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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 01 GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 02

PRISMS CONES

SAMPLE PROBLEMS SAMPLE PROBLEMS

CE MAY 2011 CE MAY 2011
1. A cylinder is inscribed in a cube of side 2 meters. Find 1. Given a cube of side 1m. Find the volume of the cone
the volume inside the cube but outside the cylinder. inscribed in the cube, with base of the cone on one side of
A. 1.717 m3 C. 1.793 m3 the cube.
B. 1.652 m3 D. 1.864 m3 A. 0.393 m3 C. 0.196 m3
B. 0.262 m 3 D. 0.524 m3
CE MAY 2012
2. A 6-m long steel pipe has an outside diameter of 12 cm CE May 2012
and an inside diameter of 10 cm. Find the volume of steel 2. What is the curved surface area of a cone with base
in the pipe. diameter of 80 cm and altitude of 150 cm?
A. 18,432.45 cm3 C. 21,897.67 cm3 A. 21,985.34 cm2 C. 25,534.80 cm2
B. 17,490.82 cm3 D. 19,905.13 cm3 B. 19,508.25 cm2 D. 22,356.78 cm2

PRACTICE PROBLEMS PRACTICE PROBLEMS

CE NOV 2011 CE MAY 2012
1. A sedimentation tank has a regular pentagonal base 1. What is the volume of a cone with base diameter of 80 cm
with area of 150 m2 and height of 7 m. What is the volume and altitude of 150 cm?
of the tank? A. 251,327.41 cm3 C 203,289.34 cm3
A. 1050 m3 C. 1150 m3 B. 289,453,21 cm 3 D. 321,127.67 cm3
B. 1250 m3 D. 1350 m3
CE MAY 2012
CE NOV 2011 2. A metal sphere weighing 24 kg is melted down and
2. The volume of a cube is 512 cubic centimeters. What is recast into a solid cone of base radius 8.0 cm. If the density
the measure of the side of the cube in cm? of the metal is 8000 kg/m3, determine the height of the
A. 8 cm C. 6 cm metal cone, assuming that 15% of the metal is lost in the
B. 7 cm D. 9 cm process.
A. 35.87 cm C. 32.89 cm
CE NOV 2012 B. 41.23 cm D. 38.05 cm
3. A right circular cylinder has a diameter of 8 cm and an
altitude of 15 cm. Find the farthest possible distance CE MAY 2012
between any two points on the curved surface of the 3. A conical tank 1 m in diameter on top and 2 m deep is
cylinder. filled with water. Find the volume of water in the tank.
A. 15.62 cm C. 18.54 cm A. 523.6 liters C. 745.9 liters
B. 17.00 cm D. 15.00 cm B. 638.6 liters D. 473.2 liters

CE NOV 2012 CE MAY 2014

4. The volume of a closed cylinder is numerically equal to 4. Given a right circular cone and a right circular cylinder
its lateral area. The height is 10m. Find the total surface with the same radius and volume. If the cone is 18 cm tall,
area. how tall is the cylinder?
A. 32 C. 52 A. 9 cm C. 10 cm
B. 48 D. 60 B. 6 cm D. 12 cm

CE NOV 2013 CE MAY 2014

5. A concrete block 70 cm x 80 cm x 90 cm is placed inside a 5. Find the lateral area (curved surface) of a cone whose
tall cylindrical tank 3.5 m in diameter. What is the rise in base diameter is 12 cm and height of 18 cm.
the water level? A. 60 cm2 C. 60 cm2
A. 24.58 cm C. 36.54 cm B. 90 cm2 D. 90 cm2
B. 32.96 cm D. 28.52 cm

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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 03 GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 04

PYRAMIDS FRUSTUMS OF PYRAMIDS

SAMPLE PROBLEMS: SAMPLE PROBLEMS:

