Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part I of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

1. Csc 520° is equal to:

 A. cos 20°
 B. csc 20°
 C. tan 45°
 D. sin 20°

2. Solve for the θ in the following equation: Sin 2θ = cos θ

 A. 30°
 B. 45°
 C. 60°
 D. 15°

3. If sin 3A = cos 6B, the

 A. A + B = 0°
 B. A + 2B = 30°
 C. A + B = 180°
 D. None of these

4. Solve for x, if tan 3x = 5 tan x

 A. 20.705°
 B. 30.705°
 C. 35.705°
 D. 15.705°

5. If sin x cos x + sin 2x = 1, what are the values of x?

 A. 32.2°, 69.3°
 B. -20.67°, 69.3°
 C. 20.90°, 69.1°
 D. -32.2°, 69.3°

6. Solve for G if csc (11G – 16 degrees) = sec (5G + 26 degrees)

 A. 7 degrees
 B. 5 degrees
 C. 6 degrees
 D. 4 degrees

7. Find the value of A between 270o and 360o if sin^2 A – sin A = 1

  A. 300°
 B. 320°
 C. 310°
 D. 330°

8. If cos 65° + cos 55° = cos θ, find θ in radians

 A. 0.765
 B. 0.087
 C. 1.213
 D. 1.421

9. Find the value of sin (arc cos15/17)

 A. 8/11
 B. 8/19
 C. 8/15
 D. 8/17

10. The sine of a certain angle is 0.6, calculate the cotangent of the angle.

 A. 4/3
 B. 5/4
 C. 4/5
 D. 3/4

11. If sec 2A =1/sin13A, determine the angle A in degrees.

 A. 5°
 B. 6°
 C. 3°
 D. 7°

12. If tan x =1/2, tan y = 1/3, what is the value of tan (x + y)?

 A. 1/2
 B. 1/6
 C. 2
 D. 1

13. Find the value of y in the given: y = (1 + cos θ) tan θ

 A. sin θ
 B. cos θ
 C. sin 2θ
 D. cos 2θ
14. Find the value of (sin θ + cos θ tanθ)/cos θ

 A. 2 sin θ
 B. 2 cos θ
 C. 2 tan θ
 D. 2 cot θ

15. Simplify the equation sin^2θ(1 + cot^2θ)

 A. 1
 B. sin^2θ
 C. sin^2θsec^2θ
 D. sec^2θ

16. Simplify the expression sec θ – (sec θ)sin^2θ

 A. cos^2θ
 B. cos θ
 C. sin^2θ
 D. sin θ

17. Arc tan [2 cos (arc sin [(3^(1/2))/2]) / 2]) is equal to

 A. π/3
 B. π/4
 C. π/16
 D. π/2

18. Evaluate arc cot [2cos (arc sin 0.5)]

 A. 30°
 B. 45°
 C. 60°
 D. 90°

19. Solve for x in the given equation: Arc tan (2x) + arc tan (x) = π/4

 A. 0.149
 B. 0.281
 C. 0.421
 D. 0.316

20. Solve for x in the equation: arc tan (x + 1) + arc tan (x – 1) = arc tan (12)

 A. 1.5
 B. 1.34
 C. 1.20
  D. 1.25

21. Solve for A for the given equation cos 2A = 1 – cos 2A

 A. 45, 125, 225, 335 degrees

 B. 45, 125, 225, 315 degrees
 C. 45, 135, 225, 315 degrees
 D. 45, 150, 220, 315 degrees

22. Evaluate the following:

 A. 1
 B. 0
 C. 45.5
 D. 10

23. Simplify the following:

[(cos A + cos B)/(sin A – sin B)] + [(sin A + sin B)/(cos A – cos B)]

