Analytic Geometry 1

Problem 1: ECE Board April 1999

The linear distance between 4 and 17 on the number line is

A. 13

B. 21

C. 17

D. 13
Problem 2: EE Board April 1994
Find the distance between A (4, 3) and B (2, 5).

A. 11

B. 9

C. 10

D.8
Problem 3:
If the distance between points (3, y) and (8, 7) is 13, then y is equal to

A. 5 or 5

B. 5 or 19

C. 19

D. 5 or 19
Problem 4:
Find the coordinate of a point equidistant from (1, -6), (5, -6) and (6, -1).

A. (2, -2)

B. (3, -2)

C. (3, -3)

D. (2, -3)
Problem 5: EE Board April 1995
The line segment connecting (x, 6) and (9, y) is bisected by the point (7, 3).
Find the values of x and y.

A. 14, 6

B. 33, 12

C. 5, 0

D. 14, 6
Problem 6:
If (-2, -4) is the midpoint of (6, -7) and (x, y), then the values of x and y are

A. x = 2, y = 1

B. x = -10, y = -1

C. x = 10, y = -1

D. x = -8, y = -1
Problem 7: ECE Board November 1998
Determine the coordinates of the point which is three-fifths of the way from
the point (2, -5) to the point (-3, 5).

A. (-1, 1)

B. (-2, -1)

C. (-1, -2)

D. (1, -1)
Problem 8: ECE Board April 1998
The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length.
The terminal point is

A. (11, -24)

B. (-11, -20)

C. (11, -18)

D. (11, -20)
Problem 9:
The points (a, 1), (b, 2) and (c, 3) are collinear. Which of the following is true?

A. c b = c a

B. c b = b a

C. c a = a b

D. c a = b a
Problem 10:

If the slope of the line connecting the origin and point P is , find the
abscissa of P if its ordinate is 6.

A. 2

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8
Problem 11: ECE Board April 1999
Find the inclination of the line passing through (-5, 3) and (10, 7).

A. 14.73

B. 14.93

C. 14.83

D. 14.63
Problem 12:
Find the angle formed by the lines 2x + y 8 = 0 and x + 3y + 4 = 0.

A. 30

B. 35

C. 45

D. 60
Problem 13:
Find the angle between the lines 3x + 2y = 6 and x + y = 6.

A. 12 20

B. 11 19

C. 14 25

D. 13 06
Problem 14:
What is the acute angle between the lines y = 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 9?

A. 4.4

B. 28.3

C. 5.2

D. 18.6

Problem 15: EE Board October 1997

Find the distance of the line 3x + 4y = 5 from the origin.

A. 4

B. 3

C. 2

D. 1
Problem 16: CE Board November 1992
The two points on the lines 2x = 3y + 4 = 0 which are at a distance 2 from
the line 3x + 4y 6 = 0 are?

A. (-5, 1) and (-5, 2)

B. (64, -44) and (4, -4)

C. (8, 8) and (12, 12)

D. (44, -64) and (-4, 4)

Problem 17: CE Board November 1992
The distance from the point (2, 1) to the line 4x 3y + 5 = 0 is?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4
Problem 18: CE Board November 1996
Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x y = 0.

A. 3.33

B. 3.54

C. 4.23

D. 5.45
Problem 19:
The distance from a point (1, 3) to the line 4x + 3y + 12 = 0 is

A. 4 units

B. 5 units

C. 6 units

D. 7 units
Problem 20: CE Board May 1992
Find the distance between the given lines 4x 3y = 12 and 4x 3y = -8.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6
Problem 21: EE Board April 1995
Find the distance between the lines, 3x + y 12 = 0 and 3x + y 4 = 0.

Problem 22: ME Board October 1996

What is the length of the line with a slope of 4/3 from a point (6, 4) to the yaxis?

A. 10

B. 25

C. 50

D. 75
Problem 23: ME Board April 1998
Find the slope of the line defined by y x = 5.

A. 1

B. 1/4

C. -1/2

D. 5 + x
Problem 24: CE Board November 1995

What is the slope of the line 3x + 2y + 1 = 0?

A. 3/2

B. 2/3

C. -3/2

D. -2/3
Problem 25: ECE Board November 1990
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a triangle are defined by the
following points: (-2, 0) and (3, 3). What is the area?

A. 8 sq. units

B. 9 sq. units

C. 10 sq. units

D. 11 sq. units
Problem 26: EE Board April 1994
Given three vertices of a triangle whose coordinates are A (1, 1), B (3, -3)
and (5, -3). Find the area of the triangle.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6
Problem 27: ECE Board November 1990
In a Cartesian coordinates, the vertices of a square are: (1, 1), (0, 8), (4, 5)
and (-3, 4). What is the area?