CE MAY 2012 CE MAY 2012
1. A square pyramid has base width of 4 m and height of 10 1. A rectangular prism of metal having dimensions 4.3 cm
m. A small pyramid is cut from this pyramid by passing a by 7.2 cm by 12.4 cm is melted down and recast into a
plane 6m from the base of the given pyramid. What is the frustum of square pyramid, 10% of the metal being lost in
volume of the small pyramid? the process. If the ends of the frustum are squares of sides
A. 3.98 m3 C. 4.36 m3 3 cm and 8 cm respectively, find the thickness of the
B. 3.41 m3 D. 2.85 m3 frustum.’
A. 11.78 cm C. 9.43 cm
CE NOV 2012 B. 10.69 cm D. 12.87 cm
A rectangular pyramid has base dimensions 10 cm by 6 cm
and an altitude of 16 cm. Find the volume of the pyramid. CE MAY 2012
A. 420 cc C. 360 cc 2. The top and bottom of a water reservoir are rectangular
B. 480 cc D. 320 cc in shape with dimensions 12m x 30m and 8m x 20m
respectively. If the reservoir is 5 m deep, determine its
capacity in liters.
PRACTICE PROBLEMS: A. 1533000 C. 1467000
CE NOV 2012 B. 1266700 D. 1633000
1. A square pyramid has a square base width of 6 cm and
an altitude of 18 cm. Find the volume.
A. 216 cc C. 248 cc PRACTICE PROBLEMS:
B. 261 cc D. 284 cc 1. If the height of a frustum of a pyramid is 24, and the
areas of the two ends are 441 and 121, what is its volume?
2. What is the lateral surface of a regular pyramid whose A. 6344 B. 8120 C. 7655 D. 9427
axis is 12 feet, and whose base is 18 feet square?
A. 480 ft2 C. 520 ft2 2. What is the lateral area of a frustum of a regular
B. 540 ft2 D. 560 ft2 hexagonal pyramid; the slant height being 12 feet, each
side of the larger base being 4 feet and each side of the
3. How many cubic feet in a regular octagonal pyramid of smaller base is 3 feet?
marble, whose height is 30 ft, and a side of the base 2 feet? A. 148 ft2 C. 188 ft2
A. 193.14 C. 211.34 B. 252 ft 2 D. 228 ft2
B. 165.88 D. 175.42
3. If the perpendicular height of a frustum of a regular
4. What is the lateral surface of a regular hexagonal hexagonal pyramid be 24, the sides of one end 13 each and
pyramid whose axis is 20 feet, and the sides of whose base the sides of the other end 8 each, what is the whole surface
are each 8 feet? area?
A. 507.84 ft2 C. 429.16 ft2 A. 2141.75 C. 3162.85
B. 486.28 ft 2 D. 538.24 ft2 B. 2411.75 D. 3261.35

5. What is the volume of a pyramid whose perpendicular 4. Find the volume of a pentagonal frustum whose height is
height is 72, and the sides of whose base are 67, 54, and 5 m, the side of the lower base is 18 m and the side of the
40? upper base is 6 m.
A. 20592 C. 22950 A. 1726 C. 1342
B. 25029 D. 25920 B. 1325 D. 1932

5. If the slant height of a frustum of a regular octagonal

pyramid be 42 ft, the sides of one end 5 ft each, and the side
of the other end 3 ft each, what is the lateral surface area?
A. 1344 ft2 C. 1144 ft2
B. 1244 ft2 D. 1444 ft2

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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 05 GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 06