 A. 0
 B. sin A
 C. 1
 D. cos A

24. Evaluate: (2sinθcosθ-cosθ)/(1 – sin θ+ sin^2θ – cos^2θ)

 A. sin θ
 B. cos θ
 C. tan θ
 D. cot θ

25. Solve for the value of A° when sin A = 3.5 x and cos A = 5.5 x

 A. 32.47°
 B. 33.68°
 C. 34.12°
 D. 3521°

26. If sin A = 2.511x, cos A = 3.06x and sin 2A = 3.39x, find the value of x?

 A. 0.265
 B. 0.256
 C. 0.562
  D. 0.625

27. If conversed sin θ= 0.134, find the value of θ

 A. 30°
 B. 45°
 C. 60°
 D. 90°

28. A man standing on a 48.5 meter building high, has an eyesight height of 1.5m from the
top of the building, took a depression reading from the top of another nearby building and
nearest wall, which are 50° and 80° respectively. Find the height of the nearby building in
meters. The man is standing at the edge of the building lie on the same horizontal plane.

 A. 39.49
 B. 35.50
 C. 35.50
 D. 42.55

29. Points A and B 1000m apart are plotted on a straight highway running East and West.
From A, the bearing of a tower C is 32° W of N and from B the bearing of C is 26° N of E.
Approximate the shortest distance of tower C to the highway.

 A. 364 m
 B. 374 m
 C. 384 m
 D. 394 m

30. Two triangles have equal bases. The altitude of one triangle is 3 units more than its
base and the altitude of the other triangle is 3 units less than its base. Find the altitudes, if
the areas of the triangles differ by 21 square units.

 A. 6 and 12
 B. 3 and 9
 C. 5 and 11
 D. 4 and 10

31. A ship started sailing S 42°35’ W at the rate of 5 kph. After 2 hours, ship B started at the
same port going N 46o20’ W at the rate of 7 kph. After how many hours will the second ship
be exactly north of ship A?

 A. 3.68
 B. 4.03
 C. 5.12
 D. 4.83
32. An aero lift airplane can fly at airspeed of 300 mph. If there is a wind blowing towards
the cast at 50 mph, what should be the plane’s compass heading in order for its course to
be 30o? What will be the plane’s ground speed if it flies in the course?

 A. 19.7°, 307.4 mph

 B. 20.1°, 309. mph
 C. 21.7°, 321.8 mph
 D. 22.3°, 319.2 mph

33. A man finds the angle of elevation of the top of a tower to be 30o. He walks 85m nearer
the tower and finds its angle of elevation to be 60o. What is the height of the tower?

 A. 76.31m
 B. 73.31m
 C. 73.16m
 D. 73.61m

34. A pole cast a shadow 15 m long when the angle of elevation of the sun is 61°. If the
pole is leaned 15° from the vertical directly towards the sun, determine the length of the
pole.

 A. 54.23 m
 B. 48.23 m
 C. 42.44 m
 D. 46.21 m

35. A wire supporting a pole is fastened to it 20 feet from the ground and to the ground 15
feet from the pole. Determine the length of the wire and the angle it makes with the pole.

 A. 24 ft, 53.13°
 B. 24 ft, 36.87°
 C. 25 ft, 53.13°
 D. 25 ft, 36.87°

36. The angle of elevation of the top of the tower B from the top of tower A is 28° and the
angle of elevation of the top of the tower A from the base of tower B is 46°. The two towers
lie in the same horizontal plane. If the height of the tower B is 120m, find the height of tower
A.

 A. 66.3m
 B. 79.3m
 C. 87.2m
 D. 90.7m

37. Points A and B are 100 m apart and are of the same elevation as the foot of a building.
The angles of elevation of the building from the points A and B are° and 32° respectively.
How far is A from the building in meters?
  A. 259.28
 B. 265.42
 C. 271.64
 D. 277.29

38. The captain of a ship views the top of a lighthouse at an angle of° 60° with the horizontal
at an elevation of 6 meters above the sea level. Five minutes later, the same captain of the
ship views the top of the same lighthouse at an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Determine
the speed of the ship if the lighthouse is known to be 50 meters above the sea level.

