TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA
ANALYTIC GEOMETRY COMPETENCY EXAM
STUDENT NUMBER_________________________________________________DATE____________________
DIRECTIONS: PROVIDE THE SOLUTION TO SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THE GIVEN CHOICES.
1. The equation of a circle on the y-axis and passes through the origin and the point (4,2) is
a. x2 + y2 - 10y = 0
c. x2 + y2 - 10x = 0
b. x2 + y2 - 10x + 10y = 0
d. x2 + y2 + 10y = 0
2. A satellite dish is in the form of a paraboloid ( a 3D formed by rotating a parabola about its axis). Its receiver is located at the
focus which is 25 cm from the vertex of the paraboloid. If the dish is 9 cm deep at the center, what is the area of its circular rim?
a. 900 sq.cm
b. 225 sq.cm
c. 60 sq.cm
d. 25 sq.cm
e. NOTG
3. Find the equation of the line through (6,-3) which is perpendicular to the line whose equation is X 3y +12 = 0
a. y + 3x = 18
c. y 3x = 15
b. y + 3x = 15
d. y 3x = 21
4. If an ellipse and a parabola share a focus and corresponding vertex, which of these is true?
a. The parabola has a shorter latus rectum b. The length LR of the conics are equal.
c. The ellipse has a shorter latus rectum
d. The length of LR cannot be compared..
5. Find the smallest angle between the lines 2x + y = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0
a. 40
b. 60
c. 45
d. 30
6. Find the equation of the parabola whose focus is at the origin and whose directrix is the line y = -4.
a. x2 = 4y+4
b. x2 = 4y-4
c. x2 = 8y +16
d. x2 = 8y + 8
7. What is the equation of the principal axis of the conic (x+3)2/9 +(y+4)2/16 =1
a. y = -1
b. y = - 3
c. x = - 1
d. x = -3
8. A parabola has its focus at (7, -4) and directrix Y = 2. Find the equation
a. X2 + 12X 14Y + 61 = 0
b. X2 + 14X 12Y + 61 = 0
2
c. X 12X + 14 Y + 61 = 0
d. X2 14X + 12 Y + 61 = 0
9. The lines y = (5/12)x are asymptotes of a hyperbola whose foci are 26 units apart. Which CANNOT be a vertex of the
hyperbola?
a. (-12, 0)
b. (0, 5)
c. (0, -12)
d. (12, 0)
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10. Find the asymptotes of the hyperbola 4x 9y = 36.
a. y = 3x
b. y = 2/3x
c. y = (13)1/2x
d. y = 1/3x
2
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11.Find the eccentricity of the curve 9X 4Y 36X + 8Y = 4
a. 1.76
b. 1.80
c. 1.86
d. 1.92
12. Locate the coordinates of the intersection of the asymptotes of the hyperbola (y+1)2 (x-2)2 = 1?
a. 2 units
b. 4 units
c. 5 units
d. 6 units
13. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices at ( 2,0) and asymptotes y = 3x
a. 4x2 36y2 = 144
b. 36x2 4y2 = 144
c. 9x2 4y2 = 36
d. 4x2 9y2 = 36
14. If the distance between an endpoint of the latus rectum to the vertex of a parabola is 80, than what is the length of the latus
rectum?
a. 45(5)1/2
b. 62(2)1/2
c. 62(5)1/2
d.64(5)1/2
15. Find the length of latus rectum o a parabola whose equation is y2 = 20 ( x + 6 )
a. 6
b. 10
c. 12
d. 20
16. What is the standard equation of the locus of points in the Cartesian plane, the absolute difference of whose distances from
the points (4,0) is 4?
a. (x2/9)-(y2/16) =1
b. (x2/4)-(y2/12) =1
c. (x2/12)-(y2/16) =1
d. (x2/12)-(y2/9) =1.
17. Find the coordinates of the center of an ellipse whose equation is 16x2 + 25y2+ 160x +200y + 400 = 0.
a. (-5, -4)
b. (5, 4)
c. (4, 50)
d. (-4, -5)
18. A conic has the lines y = -3 and y = 5 as directrices and the point (1, 26) as a focus. What are the coordinates of the vertex
closest to the given focus?
a. (1,11)
b. (2, 11)
c. (3, 8)
d. NOTG
19. A plane cuts through a cube in such a way that the plane passes through three of the cubes vertices, no two of which lie on
the same edge. If the edge of the cube has a length of 1, what is the surface area of the smaller fragments of the cube?
a. 2.4
b. 2.7
c. 3.1
d. 3.7
e. 4.3
20. A semi-elliptical tunnel is 10 feet across and 4 feet high. How high is the ceiling 3 feet from the center?
a. 15/3 ft.
b. 19/5 ft.
c. 16/5 ft.
d. 23/5 ft.