FRUSTUMS OF CONES SPHERES

SAMPLE PROBLEMS PRACTICE PROBLEMS

CE MAY 2012 CE MAY 2011
1. A loudspeaker diaphragm is in the form of a frustum of a The sides of rectangular parallelepiped measure 3cm, 4cm,
cone. If the end diameters are 28.0 cm and 6.00 cm and the and 6 cm. Find the radius of the sphere that can
vertical distance between the ends is 30.0 cm, find the area circumscribed this solid.
of material needed to cover the curved surface of the A. 4.321 cm C. 7.812 cm
speaker. B. 2.754 cm D. 3.905 cm
A. 1835.32 cm2 C. 1706.52 cm2
B. 1589.45 cm2 D. 1645.32 cm2 CE NOV 2011
A frustum of a sphere is 6.6 cm thick. The diameters of the
CE MAY 2012 upper and lower bases are 18.5 cm and 32.9 cm,
A cylindrical water tank is 2 m in diameter and 4 m high. respectively. What is the radius of the sphere in cm?
This tank is to be replaced with another tank of the same A. 19.634 C. 18.219
capacity in the shape of a frustum of a cone with lower base B. 16.543 D. 13.998
diameter of 2 m and upper base diameter of 1.4 m. What
height of the tank is required?
A. 4.87 m C. 5.48 m PRACTICE PROBLEMS
B. 5.92 m D. 6.12 m CE MAY 2012
1. A solid metal ball is immersed in a pail of paint and
displaces 288 cm3 of paint. What is the total area painted?
PRACTICE PROBLEMS A. 136 C. 112
CE NOV 2014 B. 72 D. 144
1. A 20 cm tall water container has the shape of a frustum
of a cone with end diameters of 18 cm and 30 cm, CE NOV 2011
respectively. What is the full content of the container? 2. A frustum of a sphere is 6.6 cm thick. The diameters of
A. 11 liters C. 12 liters the upper and lower bases are 18.5 cm and 32.9 cm,
B. 10 liters D. 9 liters respectively. What is the volume of the frustum in cm3?
A. 3.126 C. 3.843
CE MAY 2014 B. 4.234 D. 5.338
2. A conical monument has a base diameter of 8 m and a
height of 12 m. calculate its curved surface area, CE NOV 2011
A.142 m2 C.36 m2 3. A frustum of a sphere is 6.6 cm thick. The diameters of
B. 159 m2 D.. 148 m2 the upper and lower bases are 18.5 cm and 32.9 cm,
respectively. What is the lateral surface area of the
3. What is the entire surface area of a frustum of a cone, frustum, in cm2?
the slant height of which is 15 feet, and the diameter of one A . 723.23 C. 814.19
base is 2 ft. 6 in. and that of the other 1 foot 3 inches? B. 1023.98 D. 934.22
A. 86.54 ft2 C. 112.33 ft2
B. 94.49 ft2 D. 178.14 ft2 CE DEC 2014
4. A spherical sector with central angle of 30o is cut from a
4. What is the volume of the frustum of a cone, the altitude sphere having a diameter of 30 m. The volume of the
being 25, the circumference of the lower base is 20 and spherical sector is nearest to:
upper base is 10? A. 278 m3 C. 263 m3
A. 336.0 C. 464.2 B. 248 m3 D. 241 m3
B. 325.0 D. 482.4
CE MAY 2015
5. A cistern in the form of a frustum of a cone is 9 feet deep, 5. Find the depth of water in a hemispherical tank of
having for diameters 8 feet and 10 feet. How many U.S. diameter 30 cm if the volume of the water is 1470 cm3.
gallons of 231 cubic inches will it contain? A. 5 cm C. 6 cm
A. 3542.6 C. 4600.6 B. 7 cm D. 8 cm
B. 3902.0 D. 4300.6

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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 07 GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 08

SIMILAR SOLIDS MISCELLANEOUS SOLIDS

SAMPLE PROBLEMS SAMPLE PROBLEMS

CE MAY 2012 CE MAY 2015
SP 1 A model of a boiler is made having an overall 1. Find the volume of tetrahedron with a given side of 3.
height of 75 mm corresponding to an overall height of A. 3.182 C. 5.125
B. 4.468 D. 2.517
the actual boiler of 6 m. If the area of metal required
for the model is 12,500 mm2, determine in square
CE MAY 2015
meters, the area of metal required for the actual 2. A solid has a circular base of radius 20 cm. Find the
boiler. volume of the said solid if every plane section perpendicular
A. 90 C. 120 to a particular diameter is an equilateral triangle.
B. 80 D. 40 A. 12453.57 cm3 C. 21342.56 cm3
B. 18475.21 cm3 D. 15453.67 cm3
CE MAY 2012
SP 2 The diameters of two spherical balls are in the
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
ratio 3:4. What is the ratio of their volumes?
1. What is the volume of a regular tetrahedron each edge
A. 0.5625 C. 0.4219
being 4 cm?
B. 0.3826 D. 0.4826 A. 7.54 cm3 C. 8.24 cm3
B. 6.54 cm3 D. 9.24 cm3

PRACTICE PROBLEMS 2. A conoid has a circular base of radius 25 cm and an

CE MAY 2014 altitude of 30 cm. Find its volume in cc.
1. A 20 cm high square pyramid is cut by a plane A. 32457 C. 24486
parallel to and 7 cm from its base. What is the ratio B. 29452 D. 18453
of the area of the new smaller base to the base of the
3. Find the volume of paraboloid having a base diameter of
original pyramid?
10 m and a height of 8 m.
A. 0.626 C. 0.268
A. 143 m3 C. 314 m3
B. 0.423 D. 0.639 B. 134 m3 D. 341 m3