 A. 0.265 m/sec
 B. 0.155 m/sec
 C. 0.169 m/sec
 D. 0.210 m/sec

39. An observer wishes to determine the height of a tower. He takes sights at the top of the
tower from A and B, which are 50 feet apart, at the same elevation on a direct line with the
tower. The vertical angle at point A is 30° and at point B is 40°. What is the height of the
tower?

 A. 85.60 feet
 B. 92.54 feet
 C. 110.29 feet
 D. 143.97 feet

40. A PLDT tower and a monument stand on a level plane. The angles of depression of the
top and bottom of the monument viewed from the top of the PLDT tower at 13° and 35°
respectively. The height of the tower is 50m. Find the height of the monument.

 A. 29.13 m
 B. 30.11 m
 C. 32.12 m
 D. 33.51 m

41. If an equivalent triangle is circumscribed about a circle of radius 10 cm, determine the
side of the triangle.

 A. 34.64 cm
 B. 64.12 cm
 C. 36.44 cm
 D. 32.10 cm

42. The two legs of a triangle are 300 and 150 m each, respectively. The angle opposite the
150m side is 26°. What is the third side?

 A. 197.49 m
 B. 218.61 m
 C. 341.78 m
  D. 282.15 m

43. The sides of a triangular lot are 130 m, 180 m and 190 m. The lot is to be divided by a
line bisecting the longest side and drawn from the opposite vertex. Find the length of the
line.

 A. 120 m
 B. 130 m
 C. 125 m
 D. 128 m

44. The sides of a triangle are 195, 157 and 210, respectively. What is the area of the
triangle?

 A. 73,250 sq. units

 B. 10,250 sq. units
 C. 14,586 sq. units
 D. 11,260 sq. units

45. The sides of a triangle are 8, 15, and 17 units. If each side is doubled, how many square
units will the are of the new triangle be?

 A. 240
 B. 420
 C. 320
 D. 200

46. If Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is 6 A.M, what is the time at a place located 30° East
longitude?

 A. 7 A.M.
 B. 8 A.M.
 C. 9 A.M.
 D. 4 A.M.

47. If the longitude of Tokyo is 139°E and that of Manila is 121°E, what is the time
difference between Tokyo and Manila?

 A. 1 hour and 12 minutes

 B. 1 hour and 5 minutes
 C. 1 hour and 8 minutes
 D. 1 hour and 10 minutes

48. One degree on the equator of the earth is equivalent to _____ in time.

 A. 1 minute
 B. 4 minutes
 C. 30 minutes
  D. 1 hour

49. A spherical triangle ABC has an angle C = 90° and sides a = 50° and c = 80°. Find the
value of b in degrees.

 A. 73.22
 B. 74.33
 C. 75.44
 D. 76.55

50. Solve the remaining side of the spherical triangle whose given parts are A = B = 80° and
a = b = 89°.

 A. 158°12’
 B. 162°21’
 C. 168°31’
 D. 172°12’

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Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in Trigonometry – MCQs Part
1.
1. B. csc 20°
2. A. 30°
3. B. A + 2B = 30°
4. A. 20.705°
5. C. 20.90°, 69.1°
6. B. 5 degrees
7. D. 330°
8. B. 0.087
9. D. 8/17
10. A. 4/3
11. B. 6°
12. D. 1
13. C. sin 2θ
14. C. 2 tan θ
15. A. 1
16. B. cos θ
17. B. π/4
18. A. 30°
19. B. 0.281
20. B. 1.34
21. C. 45, 135, 225, 315 degrees
22. A. 1
23. A. 0
24. D. cot θ
25. A. 32.47°
26. B. 0.256
27. C. 60°
28. A. 39.49
29. B. 374 m
30. D. 4 and 10
31. B. 4.03
32. C. 21.7°, 321.8 mph
33. D. 73.61m
34. A. 54.23 m
35. D. 25 ft., 36.87°
36. B. 79.3 m
37. A. 259.28
38. C. 0.169 m/sec
39. B. 92.54 feet
40. D. 33.51m
41. A. 34.64 cm
42. C. 341.78 m
43. C. 125 m
44. C. 14,586 sq. units
45. A. 240
46. B. 8 A.M.
47. D. 1 hour and 10 minutes
48. D. 1 hour
49. B. 74.33
50. C. 168°31’

