Name: _________________________________________________ 14. What conic section is 2x2 - 8xy + 4x = 12?

A. Parabola B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Circle

Practice Problems: Analytic Geometry
15. The slope of a vertical line is
1. The equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment
A. zero B. one C. 90° D. undefined
joining the points (2,6) and (-4,3) is
A. x + 2y – 8 = 0 B. 4x + 2y – 5 = 0
16. Find the slope of the line having a parametric equations of x=2+t
C. x – 2y + 10 = 0 D. 4x + 2y – 13 = 0
and y=5-3t.
A. 1 B. 1/3 C. -3 D. -1
2. The equation of the directrix of the parabola x2=16y is
A. x + 4 = 0 B. x – 4 = 0 C. y – 4 = 0 D. y + 4 = 0
17. If M is a point that is 1/3 of the distance from point A to point B,
then M divides the line segment AB in the ratio
3. The abscissa of a point is 3. If its distance from a point (8, 7) is 13,
A. 1:3 B. 1:2 C. 2:3 D. 1:4
find its ordinate.
A. -5 or 19 B. 3 or 5 C. 5 or 19 D. -3 or 7
18. A parabolic arch has a span of 20 m and a maximum height of 15
m. how high is the arch 4 m from the center of the span?
4. One end of the diameter of the circle (x – 4)2 + y2 = 25 is the point
A. 10.6 m B. 11.6 m C. 12.6 m D. 13.6 m
(1, 4). Find the coordinates of the other end of this diameter.
A. (7, -4) B. (3, 4) C. (-4, 7) D. (-7, 4)
19. The parabola y = 3x2 – 6x + 5 has its vertex at
A. (0,5) B. (1,2) C. (-1,14) D. (2,5)
5. Find the equation of the locus of a point which moves so that its
distance from (1, -7) is always 5.
20. The area of the circle x2 + y2 - 8y - 48 = 0 is
A. x2 + y2 – 2x + 14y + 25 = 0 B. x2 + y2 – 2x – 14y + 25 = 0
A. 96Pi B. 64Pi C. 48Pi D. 20Pi
C. x2 + y2 + 2x + 14y + 25 = 0 D. x2 + y2 – 2x + 14y + 25 = 0
21. Find the acute angles between the two planes 2x – y + z = 8 and x
6. Write the equation of the line with x-intercept -6 and y-intercept
+ y + 2z – 11 = 0.
3.
A. 30° B. 60° C. 45° D. 40°
A. x + 2y – 6 = 0 B. x – 2y – 6 = 0
C. x – 2y + 6 = 0 D. x + 2y + 6 = 0
22. Find the area of the polygon whose vertices are (2, -6), (4, 0), (2,
4), (-3, 2), (-3, 3).
7. If the slopes of two lines are equal and their y-intercepts are
A. 32.5 B. 23.5 C. 47.5 D. 35.5
different, then the lines are
A. intersecting B. parallel
23. A line will have a positive slope under which of the following
C. coincident D. perpendicular
conditions?
A. positive x-intercept and positive y-intercept
8. If the second-degree equation Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2+Dx + Ey + F = 0
B. negative x-intercept and positive y-intercept
represents a real conic and B2– 4AC is positive, then it is
C. positive x-intercept and negative y-intercept
A. ellipse B. circle C. parabola D. hyperbola
D. both b and c

9. The parabola x2 – 4x + 2y – 6 = 0 opens

24. The vertices of the base of an isosceles triangle are (-1, -2) and
A. downward B. upward C. to the right D. to the left
(1, 4). If the third vertex lies on the line 4x + 3y = 12, find the area of
the triangle.
10. Find the distance between the two lines represented by the two
A. 8 B. 10 C. 9 D. 11
linear equations 4x – 3y –12 = 0 and 4x – 3y + 8 = 0.
A. 8 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
25. A line with inclination between 0° and 90° has
A. zero slope B. no slope
11. If the major axis of an ellipse is twice its minor axis, find its
C. positive slope D. negative slope
eccentricity.
A. 0.965 B. 0.866 C. 0.767 D. 0.668
26. Determine k so that the line y = kx – 3 will be parallel to the line
4x + 12y = 12.
12. Compute the angle between the line 2y-9x-18=0 and the x-axis.
A. ½ B. 1/3 C. -1/3 D. -3
A. 64.54° B. 45° C. 77.47° D. 87.65°
27. The point (8,5) bisects a chord of the circle whose equation is x2
13. How far is the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 10x – 24y + 25 = 0
+ y2 – 4x + 8y = 110. Find the equation of the cord.
from the line y = 2?
A. 3x + 2y = 0 B. 3x – 2y = 14
A. 10 B. 14 C. 12 D. 16
C. 2x + 3y = 31 D. 2x – 3y = 1
28. If the straight lines ax + by +c = 0 and bx + cy + a = 0 are parallel, 40. Find the equation of the line through point (3,1) and is
then which of the following is correct? perpendicular to the line x+5y+5=0.
A. b2 = 4ac B. b2 = ac A. 5x-2y=14 B. 5x-y=14
C. b2 + ac = 0 D. a2 =bc C. 2x-5y==14 D. 2x+5y=14