2. The volume of a cube is reduced by how much if all 4. A truncated prism has a horizontal triangular base ABC,
sides are halved? AB = 10 cm, BC = 12 cm, and CA = 8 cm. The vertical edges
A. 1/8 C. 6/8 through A, B and C are 20 cm, 12 cm, and 18 cm long
B. 5/8 D. 7/8 respectively. Determine the volume of the prism, in cc.
A. 661 C. 685
B. 559 D. 574
3. Two circular cones C1 and C2 have the same
volume. If their base radii are in the ratio 4:3, then,
5. Given an ellipse whose semi-major axis is 6 cm, and
the heights of C1 and C2 are in the ratio semi-minor axis is 3 cm. What is the volume generated if it
A. 9:16 C. 3:4 is revolved about the minor axis.
B. 16:9 D. 4:3 A. 36π cc C. 96π cc
B. 72π cc D. 144π cc
4. Each side of a cube is increased by 30%, by how
much is the surface area increased?
A. 67% B. 69% C. 63% D. 65%

5. If 23 m3 of water are poured into a conical vessel, it

reaches a depth of 12 cm. How much water must be
added so that the depth reaches 18 cm?
A. 95 m3 C. 54.6 m3
B. 100 m3 D. 76.4 m3

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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 09 GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 10

POINTS LINES

SAMPLE PROBLEMS SAMPLE PROBLEMS

1. If A(–1, 1) and B(3, –1) are the end points of square CE NOV 2011
ABCD, what is the area of the square? 1. What is the distance between the intercepts of the line x
A. 12 C. 20 + 2y – 6 = 0?
B. 16 D. 28 A. 6.231 C. 8.639
B. 6.708 D. 5.449
2. What is the area, in square units, of a triangle with
vertices (–1, 1), (5, 1), and (8, 8)? CE MAY 2012
A. 42 C. 10 2. What is the slope intercept of the line 3x – 2y + 8 = 0?
B. 21 D. 24 A. 2x/3 + 2 C. 2x/3 + 4
B. 3x/2 + 2 D. 3x/2 + 4

PRACTICE PROBLEMS
1. What is the distance between the points (3, 4) and PRACTICE PROBLEMS
(–2, 1)? CE NOV 2012
A. 1/3 C. 43 1. What is the slope of the line 4y = 3x + 17?
A. −4/3 C. 4/3
B. 34 D. 7 B. −3/4 D. ¾

2. Points A, B, C, and D are arranged on a line in that CE NOV 2012

order. If AC = 13, BD = 14 and AD = 21, then BC = 2. A line has a slope of −5 and y-intercept of 4. What is the
A. 12 C. 8 equation of the line?
B. 9 D. 6 A. y = 5x – 4 C. y = 4x – 5
B. y = −5x + 4 D. y = −4x + 5
3. Triangle ABC has vertices A(1, 3), B(0, 1) and C(4, 0).
Under a transition A’, the image of A, is located at (4, 4). 3. What is the equation of a line with x and y-intercept of 3
Under this same transition, point C’ is located at and – 5 respectively?
A. (7, 1) C. (3, 2) A. 5x – 3y – 15 = 0 C. 3x – 5y + 15 = 0
B. (5, 3) D. (1, –1) B. 5x + 3y – 15 = 0 D. 3x + 5y + 15 = 0

4. If P(2, 1) and Q(8, 1) are two of the vertices of a 4. Line segment AB has end points A(2, –3) and B(–4, 6).
rectangle, which of the following could not be another of the What are the coordinates of the midpoint of segment AB?
vertices? A. (–2, 3) C. (–1, 3)
A. (2, 8) C. (2, –8) B. (–1, 1.5) D. (3, 4.5)
B. (8, 2) D. (–2, 8)
5. If the line whose equation is y = x + 2k passes through
5. The point (5, –10) is at a distance of 26 from point Q and point (1, – 3), then k =
the point (2, –10) is at a distance of 25 from Q. Which of the A. – 2 C. 1
following could be the coordinates of Q? B. – 1 D. 2
A. (–5, 14) C. (–1, 19)
B. (–3, 18) D. (0, 21)

