ASSIGNMENT 8

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY DUE: 07 Jan 17 8. Find the distance between parallel lines 8x + 15y + 18. An elliptical plot of garden has semi major axis of 6
18 = 0 and 8x + 15y + 1 = 0 meters and semi minor axis of 4.8 meters. If these
NAME: __________________________________________________ a.2 b.3 are increased by 0.15 meter each, find the
c.4 d.1 increase in the area of the garden in square
COURSE: ____________ SCORE: ___________ 9. Find the center and radius of the circle whose meters.
DIRECTION: Select the correct answer for each of the equation is x2 + y2 4x 6y 12 = 0. a. 4.62 b. 5.16
following questions. Mark ONE ONE ANSWER for each item
a. C(2,-3) r = 4 b. C(2,-3) r = 5 c. 6.24 d. 3.62
by shading the box correspinding to the letter of your
c. C(2,3) r = 5 d. C(-2,-3) r = 4 19. The point (3,2) is the midpoint of the segment
choice on the answer sheet provided.
10. Given the end points of the diameter of the circle defined by the points (h,1) and (5,k) , h and k are
(5,2),(-1,2). Find its equation. respectively:
1. Given three points A(-1,1), B(5,-1), C(4,3), find the
a. x2 + y2 +2x + 5 = 0 b. x2 + y2 - 4x 4y 1 = 0 a. 1 and 3 b. 3 and 1
angle made by the segment AB and AC.
c. x + y - 2x +5y +3 = 0
2 2 d. x2 + y2 + 4x 4y 1 = 0 c. -2 and 1 d. 2 and -1
a. 40.236 b. 30.57
11. Find the vertex of the parabola x2 2x 8y 15 = 0. 20. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y
c. 63.409 d. 57.3
a. (2,-3) b. (2,-3) + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinates axes
2. A point P(x,3) is equidistant from the point A(1,5),
c. (2,1) d. (1,-2) a.3 b. 4
B(-1,2). Find x.
12. Given the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 64x 50y 311 = 0, c. 5 d. 2
a. 2/5 b. 3/4
determine its center. 23. Find the latus rectum of the curve
c. -3/4 d. -2/5
a. (1,2) b. (2,-1) 4x2+9y2+8x -32 = 0
3. Find the locus of a points, P(x,y), such that the
c. (2,1) d. (1,-2) a.1.23 b. 2.67
distance from P to (3,0) is twice its distance to
13. Given the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 64x 50y 311 = 0, c. 1.33 d. 0.6
(1,0).
determine its latus rectum. 24. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola
a. 3x2 + 3y2 +2x + 5 = 0 b. 3x2 + 3y2 - 2x 5 = 0
a. 32/5 b. 13/5 y2 = 16x
c. -3x2 3y2 - 2x +5 = 0 d. 3x2 3y2 - 2x 5 = 0
c. 46/5 d. 23/5 a.x=-4 b. x=-8
4. Find the inclination of the line 2x + 5y = 10
14. An ellipse has the equation 16x2 + 9y2 32x 128 = c. x=8 d. x=4
a.140.236 b.130.57
0. Its eccentricity is: 21. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi
c. 158.2 d. 157.3
a. 0.88 b. 0.77 minor axis is 3. The distance from the center to the
5. Find the equation of a a line that passes thru (6,8)
c. 0.66 d. 0..55 directrix is:
and parallel to the line 2x 7y 5 = 0
15. Find the equation of the hyperbola, center (2,0) a. 6.222 b. 6.532
a. 4x 6y 56 = 0 b. 2x 7y 68 = 0
focus (2,3) eccentricity = 3 c. 6.047 d. 0.661
c. 2x + 6y + 49 + 0 d. 7y 2 = 2x
a. 2y2 - x2 +4x 10 = 0 b. 2x2 - y2 - 4x 1 = 0 22. Find the midpoint between two points (2,4) and
6. Find the equation of a line passing through (1,-2)
c. x - y +5y +3 = 0
2 2 d. x2 - y2 + 4x - 15 = 0 (8,12)
and perpendicular to the line through (2,-1) and (-
16. The semi-conjugate axis of the hyperbola a. 2,4 b. 7,3
3,2).
2 2 c. 4,2 d. 5,8
a. 5x 3y 11 = 0 b. 2x 7y 11 = 0 =1 23. Find the point on the y-axis that is equidistant from
c. 3x + 5y + 11 = 0 d. 3y 2 = 5x 9 4
a. 2 b. 3 (5,1) and (-3,-1)
7. Find the distance from the point (3,-1) to the line 3x
c. 4 d. 6 a. 0,4 b. 2,1
4y 3 = 0.
