Analyzing Test Items
Analyzing Test Items
Analyzing Test Items
TEST
ITEMS
FOR ITEMS # 1-7, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING
POINTS:
P(-10, -7), Q(2, 3) AND R(8, -11).
Solution:
QR ? y 2 y1
1. What is the slope of m QR
x 2 x1
11 3
a. -4/5 m QR
8 2
b. -3/7 14
c. -7/3 6
7
d. -5/4
3
For items # 1-7, please refer to the following
points: P(-10, -7), Q(2, 3) and R(8, -11).
2. What is the equation of the line containing ?QR
Solution:
a. 7x + 3y – 23 = 0 mQR
7
; Q(2,3)
3
b. 7x + 3y + 5 = 0 Point-slope form
c. 7x + 3y + 23 = 0 y – y1 = m(x – x1)
d. 3x + 7y + 23 = 0 y –3 = (x – 1)
3y – 9 = -7x + 14
7x + 3y – 23 = 0
For items # 1-7, please refer to the following
points: P(-10, -7), Q(2, 3) and R(8, -11).
3. What is the equation of the line parallel to PQ
and passing through R?
Solution:
a. 5x – 6y – 26 = 0 Slope of PQ
b. 5x – 6y – 106 = 0 3 7 10 5
m PQ
c. 6x – 5y – 103 = 0 2 10 12 6
a. (-6, 5)
b. (6, -5)
c. (5, -6)
d. (-5, 6)
Solution:
rewrite x2 + y2 – 10x + 12y + 12 = 0 is the Center-radius form
(x2 -10x) + (y2 + 12y) = -12
(x2 -10x + 25) + (y2 + 12y+36) = -12+25+36
(x – 5)2 + (y + 6)2 = 49
C(5,-6)
13. What is the diameter of the circle x2 + y 2
– 10x + 12y + 12 = 0?
a. 49 Solution:
b. 196 From item #12
c. 14 r = 7, and d = 2r
d = 14
d. 7
14. What is the equation of the line tangent to the
circle x2 + y2 = 25 at (-3, 4)?
a. -3x + 4y + 25 = 0
b. -3x + 4y – 25 = 0
c. 3x – 4y + 25 = 0
d. 3x – 4y – 25 = 0
Solution:
x2 + y2 = 25 point-slope form
C(0, 0); r = 5 y – y1 = m(x – x1)
Slope containing the radius thru’ y – 4 = ¾ (x + 3)
P(-3,4) mr = 4/-3 4y – 16 = 3x + 9
m┴r = 3/4: 3x – 4y + 25 = 0
15. What is the equation of the parabola with vertex at (1,
5) and focus at (7, 5)?
a. (y – 5)2 = -24(x + 1)
b. (y – 5)2 = 24(x – 1)
c. (y – 5)2 = 6(x – 1)
d. (y + 5)2 = 6(x + 1)
Solution:
Case 3: (y – k)2 = 4a (x – h)
V(1,5) F(7,5) (y – 5)2 = 4(6)(x – 1)
(y – 5)2 = 24 ( x – 1)
16. Determine the focus of the parabola x2 + 6x
+ 20y – 71 = 0.
a. (-3, -1)
b. (3, 1)
c. (-3, 4)
d. (3, -4)
Solution:
x2 + 6x + 20y – 71 = 0 →Case 4
x2 + 6x = -20y + 71
x2 + 6x + 9 = -20y + 71 + 9
(x + 3)2 = -20y + 80
(x + 3)2 = 4(-5)(y – 4)
V(-3,4); F(-3, -1)
17. Determine the equation of the directrix of the
parabola x2 + 6x + 20y – 71 = 0.
a. y = -6
b. y = 9
c. x = 9
d. x = -6
Solution:
x2 + 6x + 20y – 71 = 0 → Case 4
V (-3, 4) a = -5
y=9
18. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the
parabola x2 + 6x + 20y – 71 = 0.
a. 6
b. 4
c. 5
d. 20
Solution:
mLR = │4a│
= │4(-5)│
= │-20│
= 20
19. DETERMINE THE EQUATION OF THE ELLIPSE
WITH CENTER AT THE ORIGIN, ONE FOCUS AT (-12,
0) AND LENGTH OF THE SEMI – MAJOR AXIS OF 13.