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Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in Trigonometry – MCQs Part
1.
1. B. csc 20°
2. A. 30°
3. B. A + 2B = 30°
4. A. 20.705°
5. C. 20.90°, 69.1°
6. B. 5 degrees
7. D. 330°
8. B. 0.087
9. D. 8/17
10. A. 4/3
11. B. 6°
12. D. 1
13. C. sin 2θ
14. C. 2 tan θ
15. A. 1
16. B. cos θ
17. B. π/4
18. A. 30°
19. B. 0.281
20. B. 1.34
21. C. 45, 135, 225, 315 degrees
22. A. 1
23. A. 0
24. D. cot θ
25. A. 32.47°
26. B. 0.256
27. C. 60°
28. A. 39.49
29. B. 374 m
30. D. 4 and 10
31. B. 4.03
32. C. 21.7°, 321.8 mph
33. D. 73.61m
34. A. 54.23 m
35. D. 25 ft., 36.87°
36. B. 79.3 m
37. A. 259.28
38. C. 0.169 m/sec
39. B. 92.54 feet
40. D. 33.51m
41. A. 34.64 cm
42. C. 341.78 m
43. C. 125 m
44. C. 14,586 sq. units
45. A. 240
46. B. 8 A.M.
47. D. 1 hour and 10 minutes
48. D. 1 hour
49. B. 74.33
50. C. 168°31’
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2.
51. C. 48°
52. C. 86°15’
53. A. 89°45’
54. A. 45°54’
55. C. 95°
56. B. 68°37’
57. B. 90°
58. B. 16531 sq. m
59. C. 25 km
60. B. 15.4
61. a. –cos A
62. c. 0.4
63. b. cos 2A
64. a. IV
65. d. sin B < 0 and cos B > 0

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Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part I of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
Problem 1: CE Board May 1995
What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 – 6y = 0?

 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. 4
 D.5
Problem 2: CE Board November 1995
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)

Problem 4: ME Board April 1998

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

Problem 5: ECE Board April 1998

The diameter of a circle described by 9x2 + 9y2 = 16 is?

 A. 4/3
 B. 16/9
 C. 8/3
 D.4

Problem 6: CE Board May 1996

How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x2 + 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

Problem 8: CE Board November 1993

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

Problem 9: ME Board October 1996

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).

Problem 10: EE Board April 1997

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

Problem 14: ECE Board April 1998

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

Problem 15: ECE Board April 1999

3x2 + 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)

Problem 17: CE Board November 1994

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)

Problem 20: ME Board April 1997

In the equation y = - x2 + x + 1, where is the curve facing?

 A. Upward
 B. Facing left
 C. Facing right
 D. Downward

Problem 21: CE Board May 1995

What is the length of the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y?

Problem 22: EE Board October 1997

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)

Problem 23: ECE Board April 1998

Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2x2 – 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

Problem 26: ECE Board November 1997

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

Problem 28: ME Board October 1997

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

Problem 29: CE Board November 1994

What is the area enclosed by the curve 9x2 + 25y2 – 225 = 0?

 A. 47.1
 B. 50.2
 C. 63.8
 D. 72.3

Problem 30: ECE Board April 1998

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. 2x2 – 4y2 = 5
 B. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12
 C. 2x2 + 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 25x2 + 16y2 – 150x + 128y + 81 = 0 has its center at?

