Precal First Long Test
Precal First Long Test
Test I: Match the description in the Column A with the correct term in the Column B. Write the letter of the
correct answer on the line provided before each number.
Column A Column B
_____1. Cutting plane intersects both the cones. A. Circle
_____2. Cutting plane is not parallel to a plane tangent to the B. Conics
cone.
_____3. Cutting plane is parallel to a plane tangent to the cone. C. Ellipse
_____4. Cutting plane is parallel to the base of the cone. D. Hyperbola
_____5. Figures obtained when a plane is made to cut a right
circular cone. E. Parabola
Test II: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the best answer on the line provided before each
number.
_____6. Find the equation of the circle graphed below.
A. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 4
B. 𝑦 2 = 𝑥 2 + 16
C. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 16
D. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 1
_____7. Given the equation of a circle, (𝑥 + 4)2 + (𝑦 − 5)2 = 50, find the coordinates of the center and the
radius.
A. center (-4,-5) & radius=√50 C. center (-4,5) & radius=5√2
B. center (4,5) & radius=√50 D. center (4,-5) & radius=5√2
_____8. Find the vertex and focus of the parabola if the equation is (𝑦 − 2)2 + 16(𝑥 − 3) = 0 .
A. vertex (-3,-2) & focus (-3,14) C. vertex (-3,-2) & focus (-7,-2)
B. vertex (-3,-2) & focus (-3,-18) D. vertex (3,2) & focus (-1,2)
_____9. Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola with the given characteristic: the vertex is at
the origin and focus (0, 7)
A. 𝑥 2 = 28𝑦 C. 𝑥 2 = −7𝑦
2
B. 𝑥 = 4𝑦 D. 𝑦 2 = 28𝑥
_____10. Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola with the given characteristic: The vertex is
at the origin and directrix: x = 1
A. 𝑥 2 = −4𝑦 C. 𝑦 2 = 𝑥
2
B. 𝑥 = 4𝑦 D. 𝑦 2 = −4𝑥
𝑥2 𝑦2
_____11. Find the center and vertices of major axis in equation of the ellipse + =1.
49 4
A. center: (7,0) & vertices: (0,-2)(0,2)
B. center: (0,0) & vertices: (-2,0)(2,0)
C. center: (0,0) & vertices: (0,-7)(0,7)
D. center: (0,0) & vertices: (-7,0)(7,0)
𝑥2 𝑦2
_____12. Identify the graph of these equation of ellipse + =1.
16 4
A. B. C. D.
_____13. Find the vertices and asymptotes of the hyperbola. 9𝑦 2 − 16𝑥 2 = 144
4
A. vertices: (0, ±4) & asymptote:𝑦 = ± 3 𝑥
3
B. vertices: (0, ±4) & asymptote:𝑦 = ± 4 𝑥
4
C. vertices: (±4,0) & asymptote:𝑦 = ± 3 𝑥
3
D. vertices: (±4,0) & asymptote:𝑦 = ± 4 𝑥
_____14. Find the standard form of the equation of the hyperbola with the given characteristics.
vertices:( 0, ±6) and foci: (0, ±7)
𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑥2 𝑦2
A. − =1 C. − =1
36 49 36 13
𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑥2 𝑦2
B. − =1 D. − = 49
36 13 36 13
_____15. Find the standard form of the equation of the hyperbola with the given characteristics.
vertices: (–2, –4), (–2, 6) and foci: (–2, –5), (–2, 7)
(𝑦−1)2 (𝑥+2)2 (𝑦−2)2 (𝑥+1)2
A. − =1 C. − =1
25 11 11 25
(𝑦+1)2 (𝑥−2)2 (𝑦−1)2 (𝑥+2)2
B. − =1 D. − =1
25 11 25 36
Test III.
A. Circles
Find the center and the exact radius of the circle. Then graph the circle.
16-18. (𝑥 − 5)2 + (𝑦 + 3)2 = 9 25
19-21. (𝑥 + 3)2 + 𝑦 2 = 9
Center: Center:
________ ________
Radius: Radius:
________ ________
Find the equation of the circle in standard form that satisfies the given conditions.
22-23.The circle whose center is (5,-3) and goes 24-25. The circle whose center is (4,-3) and goes
through (2,5) through (1,5)
B. Parabola
Graph the parabola and identify the vertex, directrix, and focus.
26-29. (𝑥 + 2)2 = −8(𝑦 + 2) 30-33. 𝑦 2 = −12𝑥
Vertex: Vertex:
________ ________
Directrix: Directrix:
________ ________
Focus: Focus:
________ ________
Write an equation in standard form for the parabola satisfying the given conditions.
34-35. Focus: (9, 0); Directrix: 𝑥 = −9 36-37. Vertex: (5, −2); Focus (7, −2)
C. Ellipse
Find the standard form of the equation of each ellipse.
38-39. Major axis horizontal with length 12; length of 40-41. Endpoints of major axis: (2, 2) & (8, 2)
minor axis 4; center: (−1, 3) Endpoints of minor axis: (5, 3) & (5, 1)
D. Hyperbola
Graph the hyperbola and identify the center, vertices, slopes of asymptotes, and foci.
𝑦2 𝑥2 (𝑥−1)2 (𝑦+3)2
42-45. − =1 46-50. − =1
9 16 25 16
Vertices: Vertices:
______________ ______________
Foci: Foci:
______________ ______________
Asymptotes: Asymptotes:
3 ______________
±
4