Let a=distance between the
a. x2 y2 center and vertex
1
25 169 a=13 units and c=12 units
2 2 a2 = b2 +c2 b2 = a2 - c2
b. x
y
1
169 25 b2 = 132 – 122 b = 5
(x2 /a2 )+(y2 /b2 )=1
c. x2 y2
1 (x2 /132 )+(y2 /52 )=1
144 169
(x2 /169 )+(y2 /25 )=1
d. x2 y2
1
169 144
20. DETERMINE THE CENTER OF THE ELLIPSE
WHOSE EQUATION IS 16X2 +25Y2
-128X+150Y+81=0
a. (-4, -5) Rewrite the equation in standard form:
b. (4, 5) (16x2 -128x)+(25y2 +150y) = - 81
c. (-4, 3)
16(x2 -8x+16)+25(y2 +6y+9) = - 81+256+225
d. (4, -3)
C(4, - 3)
21. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A FOCUS OF THE ELLIPSE WHOSE EQUATION IS 16X2
+25Y2 -128X+150Y+81=0
Case 3:
a. (1, -3)
b. (4, 1) [(x – 4)2 /25]+[(y+3)2 /16]=1
c. (1, 4) a=5 and b=4
d. (-3, 1) a2 = b2 +c2 c2 = a2 - b2
c2 = 52 – 42 c=3
F(h+c, k)F(4+3, -3)
F(7, - 3) and F’(1, - 3)
22. DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF THE MAJOR AXIS
OF THE ELLIPSE 16X2 +25Y2 -128X+150Y+81=0.
x2
y 2 c2 = b2 +a2 where
a. 1 a=distance between the center and the vertex
169 100
c= distance between the center and the focus
x2 y2 b= distance between the center and the endpoint of the
b. 1 conjugate axis
169 25
Case 2: [y 2/a2] – [x2 /b2]=1
c. y2 x2
1 c=13 units; a = 5 units
25 144 b2 = c2 - a2 b2 = 132 - 52 = 169 – 25
b = 12
d. x2
y2
1 [y 2/52] – [x2 /122]=1
25 144
[y 2/25] – [x2 /144]=1
24. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A VERTEX OF
THE HYPERBOLA HAVING ITS FOCI AT (0, + 13) AND
LENGTH OF THE TRANSVERSE AXIS OF 10?
a. (0, -5) Solution:
b. (10, 0) V(h, k + a)
c. (0, 10)
V(0, 0 + 5)
d. (12, 0)
V(0, 5) and V’(0, - 5)
y A FOCUS
25. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING(IS x THE
3) 2 (OF 5) 2HYPERBOLA ?
1
81 144
d. 8 225 64
289
17
2. What is the slope of JE?
Solution:
a. 0 44
mJE
b. ¾ 7 8
8
c. -8/15
15
d. 15/8
3. What is the equation of the line containing ?
a.JE
8x + 15y – 4 = 0 Solution:
b. 8x + 15y – 116 = 0 J (7,4)
Po int Slope Form
c. 15x + 8y – 4 = 0
18
d. 8x + 15y + 4 = 0 y4 x 7
15
15 y 60 8 x 56
8 x 15 y 4 0
4. Given the points M(3,9), J(-7,4), E(8,-4). Find
the equation of the line passing through M
parallel to ?JE Solution:
8
mJE ; M (3,9)
a. 8x + 15y – 159 = 0 15
b. 8x + 15y + 111 = 0 Po int Slope Form
18
c. 15x + 8y – 159 = 0 y 9 x 3
15
d. 15x – 8y – 111 = 0 15 y 135 8 x 24
8 x 15 y 159 0
5. Given the points J(-7, 4) and E(8, -4). Which
equation describes a line passing through M
perpendicular to JE?
Solution:
a. 8x – 15y + 117 = 0 15
m JE ; M (3,9)
b. 8x – 15y + 27 = 0 8
Po int Slope Form
c. 15x – 8y + 117 = 0 15
y 9 x 3
d. 15x – 8y + 27 = 0 8
8 y 72 15 x 45
15 x 8 y 27 0
6. Find the equation of the line whose x-intercept is
8 and y-intercept is 6.
a. 3x + 4y – 24 = 0 Solution:
b. 3x + 4y + 24 = 0 x y
124
8 6
c. 4x + 3y + 24 = 0
3x 4 y 24 0
d. 4x + 3y – 24 = 0
7. Given the points M(3,9), J(-7,4), E(8,-4). Find
the distance of M from JE.
155 10
Solution:
a. 30
8 x 15 y 4 0
155 8 x 15 y 4
17 d
b. 64 225
163 8(3) 15(9) 4
17 17
c. 24 135 4
163 10
30 17
d. 155
17
8. Given he points M(3, 9) and E(8, -4). Find the
coordinates of the midpoint of ME?
a.
11 5
,
Solution:
2 2 38 9 4
M ME ,
2 2
b. (5, 5) 11 5
M ME ,
2 2
5 13
c. ,
2 2
11 5
d. ,
2 2
9. Determine the value of k so that the line whose
equation is 8x – 5ky + 9k = 0 passes through the
point (1, 7/3)?
Solution:
a. 7 8 x 5ky 9k 0
b. 3 7
P1,
3
c. 1 7
38 5k 9k 0
d. 5/8 3
24 35k 27k 0
k 3
10. Given J(-5, 2) and O(20, -8) determine the
coordinates of N that divides JO in the ratio
3:10.