29. Find the equation of the line through (-1,3) and is perpendicular 41. A line passes through point (2,2). Find the equation of the line if
to the line 5x – 2y + 3 = 0. the length of the line segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is
A. 2x + 5y – 13 = 0 B. 2x + 5y – 12 = 0 the square root of 5.
C. 2x + 5y – 11 = 0 D. 2x + 5y – 10 = 0 A. 2x+y-2=0 B. 2x-y-2=0
C. 2x-y+2=0 D. 2x+y+2=0
30. Find the equation of the line through (6,-3) and parallel to the
line through (2,8) and (5,-1). 42. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x-3y+6=0 forms with
A. 3x + y + 15 = 0 B. 3x – y – 15 = 0 the coordinate axis.
C. 3x – y – 15 = 0 D. 3x – y + 15 = 0 A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 27

31. Find the coordinates of a point equidistant from (1,-6), (5,-6) and 43. What is the slope of a line parallel to the y-axis?
(6,-1). A. 1 B. 0 C. undefined D. infinite
A. (2,-2) B. (3,-2) C. (3,-3) D. (2,-3)
44. Determine the type of conic of the following equations:
31. The points (a,1), (b,2) and (c,3) are collinear. Which of the 2 2
1. 4𝑥 + 𝑦 − 16𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 43 = 0
following is true? 2
2. 𝑦 + 8𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 32 = 0
A. c-b=c-a B. c-b=b-a 2 2
3. 9𝑥 + 25𝑦 + 50𝑥 + 50𝑦 + 109 = 0
C. c-a=a-b D. c-a=b-a
2 2
4. 9x – 4y – 36x + 8y = 4
2 2
32. The two points on the lines 2x-3y+4=0 which are at a distance 2 5. 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 6𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 23 = 0
from the line 3x+4y-6=0 are
A. (-5,10) and (-5,2) B. (64,-44) and (4,-4) 2
45. The vertex of the parabola 𝑦 − 2𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 3 = 0 is at:
C. (8,8) and (12,12) D. (44,-64) and (-4,4) A. (-3, 3) B. (3, 3)
C. (-3, 3) D. (-3, -3)
33. The distance from a point (1,3) to the line 4x+3y+12=0 is
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 2
46. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve 𝑥 = −12𝑦?
A. 12 B. -3 C. 3 D. -12
34. What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3 from a point
(6,4) to the y-axis? 2
A. 10 B. 25 C. 50 D. 75 47 Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola 𝑦 = 16𝑥.
A. x = 8 B. x = 4
35. Find the slope of the line defined by y—x=5. C. x = -8 D. x = -4
A. 1 B. 1/4 C. -1/2 D. 5+x
2
48. The curve y = -𝑥 + 𝑥 + 1 opens ___.
36. What is the slope of the line 3x+2y+1=0? A. Upward B. To the left
A. 3/2 B. 2/3 C. -3/2 D. -2/3 C. To the right D. Downward

37. What is the x-intercept of the line passing through (1,4) and 49. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (4, 3) and focus
(4,1)? at (4, -1).
A. 4.5 B. 5 C. 4 D. 6 2 2
A. 𝑦 − 8𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 32 = 0 B. 𝑦 + 8𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 32 = 0
2
C. 𝑥 + 8𝑥 − 16𝑦 + 32 = 0 D. 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟖𝒙 + 𝟏𝟔𝒚 − 𝟑𝟐 = 𝟎
38. If the points (-2,3), (x,y) and (-3,5) lie on a straight line, then the
equation of the line is
50. The focus of the parabola y2 = 16x is at
A. x-2y-1=0 B. 2x+y-1=0
A. (4,0) B. (0,4)
C. x+2y-1=0 D. 2x+y+1=0
C. (3,0) D. (0,3)

39. Find the equation of the line if the x-intercept and y-intercept
51. What is the vertex of the parabola x2 = 4(y-2)?
are -2 and 4, respectively.
A. (2,0) B. (0,2)
A. y-2x-4=0 B. y+2x-4=0
C. (3,0) D. (0,3)
C. y-2x+4=0 D. y+2x+4=0
52. Given the equation of the parabola 3x + 2y2 - 4y + 7 = 0. 2
A. 4x + 3y = 12
2 2
B. 2x - 4y = 5
2