 A. (3, -4)
 B. (3, 4)
 C. (4, -3)
 D. (3, 5)

Problem 33: EE Board October 1997

Find the major axis of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 – 2x – 8y + 1 = 0.

 A. 2
 B. 10
 C. 4
 D. 6

Problem 34: CE Board May 1993

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

Problem 37: ECE Board April 1998

The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is
approximately 168,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the
apogee of the earth.

 A. 93,000,000 miles
 B. 91,450,000 miles
 C. 94,335,100 miles
 D. 94,550,000 miles

Problem 38: CE Board November 1992

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 4x2 + 9y2 + 8x – 32 = 0?

 A. 2.5
 B. 2.7
 C. 2.3
 D. 2.9

Problem 41: EE Board October 1993

4x2 – y2 = 16 is the equation of a/an?

 A. parabola
 B. hyperbola
 C. circle
 D. ellipse

Problem 42: EE Board October 1993

Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 – 36x + 8y = 4.

 A. 1.80
 B. 1.92
 C. 1.86
 D. 1.76

Problem 43: CE Board November 1995

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
Problem 44: EE Board October 1994
The semi-transverse axis of the hyperbola is?

 A. 2
 B. 3
 C. 4
 D. 5

Problem 45: CE Board May 1996

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

Problem 46: EE Board April 1994

Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are y = ± 2x and which passes
through (5/2, 3).

 A. 4x2 + y2 + 16 = 0
 B. 4x2 + y2 – 16 = 0
 C. x2 – 4y2 – 16 = 0
 D. 4x2 – 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. 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

Problem 48:
Find the distance between P1 (6, -2, -3) and P2 (5, 1, -4).
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)

Problem 50: ME Board April 1997

What is the radius of the sphere center at the origin that passes the point 8, 1, 6?

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

Problem 52: EE Board April 1997

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

Problem 53: ME Board October 1996

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

Problem 55: EE Board October 1997

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)

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Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in Analytic Geometry:
Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola – MCQs Part 1.
1. B. 3
Review: Solution for Number 1
2. C. (1, 2)
Review: Solution for Number 2
3. D. (-2, -3)
Review: Solution for Number 3
4. C. 5
Review: Solution for Number 4
5. C. 8/3
Review: Solution for Number 5
6. A. -2.5
Review: Solution for Number 6
7. A. 7.07
Review: Solution for Number 7
8. A. 2.1
Review: Solution for Number 8
9. D.A circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1).
Review: Solution for Number 9
10. B. (3, 5)
Review: Solution for Number 10
11. C. 25 π
Review: Solution for Number 11
12. B. (x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25
Review: Solution for Number 12
13. C. x2 + y2 + 8x + 10y – 12 = 0
Review: Solution for Number 13
14. D. –5
Review: Solution for Number 14
15. A. Parabola
Review: Solution for Number 15
16. A. (4, 0)
Review: Solution for Number 16
17. B. (0, 2)
Review: Solution for Number 17
18. D. x = –4
Review: Solution for Number 18
19. D. (-5/3, 1)
Review: Solution for Number 19
20. D. Downward
Review: Solution for Number 20
21. B
Review: Solution for Number 21
22. C. (2, 2)
Review: Solution for Number 22
23. C. 4x – 7 = 0
Review: Solution for Number 23
24. A. x2 + 12y – 14x + 61 = 0
Review: Solution for Number 24
25. C. y2 – 14y + 11x + 60 = 0
Review: Solution for Number 25
26. A. 2, 8
Review: Solution for Number 26
27. B. x = 3
Review: Solution for Number 27
28. A. B2 – 4AC < 0
Review: Solution for Number 28
29. A. 47.1
Review: Solution for Number 29
30. B. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12
Review: Solution for Number 30
31. D. 6
Review: Solution for Number 31
32. A. (3, -4)
Review: Solution for Number 32
33. C. 4
Review: Solution for Number 33
34. C. 4
Review: Solution for Number 34
35. A. 3.5 units
Review: Solution for Number 35
36. D. 0.56
Review: Solution for Number 36
37. D. 94,550,000 miles
Review: Solution for Number 37
38. A. 0.15
Review: Solution for Number 38
39. B. x = 20
Review: Solution for Number 39
40. B. 2.7
Review: Solution for Number 40
41. B. hyperbola
Review: Solution for Number 41
42. A. 1.80
Review: Solution for Number 42
43. C. 2.7
Review: Solution for Number 43
44. B. 3
Review: Solution for Number 44
45. A. 2x – 3y = 0
Review: Solution for Number 45
46. D. 4x2 – y2 = 16
Review: Solution for Number 46
47. A. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x +16y – 16 = 0
Review: Solution for Number 47
48. B
Review: Solution for Number 48
49. A. (2, 1, -1)
Review: Solution for Number 49
50. C
Review: Solution for Number 50
51. B. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y – 8z = 7
Review: Solution for Number 51
52. A. r – 8 cos θ = 0
Review: Solution for Number 52
53. A. (1/4, 0)
Review: Solution for Number 53
54. C. r = 6 cos θ
Review: Solution for Number 54
55. A. (2.17, 1.25)
Review: Solution for Number 55

