Name: _____________________________________ C. parabola D.

hyperbola

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

Practice Problems (Analytic, Plane and Solid Geometry) A. downward B. upward
1. The equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line C. to the right D. to the left
segment joining the points (2,6) and (-4,3) is
A. x + 2y – 8 = 0 B. 4x + 2y – 5 = 0 10. Find the distance between the two lines
C. x – 2y + 10 = 0 D. 4x + 2y – 13 = 0 represented by the two linear equations 4x – 3y –12 = 0
and 4x – 3y + 8 = 0.
2. The equation of the directrix of the parabola x2=16y A. 8 B. 6
is C. 5 D. 4
A. x + 4 = 0 B. x – 4 = 0
C. y – 4 = 0 D. y + 4 = 0 11. If the major axis of an ellipse is twice its minor axis,
find its eccentricity.
3. The abscissa of a point is 3. If its distance from a point A. 0.965 B. 0.866
(8, 7) is 13, find its ordinate. C. 0.767 D. 0.668
A. -5 or 19 B. 3 or 5
C. 5 or 19 D. -3 or 7 12. Compute the angle between the line 2y-9x-18=0 and
the x-axis.
4. One end of the diameter of the circle (x – 4)2 + y2 = A. 64.54° B. 45°
25 is the point (1, 4). Find the coordinates of the other C. 77.47° D. 87.65°
end of this diameter.
A. (7, -4) B. (3, 4) 13. How far is the center of the circle x2 + y2 – 10x – 24y
C. (-4, 7) D. (-7, 4) + 25 = 0 from the line y = 2?
A. 10 B. 14
5. Find the equation of the locus of a point which moves C. 12 D. 16
so that its distance from (1, -7) is always 5.
A. x2 + y2 – 2x + 14y + 25 = 0 14. What conic section is 2x2 - 8xy + 4x = 12?
B. x2 + y2 – 2x – 14y + 25 = 0 A. Parabola B. Ellipse
C. x2 + y2 + 2x + 14y + 25 = 0 C. Hyperbola D. Circle
D. x2 + y2 – 2x + 14y + 25 = 0
15. The slope of a vertical line is
6. Write the equation of the line with x-intercept -6 and A. zero B. one
y-intercept 3. C. 90° D. undefined
A. x + 2y – 6 = 0 B. x – 2y – 6 = 0
C. x – 2y + 6 = 0 D. x + 2y + 6 = 0 16. Find the slope of the line having a parametric
equations of x=2+t and y=5-3t.
7. If the slopes of two lines are equal and their y- A. 1 B. 1/3
intercepts are different, then the lines are C. -3 D. -1
A. intersecting B. parallel
C. coincident D. perpendicular 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
8. If the second-degree equation Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2+Dx + ratio
Ey + F = 0 represents a real conic and B2– 4AC is A. 1:3 B. 1:2
positive, then it is C. 2:3 D. 1:4
A. ellipse B. circle
18. A parabolic arch has a span of 20 m and a maximum 27. The point (8,5) bisects a chord of the circle whose
height of 15 m. how high is the arch 4 m from the equation is x2 + y2 – 4x + 8y = 110. Find the equation of
center of the span? the cord.
A. 10.6 m B. 11.6 m A. 3x + 2y = 0 B. 3x – 2y = 14
C. 12.6 m D. 13.6 m C. 2x + 3y = 31 D. 2x – 3y = 1