Solution:
10 14 JO
a. , JN 3
13 13
NO 10
JO 13
110 14
b. , JN 3
13 13 r
NO 13
N [r ( r x 2 x1 x1 , r y 2 y1 y1
4 10
c. , 3 3
13 13 N 20 5 5, 8 2 2
13 13
75 65 30 26
44 110 N ,
d. , 13 13
13 13 10 4
N ,
13 13
11. What is the equation of the circle which has a diameter
with endpoints N(-4, 2) and E(16, -14)?
Solution:
a. (3, -4) x 2 y 2 8 x 6 y 39 0
b. (-3, 4) x 2 8x 16 y 2 6 y 9 39 16 9
c. (-4, 3) x 4 2 y 3 2 64
d. (4, -3) C 4,3
13. What is the diameter of the circle x2 + y 2 +
8x – 6y – 39 = 0?
a. 256 Solution:
d 2r
b. 64 d 2(8)
c. 16 d 16
d. 8
14. What is the equation of the line tangent to the
circle x2 + y2 = 289 at (-8, -15)?
Solution:
a. 15x + 8y + 240 = 0 15
m
b. 8x + 15y + 240 = 0 8
8
m
c. 8x + 15y + 289 = 0 15
8
d. 15x + 8y + 289 = 0 y 15 x 8
15
15 y 225 8 x 64
8 x 15 y 289 0
15. What is the equation of the parabola with vertex
at (8, 2) and focus at (-13, 2)?
a. y = 9
b. y = -1
c. x = 3
d. x = 4
18. Determine the length of the latus rectum of the
parabola x2 – 6x + 20y – 71 = 0.
Solution:
a. 4 mR 4a
b. 20 a 5
mR 4(5)
c. 10 mR 20
d. 5
19. Determine the equation of the ellipse with center
at the origin, one focus at (-8, 0) and length of the
minor axis of 30.
x 2
y 2 Solution: 15
1
a. 964 900
x2 y2
1 F ' (8,0) F (8,0)
225 289
b.
x2 y2 15
1
900 964 c 8; b 15; a ?
c.
x2 y2 a 2 c2 b2 x2 y2
1 2 1
289 225 8 15
2 2
17 2
15
d. a 289
2
x2 y2
a 17 1
289 225
20. Determine the center of the ellipse whose
equation is 25x2 + 16y2 – 100x + 32y – 284 = 0.
Solution:
a. (2, -1) 25( x 2 4 x 4) 16( y 2 2 y 1) 284 100 16
b. (-2, 1) 25( x 2) 2 16( y 1) 2 400
c. (1, -2) ( x 2) 2 ( y 1) 2
1
16 25
d. (-1, 2)
a 4 ;b 5
c2 a2 b2
c3
C (2,1)
21. Which of the following is a focus of the ellipse
whose equation is 25x2 + 16y2 – 100x + 32y – 284 = 0.
Solution:
a. (11, -1)
25x 2 16 y 2 100x 32 y 284 0
b. (-1, -1) Case 4
c. (2, 8) a 5; b 4; c ?
d. (2, -4) c2 a2 b2
c 2 52 42
c 2 25 16
c2 9
c3
22. Determine the length of the major axis of the
ellipse 25x2 + 16y2 – 100x + 32y – 284 = 0.
Solution:
a. 8 VV ' 4 (6)
b. 25 10
c. 5
d. 10
23. Determine the equation of the hyperbola with foci
at (±10, 10) and length of its transverse axis of 12.
Solution:
a 6; c 10; b ?
a. ( y 10) 2
x 2
1
64 36 b c a
2 2 2
10 2 6 2
( y 10) 2 x 2
b. 1 100 36
36 64
b 2 64
x 2 ( y 10) 2 b8
c. 1
x 2 ( y 10 ) 2
36 64 1
2 2
6 8
x 2 ( y 10) 2 x 2 ( y 10 ) 2
d. 1 1
144 44 36 64
24. What is the length of the conjugate axis of the
hyperbola 9x2 - 16y2 - 54x + 128y – 31 = 0?
Solution:
a. 9 Conjugate Axis
b. 8 BB' 2b
(9 x 2 54x) (16 y 2 128y ) 31
c. 4 9( x 2 6 x 9) 16( y 2 8 y 16) 31 81 256
d. 3 2
2
9 x 3 16 y 4 144
( y 4) 2 ( x 3) 2
1
9 16
a 3; b 4 BB' 2b 8
25. Which of the following is a focus of the
hyperbola 9x2 - 16y2 - 54x + 128y – 31 = 0?
Solution:
a. (3, -1) 9 x 2 16 y 2 54x 128y 31 0
( y 4) 2 ( x 3) 2
b. (-2, 4) 1
9 16
c. (13, 4) c2 a2 b2
32 4 2
d. (3, 14) 9 16
c 25
2
c5