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

A. I
B. IV
C. II
D. III
2. Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
A. III
B. I
C. IV
D. II
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. Find the distance between the points (4, -2) and (-5, 1)
A. 4.897
B. 8.947
C. 7.149
D. 9.487
6. Find the distance between A(4, -3) and B(-2, 5).
A. 11
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
7. 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
8. 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
9. How far is the line 3x – 4y + 15 = 0 from the origin?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
10. Determine the distance from (5, 10) to the line x – y = 0
A. 3.86
B. 3.54
C. 3.68
D. 3.72
11. The intercept form for algebraic straight-line equation is:
! $
A. " + % = 1
B. 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
C. 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶 = 0
" $
D. ! + % = 1
12. Find the slope of the line defined by y – x = 5
A. 1
B. -1/2
C. ¼
D. 5 + x
13. The slope of the line 3x + 2y + 5 = 0 is:
A. -2/3
B. -3/2
C. 3/2
D. 2/3
14. 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
15. 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°
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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°
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. Determine B such that 3x + 2y – 7 = 0 is perpendicular to 2x – By + 2 = 0
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
25. 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
26. The vertex of the parabola 𝑦 0 − 2𝑥 + 6𝑦 + 3 = 0 is at:
A. (-3, 3)
B. (3, 3)
C. (-3, 3)
D. (-3, -3)
27. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola 𝑦 0 = 4𝑝𝑥 is:
A. 4p
B. 2p
C. P
D. -4p
28. Given the equation of the parabola: 𝑦 0 − 8𝑥 − 4𝑦 − 20 = 0. The length of its latus
rectum is:
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
29. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve 𝑥 0 = −12𝑦?
A. 12
B. -3
C. 3
D. -12
30. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola 𝑦 0 = 6𝑥.
A. x = 8
B. x = 4
C. x = -8
D. x = -4
31. The curve y = -𝑥 0 + 𝑥 + 1 opens:
A. Upward
 B. To the left
C. To the right
D. Downward
32. The parabola y = -𝑥 0 + 𝑥 + 1 opens:
A. To the right
B. To the left
C. Upward
D. Downward
33. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y = 2𝑥 0 − 7𝑥 + 5.
A. 4x + 7 = 0
B. x – 2 = 0
C. 4x – 7 = 0
D. 7x + 4 = 0
34. Find the equation of the locus of the center of the circle which moves so that it is tangent
to the y-axis and to the circle of radius one (1) with center at (2,0).
A. 𝑥 0 + 𝑦 0 − 6𝑥 + 3 = 0
B. 𝑥 0 − 6𝑥 + 3 = 0
C. 2𝑥 0 + 𝑦 0 − 6𝑥 + 3 = 0
D. 𝑦 0 − 6𝑥 + 3 = 0
35. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at (4, 3) and focus at (4, -1).
A. 𝑦 0 − 8𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 32 = 0
B. 𝑦 0 + 8𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 32 = 0
C. 𝑥 0 + 8𝑥 − 16𝑦 + 32 = 0
D. 𝑥 0 − 8𝑥 + 16𝑦 − 32 = 0
36. Find the area bounded by the curves 𝑥 0 + 8𝑦 + 16 = 0, x – 4 = 0, the x-axis, and the y-
axis.
A. 10.67 sq. units
B. 10.33 sq. units
C. 9.67 sq. units
D. 8 sq. units
37. Find the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabolas 𝑥 0 − 2𝑦 = 0 and 𝑥 0 + 2𝑦 − 8 = 0.
A. 11.7
B. 10.7
C. 9.7
D. 4.7
38. The length of the latus rectum of the curve (x – 2)2 / 4 = (y + 4)2 / 25 = 1 is:
A. 1.6
B. 2.3
C. 0.80
D. 1.52
39. Find the length of the latus rectum of the following ellipse:
25𝑥 0 + 9𝑦 0 − 300𝑥 − 144𝑦 + 1251 = 0
A. 3.4
B. 3.2
C. 3.6
D. 3.0
40. If the length of the major and minor axes of an ellipse is 10 cm and 8 cm, respectively,
what is the eccentricity of the ellipse?
A. 0.50
B. 0.60
C. 0.70
D. 0.80
41. The eccentricity of the ellipse 𝑥 0 /4 + y2 / 16 = 1 is:
A. 0.725
B. 0.256
C. 0.689
D. 0.866
42. An ellipse has the equation 16𝑥 0 + 9y2 + 32x – 128 = 0. Its eccentricity is:
A. 0.531
B. 0.66
C. 0.824
D. 0.93
43. The center of the ellipse 4𝑥 0 + 𝑦 0 − 16𝑥 − 6𝑦 − 43 = 0 is at:
A. (2, 3)
B. (4, -6)
C. (1, 9)
D. (-2, -5)
44. Find the ratio of the major axis to the minor axis of the ellipse:
9𝑥 0 + 4𝑦 0 − 24𝑦 − 72𝑥 − 144 = 0
A. 0.67
B. 1.8
C. 1.5
D. 0.75
45. The area of the ellipse 9𝑥 0 + 25𝑦 0 − 36𝑥 − 189 = 0 is equal to:
A. 15𝜋 sq. units
B. 20𝜋 sq. units
C. 25𝜋 sq. units
D. 30𝜋 sq. units
46. The area of the ellipse is given as A = 3.1416 a b. Find the area of the ellipse 25𝑥 0 +
16𝑦 0 − 100𝑥 + 32𝑦 = 284.
 A. 86.2 square units
B. 62.8 square units
C. 68.2 square units
D. 82.6 square units
47. 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. 6.532
B. 6.047
C. 0.6614
D. 6.222
48. Given an ellipse x2 / 36 + y2 / 32 = 1. Determine the distance between foci.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 8
49. How far apart are the directrices of the curve 25𝑥 0 + 9𝑦 0 − 300𝑥 − 144𝑦 + 1251 = 0?
A. 12.5
B. 14.2
C. 13.2
D. 15.2
50. 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. 94,550,000 miles
B. 94,335.100 miles
C. 91,450,000 miles
D. 93,000,000 miles
A. 4x – 5y = 41
B. 4x + 5y = 41
C. 5x – 4y = 41