17. A hyperbola with major axis 8 and minor axis 6. c. 0,6 d. 2,4
a. 2 b. 3
Find the eccentricity. 24. What is the center of an ellipse 64x2 + 25y2 = 1600?
c. -3 d. -2
a. 4/3 b. 5/4 a.2,3 b. 1,1
c. 5/3 d. none of these c. 4,2 d. 0,0

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25. Find the minor axes of the ellipse x2 + 9y2 = 9? 35. The distance between points (4,7,z) and (5,1,6) is 44. Determine the equation of the directrix of the
a.1 b. 2 7.28.Find z. curve 3x=2y2-4y+7
c. 3 d. 4 a. 2 b. 6 a. x=30/20 b. x=30/24
26. What are the focus of ellipse with an equation of c. 4 d. 8 c. x=31/20 d. x=31/24
4x2 + y2 = 100? 36. Find the equation of perpendicular bisector of the 45. A hyperbola with major axis 8 and minor axis 6.
a.7.90 b. 5.76 line passing through points (2,-5) to the point (-3,5) Find the eccentricity.
c. 8.66 d. 4.44 a. 5x-9y=2 b. 3x-4y=1 a. 4/3 b. 5/4
27. What is the major axes of an ellipse with an c. x+y=4 d. 3x+7y=3 c. 5/3 d. none of these
equation of 4x2 + y2 + 16x 10y 23 =0? 37. Determine the coordinates of the point which is 46. The semi-major axis of an ellipse is 4 and its semi-
a. 8 b. 9 three-fifths of the way from the point (2,-5) to the minor axis is 3. The distance from the center to the
c. 10 d. 11 point (-3,5) directrix is:
28. What is the eccentricity of an ellipse 9x2+y2+18x- a.(-1,1) b. (-1,-2) a. 6.222 b. 6.532
12y-180=0? c. (-2,-1) d. (1,-1) c. 6.047 d. 0.661
a. 0.789 b.0.897 38. Find the area of the triangle which the line 2x 3y 47. A car headlight reflector is cut by a plane along its
c. 0.943 d. 0.576 + 6 = 0 forms with the coordinates axes. axis. The section is a parabola having the light
29. Find the distance between center and directrix of a.3 b. 4 center at the focus. If the distance of focus from
an ellipse x2/36 + y2/16 = 1 c. 5 d. 2 vertex is 3/4cm and if the diameter of the reflector
a. 5 b. 6 39. The linear distance between -4 and 17 on the is 0cm, find its depth.
c. 7 d. 8 number line is a. 23/3 b. 22/3
30. A hyperbola has an equation of 4x2-y2 = 256. Find a. 13 b. 21 c. 27/3 d. 25/3
the eccentricity. c. -17 d. -13 48. Given the ellipse x2/36 + y2/32=1. Determine the
a. 2.23 b. 3.42 40. The midpoint of the line segment between P 1 (x,y) distance between foci.
c. 4.35 d. 1.65 and P2 (-2,4) is Pm (2,-1). Find the coordinate of P1. a.3 b. 4
31. Find the latus rectum if the equation of parabola a.(6,-5) b. (5,-6) c. 2 d. 8
y2 + 20x -10 = 0 c. (6,-6) d. (-6,6) 49. The distance between the vertices of an ellipse is
a. 20 b. 15 41. Find the equation of the normal to x2 + y2 = 1 at 10. The distance between the foci is 6. What is the
c. 25 d. 30 the point (2,1) distance between directrices.
32. Find the equation of straight line through point a. y=2x b. x=2y a. 0.60 b. 7.33
(3,2) and is parallel to line y = 3x-2 c. 2x+3y=3 d. x+y=1 c. 16.7 d. 8.33
a.y=3x-19 b. y=4x+16 42. Given the equation of the curve 9x2+25y2-144x 50. Find the latus rectum of the curve
c. y=3x-7 d. y=4x-8 +200y + 751=0. Find the distance between the 4x2+9y2+8x -32 = 0
33. Two vertices of a triangle are (2,4) and (-2,3) and foci. a. 1.23 b. 2.67
the area is 2sq. units, the locus of the third vertex is a. 6units b. 10units c. 1.33 d. 0.6
a. 4x-y=14 b. 4x+4y=14 c. 8units d. 12units 51. The area of the ellipse is 62.83m2. The semi-minor
c. x+4y= 0 d. x-4y=-18 43. .Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola axis is 0.8 times the semi-major axis. Find the
34. Compute the y-intercept of a line passing through y2 = 16x perimeter of the ellipse.
the point (5,3) and a slope of . a. x=-4 b. x=-8 a.19.97 b. 28.45
a. -3/4 b. -5/4 c. x=8 d. x=4 c. 4.53 d. 4
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52. Find the angle in degrees between the asymptote 33. Find the equation of the circle tangent to the y- 43. The shortest distance from A(3, 8) to the circle x 2 +
of the hyperbola 9x2-25y2+50y-250=0 and the x axis and having the center at (5, 3). y2 + 4x 6y = 12 is equal to
axis. a. (x 3)2 + (y - 3)2 = 25 b. (x 5)2 + (y - 3)2 = 25 a. 4.1 b. 1.82
a. 30.96 b. 25.66 c. (x 4)2 + (y - 5)2 = 20 d. (x 5)2 + (y - 5)2 = 25 c. 2.07 d. 3.21
c.11.76 d. 15.4 34. The general second degree equation has the form 44. Compute the length of the latus rectum of the
53. The equilateral hyperbola xy= 25 has the Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0. If B2 4AC = 0 parabola y2 + 8x 6y + 25 = 0.