A. 20 sq. units

B. 30 sq. units

C. 25 sq. units

D. 35 sq. units
Problem 28: EE Board April 1997
A line passes thru (1, -3) and (-4, 2. Write the equation of the line in slopeintercept form.

A. y 4 = x

B. y = -x 2

C. y = x 4

D. y 2 = x
Problem 29: EE Board October 1997
What is the x-intercept of the line passing through (1, 4) and (4, 1)?

A. 4.5

B. 5

C. 4

D. 6
Problem 30: ME Board April 1997
Find the equation of the straight line with a slope of 3 and a y-intercept of 1.

A. 3x + y 1 = 0

B. 3x y + 1 = 0

C. x + 3y + 1 = 0

D. x 3y 1 = 0
Problem 31: ECE Board April 1999
If the points (-2, 3), (x, y) and (-3, 5) lie on a straight line, then the equation
of the line is _______.

A. x 2y 1 = 0

B. 2x + y 1 = 0

C. x + 2y 1 = 0

D. 2x + y + 1 = 0
Problem 32: ME Board April 1998
The equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at y =
-6 is,

A. 3x + 2y = 12

B. 2x 3y = 12

C. 3x 2y = 12

D. 2x 3y = 12
Problem 33:

A line with an inclination of 45 passes through (-5/2, -9/2). What is the xcoordinate of a point on the line if its corresponding y-coordinate is 6?

A. 6

B. 7

C. 8

D. 9
Problem 34:
Find the equation of the line passing through the origin and with a slope of 6?

A. y 6x = 0

B. y = -6

C. x + y = -6

D. 6x + y = 0
Problem 35:
Find the equation of the line if the x-intercept and y-intercept are -2 and 4,
respectively.

A. y 2x 4 = 0

B. y + 2x 4 = 0

C. y 2x + 4 = 0

D. y + 2x + 4 = 0
Problem 36: ECE Board April 1998
Determine B such that 3x + 2y 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x By + 2 = 0.

A. 5

B. 4

C. 3

D. 2
Problem 37:
The line 2x 3y + 2 = 0 is perpendicular to another line L1 of unknown
equation. Find the slope of L1.

A. 3/2

B. -3/2

C. 2/3

 D. -2/3
Problem 38:
A line through (-5, 2) and (1, -4) is perpendicular to the line through (x, -7)
and (8, 7). Find the x.

A. -4

B. -5

C. -6

D. -19/3
Problem 39: CE Board May 1996
What is the equation of the line that passes thru (4, 0) and is parallel to the
line x y 2 = 0?

A. x y + 4 = 0

B. x + y + 4 = 0

C. x y 4 = 0

D. x y = 0
Problem 40:
Find the equation of the line through point (3, 1) and is perpendicular to the
line x + 5y +5 = o.

A. 5x 2y = 14

B. 5x y = 14

C. 2x 5y = 14

D. 2x + 5y = 14
Problem 41:
Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining (5, 0) and (7, 3).

A. 8x + 2y + 11 = 0

B. 8x 2y + 11 = 0

C. 8x y + 11 = 0

D. 8x + y + 11 = 0
Problem 42:

Which of the following lines is parallel to the line 3x 2y + 6 = 0?

A. 3x + 2y 12 = 0

B. 4x 9y = 6

C. 12x + 18y = 15

D. 15 x 10y 9 = 0
Problem 43:
The equation of the line through (-3, -5) parallel to 7x + 2y 4 = 0 is

A. 7x + 2y + 31 = 0

B. 7x 2y + 30 = 0

C. 7x 2y 4 = 0

D. 2x + 7y + 30 = 0
Problem 44:
What is the equation of the line joining the points (3, -2) and (-7, 6)?

A. 2x + 3y = 0

B. 4x 5y = 22

C. 4x + 5y = 2

D. 5x + 4y = 7
Problem 45:
What is the equation of the line passing through (-2, 6) with the x-intercept
half the y-intercept?

A. x y =6

B. 2x + 2y + 2 = 0

C. 3x y + 2 = 0

D. 2x + y 2 = 0
Problem 46: CE Board May 1997
Find the slope of a line having a parametric equation of x = 2 + t and y = 5
3t.

A. 2

B. 3

C. -2

 D. -3
Problem 47: CE Board May 1998
Find the slope of the line having a parametric equation y = 4t + 6 and x = t
+ 1.

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4
Problem 48: ECE Board April 1999
Two vertices of a triangle are (2, 4) and (-2, 3) and the area is 2 square units,
the locus of the third vertex is?