19. The parabola y = 3x2 – 6x + 5 has its vertex at 28. If the straight lines ax + by +c = 0 and bx + cy + a = 0
A. (0,5) B. (1,2) are parallel, then which of the following is correct?
C. (-1,14) D. (2,5) A. b2 = 4ac B. b2 = ac
C. b2 + ac = 0 D. a2 =bc
20. The area of the circle x2 + y2 - 8y - 48 = 0 is
A. 96Pi B. 64Pi 29. Find the equation of the line through (-1,3) and is
C. 48Pi D. 20Pi perpendicular to the line 5x – 2y + 3 = 0.
A. 2x + 5y – 13 = 0 B. 2x + 5y – 12 = 0
21. Find the acute angles between the two planes 2x – y C. 2x + 5y – 11 = 0 D. 2x + 5y – 10 = 0
+ z = 8 and x + y + 2z – 11 = 0.
A. 30° B. 60° 30. Find the equation of the line through (6,-3) and
C. 45° D. 40° parallel to the line through (2,8) and (5,-1).
A. 3x + y + 15 = 0 B. 3x – y – 15 = 0
22. Find the area of the polygon whose vertices are (2, - C. 3x – y – 15 = 0 D. 3x – y + 15 = 0
6), (4, 0), (2, 4), (-3, 2), (-3, 3).
A. 32.5 B. 23.5 31. Which of the following statements is false ?
C. 47.5 D. 35.5 A. The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to
each other.
23. A line will have a positive slope under which of the B. The diagonals of a rectangle are equal.
following conditions? C. The diagonals of a rhombus are equal.
A. positive x-intercept and positive y-intercept D. The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other.
B. negative x-intercept and positive y-intercept
C. positive x-intercept and negative y-intercept 32. The sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon
D. both b and c of n sides is equal to how many right angles?
A. 2(n-1) B. 2(n-2)
24. The vertices of the base of an isosceles triangle are C. 2(n-3) D.2(n-4)
(-1, -2) and (1, 4). If the third vertex lies on the line 4x +
3y = 12, find the area of the triangle. 33. The area of a circle is 6 times its circumference.
A. 8 B. 10 What is its radius?
C. 9 D. 11 A. 12 B. 11
C. 10 D. 13
25. A line with inclination between 0° and 90° has
A. zero slope B. no slope 34. If the length of a side of a square is increased by
C. positive slope D. negative slope 100%, its perimeter is increased by
A. 100 % B. 150 %
26. Determine k so that the line y = kx – 3 will be C. 200 % D. 250 %
parallel to the line 4x + 12y = 12.
A. ½ B. 1/3 35. Find the area of a triangle whose sides are 9, 12 and
C. -1/3 D. -3 15.
A. 54 B. 53
C. 52 D. 51 44. If each interior angle of a regular polygon has a
measure of 160°, how many sides has the polygon?
36. Each of four circles ( see figure ) is tangent to the A. 16 B. 17
other three. If the radius of each of the smaller circles is C. 19 D. 18
3, what is the radius of the largest circle ?
A. 6.46 B. 6.64 45. If in triangle ABC, A = 76°30', B = 81°40' and c = 368,
C. 4.64 D.4.46 find the diameter of the circumscribed circle.
A. 989.5 B. 959.8
37. A regular five-pointed star is inscribed in a circle of C. 395.8 D. 958.9
radius b cm. Find the area between the circle and the
star. 46. A circle whose radius is 10 cm is inscribed in a
A. 4.04 b² B. 3.03 b² regular hexagon. The area of the hexagon is
C. 1.01 b² D. 2.02 b² A. 346.4 cm² B. 634.4 cm²
C. 364.4 cm² D. 436.6 cm²
38. If BC = 2(AB), what fraction of the circle is shaded?
A. 1/4 B. 1/3 47. Find the area of a rhombus whose diagonals are 32
C. 1/2 D. 1/5 cm and 40 cm.
A. 540 cm² B. 340 cm²
39. A diagonal of a parallelogram is 56.38 ft long and C. 640 cm² D. 440 cm²
makes an angle of 26°13' and 16°24' respectively with
the sides. Find the area of the parallelogram. 48. If the sum two exterior angles of a triangle is 230°,
A. 595 ft² B. 585 ft² find the measure of the third exterior angle.
C. 575 ft² D. 565 ft² A. 130° B. 120°
C. 110° D. 100°
40. A convex polygon is a polygon each interior angle of
which is less than 49. The ratio of the sum of the exterior angles to the
A. 45° B. 60° sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1:3. Identify
C. 180° D. 90° the polygon.
A. hexagon B. heptagon
41. Find the common area of two intersecting circles of C. octagon D. nonagon
radii 12 and 18 respectively if their common chord is 14
long. 50. If the perimeter of a regular hexagon is 24, what is
A. 34.19 B. 35.29 the apothem?
C. 36.39 D. 37.49 A. 3√3 B. 4√3
C. 2√3 D. 5√3
42. Compute the difference between the perimeters of
a regular pentagon and a regular hexagon if the area of 51. If the perimeter of a rhombus is 40 and one of its
each is 12. diagonals is 12, find the other diagonal.
A. 0.31 B. 0.21 A. 16 B. 15
C.0.41 D.0.51 C. 18 D. 17