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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 11 GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 12

PROPERTIES OF LINES CIRCLES

SAMPLE PROBLEMS SAMPLE PROBLEMS

CE NOV 2012 CE NOV 2012
1. Two straight lines are drawn in a way that they will 1. What is the equation of a circle with center at (−3, 4) and
never meet even if extended indefinitely. If the equation of passing through (3, 6)?
one of these lines is y = 5x – 3, which of the following must A. x2 + y2 + 6x – 8y – 15 = 0 C. x2 + y2 − 6x + 8y – 19 = 0
be the equation of the other line? B. x2 + y2 + 8x – 6y – 15 = 0 D. x2 + y2 − 6x – 8y – 19 = 0
A. y = −3x + 5 C. y = −5x – 3
B. y = 3x – 5 D. y = 5x + 9 CE NOV 2012
2. Where is the center of the circle x2 + y2 + 14x – 6y + 22 =
CE DEC 2014 0?
2. Find the equation of the line perpendicular to the line A. (3, −7) C. (−7, 3)
x + 3y – 4 = 0 and passes through (5, −3). B. (−3, 7) D. (7, 3)
A. x + 37 + 4 = 0 C. 3x – y + 18 = 0 ‘
B. x – 3y – 14 = 0 D. 3x – y – 18 = 0
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
CE DEC 2014
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 1. Find the equation of a circle with center at (4, −6) and
CE MAY 2012 radius of 6 units.
1. The function ( ) will have vertical asymptote A. x2 + y2 + 18x – 12y – 16 = 0
B. x2 + y2 − 18x + 12y – 16 = 0
at
C. x2 + y2 + 18x − 12y + 16 = 0
A. x = 0 C. x = 2
D. x2 + y2 − 18x + 12y + 16 = 0
B. x = −2 D. x = 1
CE DEC 2014
CE DEC 2014
2. Find the center and radius of the circle x2 + (y + 7)2 = 16
2. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line
A. (0, −7), r = 4 C. (0, −7), r =16
3x – 5y + 6 = 0?
B. (0, 7), r = 4 D. (0, 7), r = 16
A. −3/5 C. 5/3
B. 3/5 D. −5/3
CE MAY 2014
CE May 2014 3. Determine the center and the radius of a given
3. What is the slope of the line perpendicular to the line circle defined by the equation: (x – A)2 + (y + B)2 = C.
y = −(2/3)x – 8? A. (A, −B); √ C. (−A, B); C
A. −3/2 C. −2/3 B. (A, B); C D. (−A, −B); √
B. 3/2 D. 2/3
CE May 2015
4. What is the equation of a line which passes through (5,
4. Find the equation of the circle passing through the
4) and parallel to 2x + 3y – 12 = 0.
A. 3x – 2y + 10 = 0 C. 2x – 3y + 12 = 0 center of 5x2 + 4y2 – 20 = 0 and the points (0, 8) and
B. 2x + 3y – 22 = 0 D. 3x – 2y – 2 = 0 (4, 5).
A. x2 + 2y2 – x + 40y = 0
5. The lines 3x – 4y + 8 = 0 and 8x + 6y – 4 = 0 intersect at B. 4x2 + 4y2 – x – 32y = 0
point P. One angle formed at point P contains C. 2x2 + y2 + x – 28y = 0
A. 30o C. 60o D. 2x2 + 2y2 + x – 56y = 0
B. 45o D. 90o
CE MAY 2015
5. Given a circle with an equation of x2 + (y – 6)2 = 36
and another circle with an equation (x – 8)2 + y2 = 16.
What is the equation of the line tangent to both the
circles at their point of contact?
A. 2x – 5y = 12 C. 2x – y = 8
B. 3x – 2y = 6 D. 4x – 3y = 12

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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 13 GEOM MODULE NO. 14

