1. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi-minor axis is 3.

The distance from the center to the directrix is

A. 6.047
B. 6.532
C. 0.6614
D. 6.222

2. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 = 16x.

A. x = -4
B. x = -8
C. x = 4
D. x = 8

3. The midpoint of the line segment between P1(x,y) and P2(-2,4) is Pm(2,-1). Find the coordinates of P1.
A. (6,-6)
B. (6,-5)
C. (5,-6)
D. (-6,6)

4. Given the ellipse (x2/36 + (y2/32) = 1. Determine the distance between the foci.
A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 3

5. 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)

6. 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)

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

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2

8. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x 2y k = 0 represents a point circle.
A. 5
B. 6
C. -6
D. -5

9. The diameter of a circle described by 9x2 + 9y2 = 16 is

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

10. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2x2 7x + 5.
A. 7x + 4 = 0
B. 4x + 7 = 0
C. 4x 7 = 0
D. 4x 2 = 0

11. Point P(x,y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one-half of its distance from line y = 4. The equation of its locus is
A. 2x2 4y2 = 5
B. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12
C. 2x2 + 5y3 = 3
D. x2 + 2y2 = 4
12. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth moves around the sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and the
eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth.
A. 93,000,000 miles
B. 91,450,000 miles
C. 94,335,100 miles
D. 94,550,000 miles

13. 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

14. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y + 6 = 0 form with the coordinate axes.
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2

15. 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)

16. 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

17. A points move so that its distance from the point (2,-1) is equal to its distance from the x-axis. The equation of the locus
is
A. x2 4x + 2y + 5 = 0
B. x2 4x 2y + 5 = 0
C. x2 + 4x + 2y + 5 = 0
D. x2 + 4x 2y 5 = 0

18. The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y 2z = 9, 3x 2y + z = 3 and x+ y + z = 2 is at

A. (1,2,1)
B. (2,1,-1)
C. (1,-1,2)
D. (-1,-1,2)

19. Given the points (3,7) and (-4,-7). Solve the distance between them.
A. 15.65
B. 17.65
C. 16.65
D. 14.65

20. Find the distance of directrix from the center of an ellipse if its major axis is 10 and its minor axis is 8.
A. 8.5
B. 8.1
C. 8.3
D. 8.7

21. Find the coordinates of the vertex of the parabola y = x2 4x + 1 by making use of the fact that at the vertex, the slope of
the tangent is zero.
A. (2,-3)
B. (-2,-3)
C. (-1,-3)
D. (3,-2)
22. Find the area of the hexagon ABCDEF formed by joining the points A(1,4), B(0,-3), C(2,3),
D(-1,2), E(-2,-1) and F(3,0).
A. 24
B. 20
C. 22
D. 15

23. The parabolic antenna has an equation y2 + 8x = 0. Determine the length of the latus rectum.
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 9

24. A line 4x + 2y 2 = 0 is coincident with the line

A. 4x + 4y 2 = 0
B. 4x + 3y + 3 = 0
C. 8x + 4y 2 = 0
D. 8x + 4y 4 = 0

25. Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to the x-axis and passes through the points (3,1), (0,0) and (8,-
4).
A. x2 2x y = 0
B. x2 + 2x + y = 0
C. y2 + 2y + x = 0
D. y2 + 2y x = 0

26. The directrix of a parabola is the line y = 5 and its focus is at the point
(4,-3). What is the length of latus rectum?
A. 18
B. 14
C. 16
D. 12

27. A point P(x,2) is equidistant from the points (-2,9) and (4,-7). The value of x is
A. 11/3
B. 20/3
C. 19/3
D. 6

28. Find the equation of a line where x-intercept is 2 and y-intercept is -2.
A. 2x + 2y + 2 = 0
B. x y 2 = 0
C. 2y 2x + 2 = 0
D. x y 1 = 0

3x 2 x 10
lim
29. Evaluate: x 2 x2 4 .
A. 3 C. no limit
B. 11/4 D. 1/3
ln 2 x
lim
30. Find: x x .
A. 0 C.
B. 1 D. 1
sin 2 x
lim
x 0 sin 3x .
31. Find
A. 1/3 c. 2/3
B. 3/4 d. 0

32. Differentiate:
y 1 5x2 .
 5x 5x
y' y'
A. 1 5x 2
C. 1 5x2

B.
y' 5x 1 5x2 D.
y' 5x 1 5x2

33. Differentiate:
y x 2 cos 2x .

A.
y' 2x 2 sin 2x 2x cos 2x

B.
y' 2x 2 cos 2x sin 2x

C.
y' 2x 2 sin 2x 2x cos 2x

D.
y' 2x 2 cos 2x 2x sin 2x

34. Find the first derivative of

y arcsin 4 x 2 .
8 arcsin 4 x 2 arcsin 4 x

A. 1 4x 2
C. 1 16 x 2
8 arcsin 4 x 4 arcsin 4 x

B. 1 16 x 2 D. 1 16 x 2

35. Find y if
y esin 2 x .
sin 2 x
A. e cos 2 x C. 2esin x cos x
B. e
cos 2 x
sin 2 x D. 2esin 2 x cos 2 x

36. Find y if
y 24 x .
4x2
A. 3 ln 2 C. 24 x 2 ln 2
2 x2
B. 3 ln 3 D. 23x2 ln 4

37. Find the second derivative of the function

y x2 ln x
A. x(1 + 2lnx) C. 3 + 2lnx
B. 2lnx D. 2/x

38. Two posts, one 7 feet high and the other 8 feet high, stand 8 feet apart. They are to be stayed by wires attached to a
single stake at ground level, the wires running to the tops of the posts. What is the shortest length of wire that will able to
implement this setup?
A. 17 ft C. 19 ft
B. 18 ft D. 20 ft

39. A man wishes to use 40 feet of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. Determine the maximum possible area of his
garden.
A. 64 ft2 C. 400 ft2
B. 100 ft2 D. 1600 ft2

40. A spherical toy balloon is being filled with gas at the rate of 500 mm3/sec. When the diameter is 0.5 m, find the rate (in
mm2/sec) at which the surface area is increasing.
A. 2 C. 4
B. 3 D. 5

41. A man is riding his car at the rate of 30 km/hr toward the foot of the pole 10 m high. At what rate is he approaching the
top when he is 40 m from the foot of the pole?
A. -5.60 m/s C. -8.08 m/s
B. -6.78 m/s D. -4.86 m/s
42. A ladder 10 ft long is resting against the side of a building. If the foot of the ladder slips away from the wall at the rate of
2 ft/min, how fast is the angle between the ladder and the building changing when the foot of the ladder is 6 ft away from the
building?
A. 5 rad/min C. 0.25 rad/min
B. 0.33 rad/min D. 0.67 rad/min

43. Find two numbers whose sum is 36 and the product of one by the square of the other is a maximum.
A. 13 and 23 C. 16 and 20
B. 25 and 11 D. 12 and 24

44. A rectangular box open at the top is to be formed from a rectangular piece of cardboard 3 inches by 8 inches. What side
of square should be cut from each corner to form the box with maximum volume?
A. 3 in. C. 1.5 in.
B. 0.67 in. D. 2 in.

45. A closed cylindrical can must have a volume of 1000 in3. Its lateral surface is to be constructed from a rectangular piece
of metal and its top and bottom are to be stamped from square pieces of metal and the rest of the square discarded. What
height will minimize the amount of metal needed in the construction of the can?
A. 30/pi in. C. 50/pi in.
B. 40/pi in. D. 60/pi in.