ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

1. The distance from the point (2,1) to the A. 2

line 4x – 3y + 5 = 0 is B. 3
A. 1 C. -2
B. 2 D. -3
C. 3
D. 4 7. What is the radius of the circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 −
6𝑦 = 0?
2. Determine the distance from (5,10) to the A. 2
line x – y = 0. B. 3
A. 3.33 C. 4
B. 3.54 D. 5
C. 4.23
D. 5.45 8. What are the coordinates of the center of
the curve 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 31 = 0?
3. Find the distance between the given lines A. (-1, 1)
4x – 3y = 12 and 4x – 3y = -8. B. (-2, 2)
A. 3 C. (1, 2)
B. 4 D. (2, 1)
C. 5
D. 6 9. How far from the y-axis is the center of
the curve 2𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 2 + 10𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 55 = 0?
4. What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = A. -2.5
0? B. -3.0
A. 3/2 C. -2.75
B. 2/3 D. 3.25
C. -3/2
D. -2/3 10. The shortest distance form 𝐴(3,8) to the
circle 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 4𝑥 − 6𝑦 = 12 is equal to
5. What is the equation of the line that A. 2.1
passes through (4,0) and is parallel to the B. 2.3
line x – y – 2 = 0? C. 2.5
A. x – y + 4 = 0 D. 2.7
B. x + y + 4 = 0
C. x – y – 4 = 0 11. The focus of the parabola 𝑦 2 = 16𝑥 is at
D. x – y = 0 A. (4,0)
B. (0,4)
6. Find the slope having a parametric C. (3,0)
equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5 – 3t. D. (0,3)

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12. What is the vertex of the parabola 𝑥 2 = 18. Find the distance of the line 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 5
4(𝑦 − 2)? from the origin.
A. (2,0) A. 4
B. (0,2) B. 3
C. (3,0) C. 2
D. (0,3) D. 1

13. What is the length of the latus rectum of 19. Find the distance between the line 3𝑥 +
the curve 𝑥 2 = 20𝑦? 𝑦 – 12 = 0 and 3𝑥 + 𝑦– 4 = 0.
A. √20 A.
16
√10
B. 20 B.
12

C. 5 √10
4
C.
D. √5 √10
8
D.
√10
14. The length of the latus rectum for the
𝑥2 𝑦2
ellipse + = 1 is equal to 20. Given three vertices of a triangle whose
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A. 2 coordinates are A (1, 1), B (3, -3) and C (5,
B. 3 3). Find the area of the triangle.
C. 4 A. 3
D. 5 B. 4
C. 5
15. What is the equation of the asymptote of D. 6
𝑥2 𝑦2
the hyperbola − = 1?
9 4 21. A line passes through (1, -3) and (-4, 2).
A. 2x – 3y = 0
Write the equation of the line in slope
B. 3x -2y = 0
intercept form.
C. 2x – y = 0
A. y – 4 = x
D. 2x + y = 0
B. y = -x – 2
C. y = x - 4
16. Find the distance between A(4, -3) and B(-
D. y – 2 = x
2, 5).
A. 11
22. What is the x-intercept of the line passing
B. 9
through (1,4) and (4,1)?
C. 10
A. 4.5
D. 8
B. 5
17. The line segment connecting (x, 6) and (9, C. 4
y) is bisected by the point (7, 3). Find the D. 6
values of x and y.
A. 14, 6 23. Find the major axis of the ellipse 𝑥 2 +
B. 33, 12 4𝑦 2 − 2𝑥 − 8𝑦 + 1 = 0
C. 5, 0 A. 2
D. 6, 9 B. 10