PARABOLA ELLIPSE

SAMPLE PROBLEMS SAMPLE PROBLEMS

CE NOV 2012 1. The length of the major axis of the ellipse 3x2 + 2y2 – 6x
1. Find the vertex of the parabola y = (x + 1)2 + 7. + 8y – 1 = 0 is
A. (1, −7) C. (−1, 7) A. 3 C. 6
B. (7, −1) D. (−7, 1)
B. 2 3 D. 2 6
2. A cable suspended from two supports hangs in the shape
of a parabola. If the supports are 20 m apart and the cable 2. The equation of ellipse with foci at (5, 3) and (5, – 7) with
dips 8 m at its lowest point, find the height of the cable major axis of length 16 is
above the lowest point at a distance 2 m from one of the A. 25x2 + 36y2 – 320x + 144y – 860 = 0
supports. B. 16y2 + 4x2 – 32x + 15y – 329 = 0
A. 4.87 C. 4.45 C. 4y2 + 5x2 – 12x + 64y – 1120 = 0
B. 5.67 D. 5.12 D. 64x2 + 39y2 – 640x + 156y – 740 = 0

PRACTICE PROBLEMS PRACTICE PROBLEMS

CE NOV 2012 1. Find the vertex of the ellipse 4x2 + y2 – 8x + 4y – 8 = 0.
1. Find the vertex of the parabola y= x2 + 8x + 63. A. (1, 4) C.  3, 4 
A. (1, 72) C. (4, 111) B. (1, 2) D.  3, 2
B. (−2, 51) D. (−4, 47)
2. What is the equation of ellipse with center at (2, 6), focus
2. A parabola has a vertex at  4, 2 and directrix y = 5.
(5, 6), and vertex at (7, 6)?
Find the equation of the parabola. A. 25x2 + 16y2 – 64x – 100y + 324 = 0
A. x2 + 6x + 10y – 12 = 0 C. x2 – 4x + 6y + 10 = 0 B. 16x2 + 25y2 – 64x – 300y + 564 = 0
B. x2 + 8x + 12y – 8 = 0 D. x2 – 2x + 2y + 8 = 0 C. 36x2 + 25y2 – 64x – 300y + 564 = 0
D. 64x2 + 16y2 – 64x – 100y + 324 = 0
3. Find the equation of directrix of the parabola x2 =8y.
A. x = 2 C. y = 2 3. What is the equation of ellipse with foci at (3, 0) and
B. x = –2 D. y  2  3, 0 , major axis of length 10?
x 2 y2 x 2 y2
4. What is the axis of symmetry of the graph A.  1 C.  1
9 25 16 25
y  5x  1  9 ?
2

A. y  1 C. y = 9 x 2 y2 x 2 y2
B.  1 D.  1
25 9 25 16
B. x  1 D. x = 9

5. A seal beam headlight is in the shape of a paraboloid of CE NOV 2012

revolution. The bulb, which is placed at the focus, is 1 inch 4. Given the circle x2 + y2 = 5 and ellipse 5x2 + y2 = 6.
from the vertex. If the depth is to be 2 inches, what is the Which of the following is the point of intersection of
diameter of the headlight at its opening? the curves?
A. 2 2 C. 3 2 A. (2.179, 0.5) C. (0.8, 1.875)
B. 4 2 D. 5 2
B. (0.5, 2.179) D. (1.875, 0.8)

CE NOV 2012
5. Given the circle x2 + y2 = 5 and ellipse 5x2 + y2 = 6.
What is the acute angle of intersections?
A. 36o C. 34o
B. 32o D. 40o

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GEOMETRY MODULE NO. 15 GEOM MODULE NO. 16

HYPERBOLA POLAR GEOMETRY

SAMPLE PROBLEMS SAMPLE PROBLEMS

1. Find the center of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 + 18x + 16y – 43 = 1. Given the polar coordinates (4, 120°). Find the
0. rectangular coordinates (x, y).
A. (–1, 2) C. (–2, 3) A. (–2, 3.46) C. (2, –3.46)
B. (4, 5) D. (5, –2) B. (–3.46, –2) D. (–3.46, 4)