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part II of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
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 = 2x2 – 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. 2x2 + 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:
25x2 + 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 16x2 + 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 4x2 + 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:
9x2 + 4y2 – 72x – 24y – 144 = 0

 A. 0.67
 B. 1.8
 C. 1.5
 D. 0.75

70. The area of the ellipse 9x2 + 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 25x 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 25x2 + 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
approximately 186,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the
apogee of the earth.

 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. 9x2 + 36y2 – 54x + 50y – 116 = 0

 B. 4x2 + 25y2 + 54x – 50y – 122 = 0
 C. 9x2 + 25y2 + 50x + 50y + 109 = 0
 D. 9x2 + 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. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12
 B. 2x2 - 4y2 = 5
 C. x2 + 2y2 = 4
 D. 2x2 + 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 = 2x2 + 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 9x2 + 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
Below are the answers key for the Multiple Choice Questions in Analytic Geometry:
Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola – MCQs Part 2.
51. D. (-3, -3)
52. A. 4p
53. D. 8
54. A. 12
55. D. x = -4
56. D. Downward
57. D. Downward
58. C. 4x – 7 = 0
59. D. y2 – 6x + 3 = 0
60. D. x2 – 8x + 16y – 32 = 0
61. A. 10.67 sq. units
62. B. 10.7
63. A. 1.6
64. C. 3.6
65. B. 0.60
66. D. 0.866
67. B. 0.66
68. A. (2, 3)
69. C. 1.5
70. A. 15π sq. units
71. B. 62.8 square units
72. B. 6.047
73. C. 4
74. A. 12.5
75. A. 94,550,000 miles
76. D. 9x2 + 25y2 + 54x + 50y – 119 = 0
77. A. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12
78. D. 64x + 5y = 0
79. B. 4x – 3y – 20 = 0
80. A. 2
81. A. 2x – 3y = 0
82. C. -2
83. D. Circle
84. D. B2 – 4AC < 0
85. A. 3x + 5y -34 = 0
86. D. 3x + 4y - 12 = 0
87. B. 7x - 2y + 39 = 0
88. B. y = 4x – 1
89. A. 5x + 4y = 41
90. C. 2x + y – 9 = 0
91. D. y – 3 = 0
92. A. 3x – 4y = 0
93. C. 3r cos Ѳ + 4r sin Ѳ = 2
94. D. r2 = 8/(cos2 Ѳ + 2)
95. B. 10.14
96. D. y =√3 x
97. A. (2, 1, -1)
98. C. 15 sq. m.
99. C. 3
100. C.√101