43. The sides of a triangle are 17, 21 and 28. Find the 52. If a regular polygon has 54 diagonals, then it has
length of the line segment bisecting the longest side how many sides?
and drawn from the opposite angle. A. 10 B. 11
A. 11 B. 12 C. 14 D. 12
C. 13 D. 14
53. If four angles of a pentagon have measures 100°, A. 26 cm² B. 36 cm²
96°, 87° and 97°, find the measure of the fifth angle. C. 46 cm² D. 56 cm²
A. 150° B. 160°
C. 140° D. 130° 62. How many sides has a convex polygon if the sum of
the measure of its angles is 1080°?
54. The area of the triangle inscribed in a circle is 40 sq. A. 8 B. 7
cm. and the radius of the circumscribed circle is 7 cm. If C. 6 D. 5
two sides of the triangle are 8 cm and 10 cm, find the
third side. 63. Find the altitude of a trapezoid of area 180 cm² if
A. 10 cm B. 12 cm the bases are 16 and 14 cm.
C. 13 cm D. 14 cm A. 11 cm B. 12 cm
C. 13 cm D. 14 cm
55. Which of the following points is equidistant from
the vertices of a triangle? 64. What is the measure of each interior angle of a
A. incenter C. orthocenter regular pentagon?
B. centroid D. circumcenter A. 106° B. 109°
C. 107° D. 108°
56. The circumference of two circles are 6π and 10π.
What is the ratio of their areas? 65. The solid formed by revolving a circle about an
A. 9/25 B. 8/25 external axis in its plane is called.
C. 7/25 D.6/25 A. annulus B. conoid
57. Find the area of a regular hexagon of side 3 cm. C. torus D. prismatoid
A. 22.28 cm² B. 23.38 cm²
C. 24.48 cm² D. 25.58 cm² 66. The intersection of two faces of a pyramid is called
the
58. The area of a sector of a circle, having a central A. lateral edge B. slant height
angle of 60° is 24 pi. Find the radius of the C. altitude D. hypotenuse
circle.
A. 11 B. 12 67. What is the total area of a cube whose edge is 5 cm?
C. 13 D. 14 A. 150 cm² B. 145 cm²
C. 140 cm² D. 135 cm²
59. The sides of triangle ABC are a = 14, b = 12 and c =
10. Find the length of the median from vertex A to side 68. Find the volume of the frustum of a right circular
A. cone whose altitude is 6 and whose base radii are 2 and
A. 8.34 B. 8.44 3.
C. 8.54 D.8.64 A. 35π B. 36π
C. 37π D. 38π
60. The minute hand of a large clock is 2 m long. Find
the distance traveled by the tip of the minute hand in 5 69. A sphere of radius R is inscribed in a cube of edge e.
minutes. What is the ratio of the volume of the sphere to the
A. pi/4 B. pi/2 volume of the cube?
C. pi/6 D. pi/3 A. 0.6523 B. 0.5236
C. 0.3652 D. 0.2635
61. The angles between the diagonals of a rectangle is
30° and each diagonal is 12 cm long. Find the area of 70. The slant height of a right circular cone is 13 and the
the rectangle. altitude is 12. Find the radius of the base.
A. 8 B. 7
C. 6 D. 5 80. It is a polyhedron of which one face is a polygon and
the other faces are triangles which have a common
71. A hemispherical bowl of radius 10 cm is filled with vertex.
water to a depth of 5 cm. Find the volume of the water. A. prism B. pyramid
A. 615π/3 cm³ B. 620π/3 cm³ C. cone D. prismatoid
C. 625π/3 cm³ D. 630π/3 cm³
81. The axes of two right circular cylinders of equal radii
72. The volume of a sphere whose diameter is 20 cm is 3 m long, intersect at right angles. Find the volume of
A. 4198.87 cm³ B. 4179.88 cm³ their common part.
C. 4188.79 cm³ D.4187.89 cm³ A. 122 m³ B. 133 m³
C. 144 m³ D. 155 m³
73. It is a polyhedron whose faces are all squares.