Locate its vertex. 2

C. x + 2y = 4
2 2
D. 2x + 5y = 3
3

A. (5/3,1) B. (5/3,-1)
C. (-5/3,-1) D. (-5/3, 1) 2 2
63. The general second degree equation has the form Ax + Bxy + Cy
+ Dx + Ey + F = 0 and describes an ellipse if:
53. Find the location of the focus of the parabola y2 + 4x – 4y – 8 2 2
= 0. A. B – 4AC = 0 B. B – 4AC > 0
2 2
A. (2.5,-2) B. (3,1) C. B – 4AC = 1 D. B – 4AC < 0
C. (2,2) D. (-2.5,-2)
2 2
64. Find the major axis of the ellipse x + 4y – 2x – 8y + 1 = 0
54. A parabola has its focus at (7,-4) and directrix y=2. Find its
A. 2 B. 10 C. 4 D. 6
equation.
A. x2 + 12y – 14x + 61 = 0 B. x2 – 14y + 12x + 61 = 0 65. What is the radius of the circle with the following equation?
C. x2 – 12x + 14y + 61 = 0 D. none of the choices 2 2
𝑥 − 6𝑥 + 𝑦 − 4𝑦 − 12 = 0
A. 3.46 B. 5 C. 7 D. 6
55. Find the length of the latus rectum of the following ellipse:
2 2
25𝑥 + 9𝑦 − 300𝑥 − 144𝑦 + 1251 = 0 66. The diameter of a circle described by 9𝑥 + 9𝑦 = 16 is:
2 2

A. 3.4 B. 3.2 A. 16/9 B. 4/3 C. 4 D. 8/3

C. 3.6 D. 3.0
2 2
67. Find the center of the circle 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 6𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 23 = 0.
56. If the length of the major and minor axes of an ellipse is 10 cm
A. (3, -2) B. (3, 2)
and 8 cm, respectively, what is the eccentricity of the ellipse?
C. (-3, 2) D. (-3, -2)
A. 0.50 B. 0.60
C. 0.70 D. 0.80
68. A circle has a diameter whose ends are at (-3, 2) and (12, -6). Its
2 2 equation is:
57. The eccentricity of the ellipse 𝑥 /4 + y / 16 = 1 is: 2 2
A. 4𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 36𝑥 + 16𝑦 + 192 = 0
A. 0.725 B. 0.256
C. 0.689 D. 0.866 B. 𝟒𝒙𝟐 + 𝟒𝒚𝟐 − 𝟑𝟔𝒙 + 𝟏𝟔𝒚 − 𝟏𝟗𝟐 = 𝟎
2 2
C. 4𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 36𝑥 − 16𝑦 − 192 = 0
2 2 2 2
58. The center of the ellipse 4𝑥 + 𝑦 − 16𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 43 = 0 is at: D. 4𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 36𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 192 = 0
A. (2, 3) B. (4, -6)
C. (1, 9) D. (-2, -5)
2 2
69. Find the equation of k for which the equation 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 −
2 2
59. Given an ellipse x /36 + y /32 = 1. Determine the distance 𝑘 = 0 represents a point circle.
between foci. A. 5 B. -5 C. 6 D. -6
A. 2 B. 3
2 2
C. 4 D. 8 70. What is the radius of the circle x + y – 6y = 0?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
60. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves
around the sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and the 71. What are the coordinates of the center of the curve x + y – 2x –
2 2

eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the

4y – 31 = 0?
earth.
A. (-1,-1) B. (-2,-2)
A. 94,550,000 miles B. 94,335.100 miles
C. (1,2) D. (2,1)
C. 91,450,000 miles D. 93,000,000 miles
2 2
71. How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x + 2y + 10x
61. Find the equation of the ellipse whose center is at (-3, -1), vertex
– 6y – 55 = 0?
at (2, -1), and focus at (1, -1).
2 2 A. -2.5 B. -3.0 C. -2.75 D. -3.25
A. 9𝑥 + 36𝑦 − 54𝑥 + 50𝑦 − 116 = 0
2 2
B. 4𝑥 + 25𝑦 + 54𝑥 − 50𝑦 − 122 = 0 72. What is the distance between the centers of the circles x + y +
2 2
2 2
C. 9𝑥 + 25𝑦 + 50𝑥 + 50𝑦 + 109 = 0 2 2
2x + 4y – 3 = 0 and x + y – 8x – 6y + 7 = 0?
𝟐 𝟐
D. 𝟗𝒙 + 𝟐𝟓𝒚 + 𝟓𝟒𝒙 + 𝟓𝟎𝒚 − 𝟏𝟏𝟗 = 𝟎 A. 7.07 B. 7.77 C. 8.07 D. 7.87

62. Point P(x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, 1) one-half of 2 2
73. The equation x + y – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0 describes
its distance from line y = 4, the equation of its locus is
A. a circle of radius 5 centered at the origin
B. an ellipse centered at (2,-1)
C. a sphere centered at the origin
D. a circle of radius 5 centered at (2,-1)

2 2
74. The semi-conjugate axis of the hyperbola 𝑥 /9 − 𝑦 /4 = 1 is:
A. 2 B. -2 C. 3 D. -3

75. What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola

2 2
𝑥 /9 − 𝑦 /4 = 1?
A. 2x – 3y = 0 B. 3x – 2y = 0
C. 2x – y = 0 D. 2x + y = 0

2 2
76. 4x – y = 16 is an equation of a/an
A. parabola B. hyperbola
C. circle D. ellipse

2 2
78. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x – 4y – 36x + 8y = 4.
A. 1.8 B. 1.92 C. 1.86 D. 1.76

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