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11. Determine the angle between the lines y + 4x + 2 = 0
and y – 6x + 8 = 0.
DISTANCE AND MIDPOINT FORMULAS
a. 23.50 c. 165.50
1. The distance between the points (7, y) and (4, -6) is
b. 34.70 d. 103.60
9.4868 units. Find the value of y.
a. 5 c. 15
CENTROID AND AREA OF A TRIANGLE
b. -9 d. 3
12. Find the location of the centroid of a triangle whose
2. Point C is ¾ of the way from A (1, -4) to B (-3, 8).
vertices are A (-1, -3), B (3, 6), and C (7, 0).
Determine the coordinates of C.
a. (1, 3) c. (-1, -3)
a. (2, 5) c. (-2, -5)
b. (3, 1) d. (-3, -1)
b. (-2, 5) d. (2, -5)

CIRCLES
LINES
13. What is the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 10x + 4y – 196
3. The intercept of a straight line on the y-axis is -3. If (5,
= 0?
2) is a point on a straight line, what is the slope of the
a. (5, 2) c. (-5, -2)
line?
b. (5, -2) d. (-5, 2)
a. 1 c. -1
14. What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 – 10x + 4y – 196
b. 2 d. -2
= 0?
4. A line passes through (-2, 4) and has a slope of 2. Find
a. 12 c. 14
the y-intercept.
b. 13 d. 15
a. 5 c. 7
15. What is the equation of the circle with center at (-3, 8)
b. 6 d. 8
and tangent to line x – y + 5 = 0.
5. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equations
a. x2 + y2 + 6x + 16y + 55 = 0
are x = 4t + 6 and y = t – 1.
b. x2 + y2 - 6x - 16y + 55 = 0
a. 1/3 c. 1/4
c. x2 + y2 - 6x + 16y + 55 = 0
b. ½ d. 1
d. x2 + y2 + 6x - 16y + 55 = 0
6. Find the angle in degrees that the line 2x + 5y + 10 = 0
16. Determine the length of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2
makes the x-axis.
– 4x – 5 = 0 from (8, -2).
a. 21.80 c. 158.20
a. 4.85 c. 6.23
b. 36.50 d. 143.50
b. 5.87 d. 7.45
7. Find the area bounded by the line 2x – y + 10 = 0 and
the coordinate axes.
PARABOLA
a. 25 c. 35
Situation: Given the equation y2 + 6y + 20x – 71 = 0.
b. 50 d. 70
17. What is the vertex of the parabola?
8. The equation of the line is given as x + y + 8 = 0.
a. (4, 3) c. (-4, -3)
Compute the value of ρ if it is expressed in the normal
b. (-4, 3) d. (4, -3)
form.
18. What is the focus of the parabola?
a. 2√2 c. 6√2
a. (1, 3) c. (-1. -3)
b. 4√2 d. 8√2
b. (1, -3) d. (1, -3)
19. What is the length of latus rectum?
DISTANCE OF A POINT TO THE LINE
a. 10 c. -10
9. Find the distance from a point (17, 12) to the line 5x +
b. 20 d. -20
12y – 60 = 0.
20. What is the focal length?
a. 11 c. 13
a. 5 c. 15
b. 12 d. 14
b. 10 d. 20
21. What is the equation of the directrix?
DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO PARALLEL LINES
a. y + 9 = 0 c. x – 9 = 0
10. Find the distance between two parallel lines 4x – 9y –
b. y – 9 = 0 d. x + 9 = 0
18 = 0 and 8x – 18y + 11 = 0.
22. What is the area bounded by the parabola and its latus
a. 3.29 units c. 2.39 units
rectum?
b. 3.92 units d. 2.93 units
a. 33.33 c. 44.44

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b. 66.77 d. 55.56 38. Determine the length of the latus rectum.

23. What is the equation of the axis of parabola? a. 1.879 c. 1.789
a. y + 3 = 0 c. x + 3 = 0 b. 1.798 d. 1.978
b. y – 3 = 0 d. x – 3 = 0 39. Determine the equation of the transverse axis.
a. x = 4 c. y = 4
ELLIPSE b. x = 8 d. y = 8
Situation: Given the ellipse 9x2 + 25y2 – 18x + 100y - 116 = 0. 40. Determine the equation of the conjugate axis.
24. What is the center of the ellipse? a. x = 4 c. y = 4
a. (1, 2) c. (-1, -2) b. x = 8 d. y = 8
b. (-1, 2) d. (1, -2) 41. Determine the focal distance.
25. What are the coordinates of one of its foci? a. 8.449 c. 8.994
a. (-3, 2) c. (5, -2) b. 8.944 d. 8.494
b. (3, -2) d. (-5, 2) 42. Determine the equation of one of the directrices.
26. What is the eccentricity? a. x = - 7.578 c. x = 0.422
a. 0.60 c. 0.70 b. y = - 7.578 d. y = 0.422
b. 0.80 d. 0.90 43. Determine the equation of one of the asymptotes.
27. What is the length of the major axis? a. x - 2y + 20 = 0 c. x – 2y – 12 = 0
a. 10 c. 6 b. x + 2y – 20 = 0 d. x + 2y + 12 = 0
b. 5 d. 3
28. What is the length of the minor axis?
a. 10 c. 6
b. 5 d. 3
29. What is the focal length?
a. 4 c. 5
b. 8 d. 10
30. What is the length of latus rectum?
a. 3.6 c. 5.4
b. 1.8 d. 7.2
31. What is the equation of one of its directrices?
a. 4x + 29 = 0 c. 4x + 21 = 0
b. 4y – 29 = 0 d. 4y + 21 = 0
32. What is the area of the ellipse?
a. 47.12 c. 188.50
b. 94.25 d. 141.37
33. Approximate the perimeter of the ellipse?
a. 22.72 c. 27.18
b. 25.91 d. 29.53

HYPERBOLA
Situation: Given the equation x2 - 4y2 – 8x + 64 y – 256 = 0.
34. Determine the coordinates of the center.
a. (4, 8) c. (-4, -8)
b. (-4, 8) d. (4, -8)
35. Determine the coordinates of one of the vertices.
a. (-8, -8) c. (0, 8)
b. (8, -8) d. (-8. 8)
36. Determine the coordinates of one of the foci.
a. (8.472, -8) c. (0.472, 8)
b. (8.472, 8) d. (-0.472, -8)
37. Determine the eccentricity of the equation.
a. 1.881 c. 1.818
b. 1.181 d. 1.118

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