm by
3 cm. If as many balls as possible are packed in the box, how much free space remains
in the box?
! A. 28.41 cc
! B. 20.47 cc
! C. 29.87 cc
! D. 25.73 cc
95. A solid has a circular base of radius r. find the volume of the solid if every plane
perpendicular to a given diameter is a square.
! A. 16 r3/3
! B. 5 r3
! C. 6 r3
! D. 19 r3/3
96. A solid has circular base of diameter 20 cm. Find the volume of the solid if every
cutting plane perpendicular to the base along a given diameter is an equilateral triangle.
! A. 2514 cc
! B. 2107 cc
! C. 2309 cc
! D. 2847 cc
97. The base of a certain solid is a triangle of base b and altitude h. if all sections
perpendicular to the altitude of the triangle are regular hexagons, find the volume of the
solid.
A
98. The volume generated by the circle by the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y – 12 =
0 revolved about the line 2x – 3y – 12 = 0 is:
! A. 3242 cubic units

! B. 3342 cubic units
! C. 3452 cubic units
! D. 3422 cubic units
99. The volume generated by rotating the curve 9×2 + 4y2 = 36 about the line 4x + 3y
= 20 is:
! A. 48π
! B. 58π2
! C. 42π
! D. 48π2
100. Find the volume generated by revolving the area bounded by the ellipse (y2/9) +
(x2/4) = 1 about the line x = 3.
! A. 347.23 cu. units

! B. 355.31 cu. units
! C. 378.43 cu. units
! D. 389.51 cu. units
101. The area in the second quadrant of the circle x2 + y2 = 36 is revolved about the
line y + 10 = 0. What is the volume generated?
! A. 2218.6
! B. 2228.8
! C. 2233.4
! D. 2208.5
102. A square area of edge “a” revolves about a line through one vertex, making an
angle Ѳ with an edge and not crossing the square. Find the volume generated.
! A. 3π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ)
! B. π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ) / 2
! C. 2π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ)
! D. π a3 (sin Ѳ + cos Ѳ)
103. Given an ellipse whose semi-major axis is 6 cm. and semi-minor axis is 3 cm. what
is the volume generated if it is revolved about the minor axis?
! A. 36π cu. cm.

! B. 72π cu. cm.
! C. 96π cu. cm
! D. 144π cu. cm
104. A square hole 2” x 2” is cut through a 6-inch diameter long along its diameter and
perpendicular to its axis. Find the volume of wood that was removed.
! A. 27.32 cu. in.

! B. 23.54 cu. in.
! C. 21.78 cu. in.
! D. 34.62 cu. in.

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COMPILATION OF SOLVED PROBLEMS

Analytic Geometry 1 Problem (PINOY BIX)

Find the slope of the line having a parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t + 1.

Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5 – 3t.

What is the equation of the line through (-3, -5) parallel to 7x + 2y – 4 = 0?

Which of the following lines is parallel to the line 3x – 2y + 6 = 0?

Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0.

What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0?

Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5.

Find the distance between the lines, 3x + y – 12 = 0 and 3x + y – 4 = 0.

Find the distance between the given lines 4x – 3y = 12 and 4x – 3y = -8.

What is the distance from a point (1, 3) to the line 4x + 3y + 12 = 0?

Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0.

P1(64, -44) and P2(4, -4).

Find the distance of the line 3x + 4y = 5 from the origin.

What is the acute angle between the lines y = 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 9?

Find the angle between the lines 3x + 2y = 6 and x + y = 6.

Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y – 8 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0.

Find the distance between A (4, –3) and B (–2, 5).

What is the linear distance between –4 and 17 on the number line?

Analytic Geometry 2 Problem (PINOY BIX)

x^2 + y^2 + z^2 +6x – 4y – 8z = 7.

√101 or 10.05 units.

The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y – 2z = 9; 3x – 2y + z = 3 and x + y + z =

5x^2 – 4y^2 + 20x +16y – 16 = 0.

What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola x^2/9 – y^2/4 = 1?

Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x^2 – 4y^2 – 36x + 8y = 4.

4x^2 – y^2 = 16 is the equation of a/an?

What is the length of the latus rectum of 4x^2 + 9y^2 + 8x – 32 = 0?

Find the length of major axis of the ellipse x^2 + 4y^2 – 2x – 8y + 1 = 0.

4x^2 + 3y^2 = 12.

What is the area enclosed by the curve 9x^2 + 25y^2 – 225 = 0?

47.12 sq. units.

B^2 – 4AC < 0

y^2 – 14y + 11x + 60 = 0.

x^2 – 14x + 12y + 61 = 0.

Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2x^2 – 7x + 5.

Find the location of the focus of the parabola y^2 + 4x – 4y – 8 = 0.

Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y^2 = 16x.

In the equation y = – x^2 + x + 1, where is the curve facing?

Given the equation of a parabola 3x + 2y^2 – 4y + 7 = 0. Locate its vertex.

Where is the vertex of the parabola x^2 = 4(y – 2)?

What is the focus of the parabola y^2 = 16x?

x^2 + y^2 + 8x + 10y – 12 = 0.

(x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25.

25π sq. units.

The equation x^2 + y^2 – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0 describes:

a circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1).

What is the diameter of a circle described by 9x^2 + 9y^2 = 16?

A circle whose equation is x^2 + y^2 + 4x +6y – 23 = 0 has its center at

What is the radius of the circle x^2 + y^2 – 6y = 0?

SOLID GEOMETRY (PINOY BIX)

4713.56 cu. cm.

3.8 cu. in.

3.91 cu. in.

The volume of water in a spherical tank having a diameter if 4 m is 5.236 cu. m.

2/3 cu. units.

∛200 ft. deep.

1122.4 cu. cm.

311 cu. ft.

3108.87 cu. cm.

381.70 cu. cm.