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 C. 4 A. (11, -24)
D. 6 B. (-11, -20)
C. (11, -18)
24. 4𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 16 is the equation of a/an D. (11, -20)
A. parabola
B. hyperbola 30. Find the inclination of the line passing
C. circle through (-5, 3) and (10, 7).
D. ellipse A. 14.73 degrees
B. 14.93 degrees
25. Find the polar equation of the circle, if its C. 14.83 degrees
center is at (4,0) and the radius 4. D. 14.63 degrees
A. r – 8 cos θ = 0
B. r – 6 cos θ = 0 31. In Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of
C. r – 12 cos θ = 0 a triangle are defined by the following
D. r – 4 cos θ = 0 points: (-2, 0), (4, 0) and (3, 3). What is its
area?
26. Given the polar equation r = 5 sin θ. A. 8 sq. units
Determine the rectangular coordinates (x, B. 9 sq. units
y) of a point in the curve when θ = 30°. C. 10 sq. units
A. (2.17, 1.25) D. 11 sq. units
B. (3.08, 1.5)
C. (2.51, 4.12) 32. In Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of
D. (6, 3) a square are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5) and (-3, 4).
What is its area?
27. The linear distance between -4 and 17 on A. 20 sq. units
the number line is B. 30 sq. units
A. 13 C. 25 sq. units
B. 21 D. 35 sq. units
C. -17
33. If the points (-2, 3), (x, y) and (-3, 5) lie
D. -13
on a straight line, then the equation of the
line is ____.
28. Determine the coordinates of the point
A. x – 2y – 1 = 0
which is three-fifths of the way from
B. 2x + y – 1 = 0
point (2, -5) to point (-3,5).
C. x + 2y – 1 = 0
A. (-1, 1)
D. 2x + y + 1 = 0
B. (-2, -1)
C. (-1, -2)
34. Find the area of the triangle which the line
D. (1, -1)
2x – 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinate
axis.
29. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is
A. 3
extended three times its own length. Find
B. 4
the terminal point.

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 C. 5 40. The point of intersection of the planes
D. 2 𝑥 + 5𝑦 – 2𝑧 = 9, 3𝑥 – 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = −3 and
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2 is at
35. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is A. (1, 2, 1)
perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0. B. (2, 1, -1)
A. 5 C. (1, -1, 2)
B. 4 D. (-1, -1, 2)
C. 3
D. 2 41. The parabolic antenna has an equation 𝑥 2 +
8𝑥 = 0. Determine the length of the latus
36. The diameter of a circle described by the rectum.
equation 9𝑥 2 + 9𝑦 2 = 16 is A. 8
A. 4/3 B. 10
B. 16/9 C. 12
C. 8/3 D. 9
D. 4
42. A line 4x + 2y – 2 = 0 is coincident with the
37. Find the value of k for which the equation line
𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 + 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 𝑘 = 0 represents a A. 4x + 4y - 2 = 0
point circle. B. 4x + 3y + 3 = 0
A. 5 C. 8x + 4y – 2 = 0
B. 6 D. 8x + 4y – 4 = 0
C. -6
D. -5 43. Find the equation of the parabola whose
axis is parallel to the x-axis and passes
38. Given the equation of the curve, 3𝑥 2 + through the points (3,1), (0,0), and (8,-4).
2𝑥 – 5𝑦 + 7 = 0. Determine the curve. A. 𝑥 2 – 2𝑥 – 𝑦 = 0
A. parabola B. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 0
B. ellipse C. 𝑦 2 + 2𝑦 + 𝑥 = 0
C. circle D. 𝑦 2 + 2𝑦 – 𝑥 = 0
D. parabola
44. The directrix of a parabola is the line y =
39. The midpoint of the line segment between 5 and its focus is at the point (4, -3). What
𝑃1 (𝑥, 𝑦) and 𝑃2 (−2, 4) is 𝑃𝑚 (2, −1). Find the is the length of the latus rectum?
coordinates of 𝑃1 A. 18
A. (6, -6) B. 14
B. (6, -5) C. 16
C. (5, -6) D. 12
D. (-6, 6)
45. Find the equation of the line where the x-
intercept is 2 and the y-intercept is -2.
A. 2x + 2y + 2 = 0