A. 4x y = 14

B. 4x + 4y = 14

C. x + 4y = 12

D. x 4y = -14
Problem 49: ECE Board April 1998
Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y + 6 = 0 forms with the
coordinate axis.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D.2
Problem 50: ECE Board November 1998
A line passes through point (2, 2). Find the equation of the line if the length
of the line segment intercepted by the coordinate axes is the square root of
5.

A. 2x + y 2 = 0

B. 2x y 2 = 0

C. 2x y + 2 = 0

D. 2x + y + 2 = 0

51. State the quadrant in which the coordinate (15, -2) lies.

A. I

B. IV

C. II

D. III

52. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?

A. III

B. I

C. IV

D. II

53. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own
length. The terminal point is

A. (11, -18)

B. (11, -24)

C. (11, -20)

D. (-11, -20)
54. The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x, y) and P2(-2, 4) is Pm(2,
-1). Find the coordinate of P1.

A. (6, -5)

B. (5, -6)

C. (6, -6)

D. (-6, 6)

55. Find the coordinates of the point P(2,4) with respect to the translated axis
with origin at (1,3).

A. (1, -1)

B. (1, 1)

C. (-1, -1)

D. (-1, 1)

56. Find the median through (-2, -5) of the triangle whose vertices are (-6, 2),
(2, -2), and (-2, -5).

A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

57. Find the centroid of a triangle whose vertices are (2, 3), (-4, 6) and (2,
-6).

A. (0, 1)

B. (0, -1)

C. (1, 0)

D. (-1, 0)

58. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are A (-3, -1), B(5, 3) and (2, -8)

A. 34

B. 36

C. 38

D. 32

59. Find the distance between the points (4, -2) and (-5, 1)

A. 4.897

B. 8.947

C. 7.149

D. 9.487

60. Find the distance between A(4, -3) and B(-2, 5).

A. 11

B. 8

C. 9

D. 10

61. If the distance between the points (8, 7) and (3, y) is 13, what is the
value of y?

A. 5

B. -19

C. 19 or -5

D. 5 or -19

62. The distance between the points (sin x, cos x) and (cos x, -sin x) is:

A. 1

B. 2

C. 2 sin x cos x

D. 4 sin x cos x

63. Find the distance from the point (2, 3) to the line 3x + 4y + 9 = 0.

A. 5

B. 5.4

C. 5.8

D. 6.2

64. Find the distance from the point (5, -3) to the line 7x - 4y - 28 = 0.

A. 2.62

B. 2.36

C. 2.48

D. 2.54

65. How far is the line 3x 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

66. Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x y = 0

A. 3.86

B. 3.54

C. 3.68

D. 3.72

67. The two points on the lines 2x + 3y +4 = 0 which are at distance 2 from
the line 3x + 4y 6 = 0 are:

A. (-8, -8) and (-16, -16)

B. (-44, 64) and (-5, 2)

C. (-5.5, 1) and (-5, 2)

D. (64, -44) and (4, -4)

68. The intercept form for algebraic straight-line equation is:

A. (a/x) + (y/b) = 1

B. y = mx + b

C. Ax + By + C = 0

D. (x/a) + (y/b) = 1

69. Find the slope of the line defined by y x = 5

A. 1

B. -1/2

C.

D. 5 + x

70. The slope of the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 is:

A. -2/3

B. -3/2

C. 3/2

D. 2/3

71. Find the slope of the line whose parametric equation is y = 5 3t and x =
2 + t.

A. 3

B. -3

C. 2

D. -2

72. Find the slope of the curve whose parametric equations are
x = -1 + t
y = 2t

A. 2

B. 3

C. 1

D. 4

73. Find the angle that the line 2y 9x 18 = 0 makes with the x-axis.

A. 74.77

B. 4.5

C. 47.77

D. 77.47

74. Which of the following is perpendicular to the line x/3 + y/4 = 1?

A. x 4y 8 = 0

B. 4x 3y 6 = 0

C. 3x 4y 5 = 0

D. 4x + 3y 11 = 0

75. Find the equation of the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines
2x + y = 4 and 4x - 2y = 7

A. 4y = 1

B. 8x = 15

C. 2y = 3

D. 8x + 4y = 6

76. The equation of the line through (1, 2) and parallel to the line 3x 2y + 4
= 0 is:

A. 3x 2y + 1 = 0

B. 3x 2y 1 = 0

C. 3x + 2y + 1 = 0

D. 3x + 2y 1 = 0

77. If the points (-3, -5), (x, y), and (3, 4) lie on a straight line, which of the
following is correct?

A. 3x + 2y 1 = 0

B. 2x + 3y + 1 = 0

C. 2x + 3y 1 = 0

D. 3x 2y 1 = 0

78. One line passes through the points (1, 9) and (2, 6), another line passes
through (3, 3) and (-1, 5). The acute angle between the two lines is:

A. 30

B. 45

C. 60

D. 135

79. The two straight lines 4x y + 3 = 0 and 8x 2y + 6 = 0

A. Intersects at the origin

B. Are coincident

C. Are parallel

D. Are perpendicular

80. A line which passes through (5, 6) and (-3. -4) has an equation of

A. 5x + 4y + 1 = 0

B. 5x - 4y - 1 = 0

C. 5x - 4y + 1 = 0

D. 5x + y - 1 = 0

81. Find the equation of the line with slope of 2 and y-intercept of -3.

A. y = -3x + 2

B. y = 2x 3

C. y = 2/3 x + 1

D. y = 3x 2

82. What is the equation of the line that passes through (4, 0) and is parallel
to the line x y 2 = 0?

A. y + x + 4 = 0

B. y - x + 4 = 0

C. y - x - 4 = 0

D. y + x - 4 = 0

83. Determine B such that 3x + 2y 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x By + 2 =

0

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

84. The equation of a line that intercepts the x-axis at x = 4 and the y-axis at
y = -6 is:

A. 2x 3y = 12

B. 3x + 2y = 12

C. 3x 2y = 12

D. 2x 37 = 12
85. How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve 2x2 + 2y2 + 10x 6y
55 = 0?

A. -3.0

B. 2.75

C. -3.25

D. 2.5

86. Find the area of the circle whose center is at (2,-5) and tangent to the
line 4x + 3y 8 = 0.

A. 6

B. 9

C. 3

D. 12
87. Determine the area enclosed by the curve x2 10x + 4y + y2 = 196

A. 15

B. 225

C. 12

D. 144
88. Find the shortest distance from the point (1, 2) to appoint on the
circumference of the circle defined by the equation x2 + y2 + 10x + 6y + 30
= 0.

A. 5.61

B. 5.71

C. 5.81

D. 5.91
89. Determine the length of the chord common to the circles x2 + y2 = 64 and
x2 + y2 16x 0.

A. 13.86

B. 12.82

C. 13.25

D. 12.28

90. If (3, -2) is on a circle with center (-1, 1), then the area of the circle is:

A. 5

B. 25

C. 4

D. 3
91. The radius of the circle 2x2 + 2y2 3x + 4y 1 = 0 is:

A. (33)/4

B. 33/16

C. (33)/3

D. 17

92. What is the radius of the circle with the following equation?
x2 6x + y2 4y 12 = 0

A. 3.46

B. 5

C. 7

D. 6
93. The diameter of a circle described by 9x2 + 9y2 = 16 is:

A. 16/9

B. 4/3

C. 4

D. 8/3
94. Find the center of the circle x2 + y2 6x + 4y 23 = 0.

A. (3, -2)

B. (3, 2)

C. (-3, 2)

D. (-3, -2)
95. Determine the equation of the circle whose center is at (4, 5) and
tangent to the circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y 23 = 0.
A. x2 + y2 8x + 10y 25 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + 8x 10y + 25 = 0
C. x2 + y2 8x 10y + 25 = 0
D. x2 + y2 8x 10y 25 = 0
96. The equation of the circle with center at (-2, 3) and which is tangent to
the line 20x 21y 42 = 0.
A. x2 + y2 + 4x 6y 12 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + 4x 6y + 12 = 0
C. x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y 12 = 0
D. x2 + y2 4x 6y 12 = 0
97. A circle has a diameter whose ends are at (-3, 2) and (12, -6). Its
Equation is:
A. 4x2 + 4y2 36x + 16y + 192 = 0
B. 4x2 + 4y2 36x + 16y 192 = 0
C. 4x2 + 4y2 36x 16y 192 = 0
D. 4x2 + 4y2 36x 16y + 192 = 0
98. Find the equation of the circle with center on x + y = 4 and 5x + 2y + 1
= 0 and having a radius of 3.
A. x2 + y2 + 6x 16y + 64 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + 8x 14y + 25 = 0
C. x2 + y2 + 6x 14y + 49 = 0

D. x2 + y2 + 6x 14y + 36 = 0

99. If (3, -2) lies on the circle with center (-1, 1) then the equation of the
circle is:
A. x2 + y2 + 2x 2y 23 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + 4x 2y 21 = 0
C. x2 + y2 + 2x y 33 = 0
D. x2 + y2 + 4x 2y 27 = 0
100. Find the equation of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x 2y k = 0
represents a point circle.

A. 5

B. -5

C. 6

D. -6