2. What is the equation of hyperbola with foci (1, –2) and 2. Transform the polar equation r2 cosθ sinθ = 4 to
(7, –2), vertices (3, –2) and (5, –2)? rectangular coordinates.
A. 8x2 – y2 – 64x – 4y + 116 = 0 A. xy = 4 C. x2 + y2 = 4
B. x2 – 8y2 – 32x – 12y + 98 = 0 B. x + y = 4 D. x2y2 = 2
C. 9y2 – 4x2 – 16x – 8y + 33 = 0
D. 4y2 – 9x2 + 48x – 24y – 112 = 0
PRACTICE PROBLEMS
CE MAY 2014
PRACTICE PROBLEMS 1. Convert the polar form r = 8 to rectangular form.
1. Find one of the vertex of the curve 16x2 + 9(2y – y2 + 31) A. x2 + 8xy + y2 = 64 C. x – y = 8
= 96x. B. x2 + y2 = 64 D. xy = 8
A. (0, 3) C. (4, –1)
B. (1, 4) D. (3, 5) CE MAY 2014
2. Convert the polar form r = 3/(sin ) to rectangular form.
2. The equation of hyperbola with center (6, 4), focus A. y = 3 – x C. y/x = 3
(6, –1), transverse axis of length 8 is B. y = 3 D. y = 3 + x
A. 9x2 – 16y2 – 72x + 192y + 576 = 0
B. 25y2 – 16x2 – 120x + 148y + 680 = 0 CE MAY 2014
C. 16x2 – 9y2 – 192x + 72y + 576 = 0 3. Convert the polar form r = 1 − (sin ) to rectangular
D. 16y2 – 25x2 – 120x + 148y + 680 form.
A. (x2 + y2 + z2)2 = x2 + y2 C. x2 + y2 – y = 0
3. Find the center of the curve x2 – 9y2 + 8x + 7 = 0. B. x + 2xy + y = 0
2 2 D. x2 + y2 = 0
A.  4, 0 C. (0, 4)
B. (3, 4) D. (4, 3) 3
4. Transform r  into Cartesian coordinates.
3  2 cos 
4. The equation of hyperbola is x2 – y2 + 16 = 0. Find the A. 5x2 – 9y2 + 12x + 9 = 0 C. 5x2 + 9y2 + 12x + 9 = 0
distance between center and directrix. B. 5x + 9y – 12x – 9 = 0
2 2 D. 5x2 + 9y2 + 12x – 9 = 0
A. 3.46 C. 2.83
B. 1.43 D. 6.49 5. The polar form of the equation 3x + 4y – 2 = 0 is
A. 3rsinθ + 4rcosθ = 2 C. 3cosθ + 4sinθ = 2
5. A hyperbola has an equation of 4x2 – y2 = 256. Find the B. 3rcosθ + 4rsinθ = 2 D. 3sinθ + 4cosθ = 2
eccentricity.
A. 2.23 C. 4.35
B. 3.42 D. 1.65

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AREA 3: Solid and Analytic Geometry Vargas and Blones

GEOM MODULE NO. 17

SPACE GEOMETRY

SAMPLE PROBLEMS
CE MAY 2015
1. Given the equation of a sphere x2 + y2 + z2 – 2x + 8y + 6z
= 0, find its center.
A. (1, −4, −3) C. (2, 6, −5)
B. (−2, 1, 4) D. (4, 2, −7)

CE MAY 2015
2. Find the angle between 8x + 5y – z + 46 = 0 and 6x + 5y
– 5z = 0.
A. 27.56o C. 34.51o
B. 19.28o D. 46.32o

PRACTICE PROBLEMS
CE MAY 2011
1. A sphere of radius 6 units have its center at the origin.
Which of the following points is outside the sphere?
A. (3, 1, 4) C. (3, 4, 3)
B. (2, 5, 1) D. (2, 4, 5)

CE MAY 2011
2. A sphere of radius 15 units have its center at the origin.
Given three points P1(6, 8, 9), P2(5, 8, 10), and P3(4, 3, 12).
Which of the following is/are inside the sphere?
A. P2 and P3 only C. P1, P2 and P3
B. P1 only D. P1 and P2 only

CE NOV 2012
3. Find the distance between (0, 0, 7) and (4, 1, 0).
A. 7.458 C. 9.325
B. 6.334 D. 8.124

4. Find the equation of the plane passing through the

points (4, 3, 1), (–3, 0, 4) and (0, 0, –3).
A. 21x – 40y + 9z = –27 C. 21x + 40y + 9z = 27
B. 21x – 40y – 9z = 27 D. 21x – 40y – 9z = –27

5. Find the distance of the point (–2, 3, –4) from the plane
3x + 2y – 6z + 2 = 0.
A. 23/7 C. 26/7
B. 25/7 D. 28/7

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