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 B. x – y – 2 = 0 51. What is the distance of the line 4𝑥 – 3𝑦 +
C. 2y – 2x + 2 = 0 5 = 0 from the point (4, 2)?
D. x – y – 1 = 0 A. 5
B. 4
46. Find the value of k if the distance from C. 2
the point (2,1) to the line 5x + 12y + k = 0 D. 3
is 2.
A. 5 52. If the lines 4𝑥 – 𝑦 + 2 = 0 and 𝑥 +
B. 2 2𝑘𝑦 + 1 = 0 are perpendicular to each
C. 4 other, determine the value of k.
D. 3 A. 3
B. 4
47. Find the equation of the perpendicular C. 1
bisector of the line joining (4, 0) and (6, D. 2
3).
A. 4x + 6y – 29 = 0 53. What is the equation of the line through (-
B. 4x + 6y + 29 = 0 3, 5) which makes an angle of 45 degrees
C. 4x – 6y + 29 = 0 with the line 2x + y = 12?
D. 4x – 6y – 29 = 0 A. x + 3y – 12 = 0
B. x + 3y + 18 = 0
48. Given the points (3, 7) and (-4, -7). Solve C. x + 2y – 7 = 0
for the distance between them D. x – 3y – 18 = 0
A. 14.65
B. 15.65 54. Determine the acute angle between the
C. 17.65 lines y – 3x = 2 and y – 4x = 9.
D. 16.65 A. 4.39 deg
B. 3.75 deg
49. Determine the vertex of the parabola 𝑦 = C. 5.35 deg
𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 2. D. 2.53 deg
A. (18, 4)
B. (-4, -18) 55. A circle with its center in the first
C. (4, 18) quadrant is tangent to both x and y axes.
D. (-4, 18) If the radius is 4, what is the equation of
the circle?
50. What is the equation of the circle with its A. (𝑥 + 4)2 + (𝑦 + 4)2 = 16
center at the origin and if the point (1, 1) B. (𝑥 – 8)2 + (𝑦 – 8)2 = 16
lies on the circumference of the circle? C. (𝑥 – 4)2 + (𝑦 – 4)2 = 16
A. (𝑥 + 1)2 + (𝑦 + 1)2 = 2 D. (𝑥 + 4)2 + (𝑦 – 4)2 = 16
B. (𝑥 + 1)2 + (𝑦 + 1)2 = 4
C. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 2 56. What is the equation of the line that
D. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4 passes through (-3, 5) and is parallel to the
line 4x – 2y + 2 = 0?

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 A. 4x – 2y + 22 = 0
B. 2x + y + 10 = 0 62. If the equation is unchanged by the
C. 4x + 2y – 11 = 0 substitution of –x for x, its curve is
D. 2x – y + 11 = 0 symmetric with respect to the
A. y-axis
57. If the product of the slopes of any two B. x-axis
straight lines is negative 1, one of these C. origin
lines is said to be D. line 45 degrees with the axis
A. parallel
B. skew 63. A line which is perpendicular to the x-axis
C. perpendicular has a slope equal to
D. non-intersecting A. zero
B. 2
58. The line passing through the focus and C. one
perpendicular to the directrix of a D. infinity
parabola is called
A. latus rectum 64. In an ellipse, a chord which contains a
B. axis of parabola focus and is in a line perpendicular to the
C. tangent line major axis is a
D. secant line A. latus rectum
B. minor
59. It represents the distance of a point from C. focal width
the y-axis. D. conjugate axis
A. ordinate
B. coordinate 65. Find the slope of the line defined by
C. abscissa 𝑦 – 𝑥 = 5.
D. polar distance A. 1
B. 1/4
60. In a conic section, if the eccentricity > 1, C. -1/2
the locus is D. 5 + x
A. an ellipse
B. a hyperbola 66. Find the equation of a straight line with a
C. a parabola slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 1.
D. a circle A. 3x + y – 1 =0
B. 3x – y + 1 = 0
61. It can be defined as the set of all points C. x + 3y + 1 = 0
in the plane the sum of whose distances D. x – 3y – 1 =0
from two fixed points is constant.
A. circle 67. The equation of the line that intercepts
B. ellipse the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y = -6
C. hyperbola is,
D. parabola A. 3x + 2y = 12

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 B. 2x – 3y = 12
C. 3x – 2y = 12
D. 2x + 3y = 12

68. In the equation 𝑦 = −𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 1, where

is the curve facing?
A. upward
B. facing left
C. facing right
D. downward

69. What type of curve is generated by a point

which moves in uniform circular motion
about an axis, while travelling at a
constant speed, v, parallel to the x-axis?
A. helix
B. spiral of Archimedes
C. hypocycloid
D. cycloid

70. Points that lie in the same plane

A. coplanar
B. oblique
C. collinear
D. parallel