A. tetrahedron B. octahedron 82. If a cylinder has a lateral area of 88 pi and a volume
C. hexahedron D. dodecahedron of 176 pi, what is its total area?
A. 120 pi B. 125 pi
74. Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangular box C. 130 pi D. 135 pi
whose edges are 6, 8 and 10.
A. 7√2 B. 8√2 83. A solid consists of a hemisphere surmounted by a
C. 9√2 D. 10√2 right circular cone. Find the vertical angle of the cone if
the volume of the conical and spherical portions are
75. Find the area of the base of a prism whose volume is equal.
516.6 cu. ft and whose height is 16.4 in. A. 51.13° B. 52.13°
A. 372 ft² B. 374 ft² C. 53.13° D. 54.13°
C. 376 ft² D. 378 ft²
84. Find the total area of a regular hexagonal pyramid
76. What is the volume of a pyramid whose altitude is whose slant height is 5 ft and whose base is 4 ft.
27 and whose base is a square 8 on a side? A. 105.71 ft² B. 107.15 ft²
A. 756 B. 657 C. 101.57 ft² D. 110.75 ft²
C. 576 D. 675
85. A spherical wooden ball 15 cm in diameter sinks to a
77. The base radii of the frustum of a cone are 6 cm and depth of 12 cm in a certain liquid. The area exposed
10 cm respectively. Find the altitude of the frustum if its above the liquid is
volume is 1176π cu. cm? A. 54 pi cm² B. 15 pi cm²
A. 16 cm B. 17 cm C. 45 pi cm² D. 35 pi cm²
C. 18 cm D. 19 cm
86. The point (4,y) where y < 0 lies in quadrant
78. What is the diameter of a sphere for which its A. I B. II
volume is equal to its surface area? C. III D. IV
A. 7 B. 6
C. 5 D. 4 87. The graph of y2 – 1 = 0 is
A. a pair of parallel linesB. a pair of intersecting lines
79. Find the volume of a right circular cone whose base C. a parabola D. a point
radius is 8 cm and whose altitude is 15 cm.
A. 320 pi cm³ B. 330 pi cm³ 88. If C = 0, then the graph of the line Ax + By + C = 0
C. 340 pi cm³ D. 350 pi cm³ A. is parallel to the x-axis B. is parallel to the y-axis
C. crosses the positive x-axis D. passes through the 98. The circle x2 + y2 = 100 has a radius of
origin A. 25 B. 30
C. 10 D. 50
89. Which of the following as no graph?
A. x2 + y2 – 9 = 0 B. x2 + y2 + 9 = 0 99. If b2– 4ac < 0, then the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c
C. x2 – y2 – 9 = 0 D. x2 – y2 + 9 = 0 A. crosses the x-axis once B. crosses the x-axis twice
C. does not cross the x-axis D. touches the x-axis once
90. If a line slants downward to the right, then it has
A. negative slope B. positive slope 100. The locus of a point on a circle which rolls without
C. no slope D. zero slope slipping on a straight line is called
A. strophoid B. trochoid
91. The graph of the equation 4y2= 8 – x2 is C. asteroid D. cycloid
A. a circle B. an ellipse
C. a parabola D. a hyperbola

92. If two lines with slopes m1 and m2 are

perpendicular to each other, then which of the
following relations is true?
A. m1 = m2 B. m1m2 = -1
C. m1/m2 = -1 D. m1 – m2 = 1

93. If the eccentricity of a conic is greater than one,

then it is a
A. an ellipse B. a circle
C. a parabola D. a hyperbola

94. The distance between the foci of an ellipse 6x2 +

2y2 = 12
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7

95. If the slope of the line determined by the points

(x,5) and (1,8) is -3, find x.
A. 2 B. 1
C. 0 D. 3

96. The inclination of the line determined by the points

(2,5) and (1,8) is
A. 106.41° B. 107.42°
C. 108.43° D. 109.44°

97. The equivalent of x2 + y2 – y = 0 in polar form is

A. r = 2cosθ B. r = 2sinθ
C. r2= 2sinθ D. r2 = 2cosθ