AKENTEN APPIAH-MENKA

U IVERSITY OF SKILLS TRAINING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT

FACUL TY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

END OF FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION, APRIL 2021

COURSE CODE MAT 112

COURSE TITLE Geometry I
DURATION Two (2) hours
LECTURERS Mr. Ernest Larbi and Dr. Mohammed Kumah
INSTRUCTION Answer ALL questions both in section A and section B.

INDEX 0:............................................................... CLASS: .

SECTION A [30 MARKS]

Circle the correct option/answer in questions 1 to 30.

1. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point (0, -2) and is parallel to the
straight line 3x + y = 2 .
A. Y + 3x = -2 B. Y + 3x = 2 C. y - 3x = -2 D. Y - 3x = 2
2. Find the equation of the line passing through (3, -7) and (- 2, - 5).

A. 5y + 2x - 29 = ° B.5y+2x+29=0 C.5y+2x=29 D. 5y-2x = 29

3. Find the equation of the straight line which passes through the point (0, -3) and is perpendicular
to the straight line x + y +1 = °.
A. Y - x - 3 = 0 B. Y - x + 3 = 0 C. y + x + 3 = 0 D. Y - x - 3 = 0
4. Any straight line can be represented by the general equation Ax + By + c = 0 .
Given that B 1= 0 , find the slope of this line.

A. B
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5. Compute the distance between the points P( -5, 7) and Q( -2, 3).

A. fii units B. -4Ji units c. 4.[i units D. 3Ji units

6. Find the values of y for which the distance between the points P(2, -3) and Q(10, y) is 10
units.
A. y=3,-9 B. y=-3 ,-9 C. y=-3, 9 D. y=3, 9

7. Calculate the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are A (1,3), B (4, 5) and C (7, 1).

A. (4,-3) B. (4,3) C. (-4,3) D. (-4,-3)

8. Find the distance of the point (1, 3) from the line 2x + 3y - 6 = 0 .

A. 153 ffi C. l~ ffi

9. Find the equation of a circle of center (3,2) and radius 3.

A. X2 + y2 + 6x - 4y - 5 = 0 B. X2 + y2 - 6x - 4y + 5 = 0

C. X2 + / -6x-4y-5 =0 D. X2 + / +6x+4y+5 =0

The following equation is an equation of a circle X2 + / + 3x - 6 y -1 = 0 .

Use it to answer questions 10 and 11.

10. Find the center of the circle.

B. (-3, ~)

11. Find the radius of the circle.

A'-1 B'1 C.~ D.~

12. Which of the following is an equation ofa circle?

A. X2 + y2 - 6x - 4y + 5 = 0 B. X2 + / - 6.xy - 4y + 5 = 0

C. 3x2+7y2_6x-4y+5=0 D. x2+y3_6x-4y+5=0

13. Which of the following is the gradient of the line parallel to the y-axis?
A. Zero B. One C. infinite D. one-half
14. If A and Bare (4, 2) and (2, -8) respectively, find the coordinates ofM, the midpoint of AB.
A. (3,-3) B. (-3,-3) C. (3, 3) D. (-3, 3)

15. What IS the gradient of the line parallel to the 3y - 4x + 6 =0 ?

A'-1 C·-i
16. A line that intersects two lines in the same plane at different points is a .
A. transversal B. vertical C. parallel D. corresponding
17. Two angles formed by intersecting lines and facing in the opposite direction is called a .
A. complementary Angles B. vertical opposite angles
C. interior Angles D. supplementary Angles

18. In the diagram (not drawn to scale) P, Q, Rand S are points on a circle.IPQI = IpSI LPQS = 40°
and LQSR = 25° .
Use this information to answer questions 19 and 20.
p

R
19. Calculate the value of LQPS.
A. 80° B. 120°
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20. Calculate the value of LQRS.

A_ 80° B. 120° C.lOO°

21. Determine the equation of the tangent to the circle X2 + l- 2x + 4 y - 5 = 0 at the point (-2, -1) .

A. Y = -3x+S B. Y = -3x-S C. y =3x+S D. Y =3x-S

22. Which of the following points lies on the circle X2 + y2 - 8x + 2y + 7 = 0 ?

A. (1, 1) B. (-1, -1) C. (3,2) D. (3, -2)
23. Which of the following conditions is true about two circles having radii 'i, r2 and centers c1 ' c2
respectively, and intersect externally?
A·llj -r21 = C1C2 B. i'i -r2 < CP2
1 c.], -r = c;C
21 2 D. lj +r2 = C1C2

24. Find the equation of the common chord or the radical axis of the circles.

X2 + l- 4x - 2y + 1 = 0 and X2 + y2 + 4x - 6y -10 =0
A. 8x - 4y -11 =0 B. 8x+4y+11 =0
C. 8x + 4y -11 =0 D. 8x - 4y + 11 = 0

25. The two circles with standard equations x' + y2 +2g1x+2"t;y+C1 = 0 and

X2 + l + 2g2x + 2/;y + C2 =0 are orthogonal if and only if

A. 2g1g2 - 2f.fz =c 1 + c2 B. 2g1g2 - 2f.fz =c 1 - c2

C. glg2 + f.fz =c 1 +c2 D. 2g1g2 +2f.fz =c1 +c2

26. Find the area of a circle centered at (1,2) and passing through (4,6).
A. 2SJl' square units B. 7SJl' square units

C. 3SJl' square units D. 12SJl' square units

27. A cube has a surface area of 178cm2• If the side of each cube is doubled, what will be the
surface area ofthe new cube?
A. 356cm2 B. 534cm2 C.712cm2 D.1424cm2
28. The height of a pyramid is 8cm. if its base is a square of side 4cm. calculate its volume.
A. 21tcm3 B. 42icm3 C.44cm3 D.54cm3

29. A pyramid with a square base has a volume of 1,400cm3• Ifa side of the base is 10cm long, find
the height of the pyramid.
A.70cm B.42cm C.21cm D.7cm

30. A box has a length of 12 meters, a width of 10 meters and a height of 18 meters. Calculate the
length of the diagonal.
A.78.28m B.32.82m C.23.82m D.12.82m
 SECTIONB
[30 MARKS]

Answer ALL questions from this section.

31. (a) Find the values of y for which the distance between the points P(2, - 3)
and Q(lO,y) is 10 units. [5 marks]
(b) Prove that if a line of gradient ml is perpendicular to another line of
gradient m2, then the product of their gradients m1 x m2 = -1 . [5 marks]
32. (a) A line passes through the centres of circles X2 + y2 + 6x + 3y+ 4:::: 0
and X2 + y2 + X - 2y - 3 = O. Find the equation ofthe line. [$ marks]
(b) Prove that in an isosceles triangle, the angle bisectors to the congruent
sides are also congruent. [5 marks]
33. (a) Prove that the circles X2 + y2 + 10x -4y -3 = o and
X2 + Y 2 - 2x - 6 y + 5 = 0 are orthogonal circles. [5 marks]
(b) Find the locus of point which moves such that its distance from the point
(-2,1) is equal to its distance from the point (3, - 2) . [5 marks]