coordinate axes as asymptotes. Find the distance describes an ellipse if a. 6 b. 8
from its vertex to the origin. a. B2 4AC = 0 b. B2 4AC = 1 c. 10 d. 12
a. 25 b. 5.07 c. B 4AC > 0
2 d. B2 4AC < 0 45. 4x2 y2 = 16 is the equation of a
c. 7.07 d. 2.07 36. Find the equation of the circle whose center is at a. hyperbola b. circle
54. The chords of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 144 having (1, -3) and which passes through (-3, 5). c. ellipse d. parabola
equal slopes of are bisected by its diameter. a. (x + 1)2 + (y +3)2 = 100 b. (x 2)2 + (y - 3)2 = 80 46. The location of the focus of the parabola x2 6x
Find the equation of this diameter. c. (x 1)2 + (y +3)2 = 80 d. (x 2)2 + (y + 4)2 =100 12y 51 = 0 is at
a. 8x + 8y=0 b. 27y 18x = 0 37. Find the equation of the circle tangent to the line a. (2, -3) b. (3, -5)
c. 16x + 27y = 0 d. 8x + 18y = 0 3x + 4y = 15 and having its center at (-3, -4). c. (2, -5) d. (3, -2)
55. A hotel swimming pool has for its boundary a a. (x + 3) + (y + 4) = 64 b. (x + 3)2 + (y + 4)2 = 64 47. The equation 9x2 + 16y2 + 54x 64y = -1 describes
curve given by the equation: x2+y2 = 2x-4y+20 c. (x + 5)2 + (y - 4)2 = 64 d. (x 3)2 + (y - 4)2 = 64 a. a hyperbola b. a sphere
where the units are all in meters. Find the volume 38. How far is the center of the circle x2 + y2 8x + 1 = c. a circle d. an ellipse
of water required to fill the pool to a depth of 0 from the x-axis? 48. Find the vertex of a parabola having its focus at
1.5m. a. 2 b. 0 (7, -4) and its directrix y = 2.
a.117.8m3 b. 168.7m3 c. 1 d. 3 a. (-4, 2) b. (3, -5)
c. 121.5m 3 d. 171.5m3 39. Compute the ratio of the area of the circle c. (7, -1) d. (6, -2)
56. Find the x-intercept of a line which is x2 + y2 10x 24y + 25 = 0 and the circle 49. Find the directrix of the parabola
perpendicular to a line 3x + 4y + 8 = 0 and which x2 + y2 10x + 4y 7 = 0. x2 + 2x + 12y + 37 = 0.
passes through point (2, 1). a. 5 b. 3 a. y = 1 b. y = 0
a. 2/3 b. 5/4 c. 6 d. 4 c. x = 0 d. x = 1
c. d. 1/3 40. Find the distance between the centers of the two 50. What kind of conic has an equation of Ax 2 + Cy2 +
57. The general second degree equation has the form circles x2 + y2 4x 4y + 4 = 0 and Dx + Ey + F = 0.
Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0. If x2 + y2 4x + 8y + 4 = 0. a. circle b. parabola
B2 4AC = 0, the equation describes a. 4 b. 6 c. ellipse d. hyperbola
a. a circle b. an ellipse c. 8 d. 10 51. Find the equation of a parabola with axis vertical
c. a hyperbola d. a parabola 41. Find the equation of a circle circumscribing the and passing through (0, 0), (1, 0) and (5, -20).
58. Find the equation of the circle circumscribing a triangle formed by the lines y = 0, y = x and a. x2 + x + y2 = 0 b. x2 x + y = 0
triangle whose vertices are at (0, 0), (0, 5) 2x + 3y = 10. c. x x + y = 0
2 2 d. x x2 + y = 0
and (3, 3). a. x2 + y2 5x + y = 0 b. x2 + y2 4x + y = 0 52. The equation x + Bx + y + Cy + D = 0 is
2 2

a. x2 + y2 x 5y = 0 b. x2 + y2 x 4y = 0 c. x + y 3x + y = 0
2 2 d. x2 + y2 6x + y = 0 a. a hyperbola b. an ellipse
c. x + y 2x 3y = 0
2 2 d. x2 + y2 2x 6y = 0 42. Find the area of the curve 5x2 + 5y2 +10x 5y + 3=0. c. a parabola d. a circle
a. 4.02 sq. units b. 2.04 sq. units
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53. An arch 18 m high has the form of a parabola with

vertical axis. The length of a horizontal beam
placed across the arch 8 m from the top is 64 m.
Find the width of the arch at the bottom.
a. 96 m b. 100 m
c. 87 m d. 70 m
54. What is the area enclosed by the curve
9x2 + 25y2 225 = 0?
a. 188.496 sq. units b. 47.124 sq. units
c. 150.796 sq. units d. 73.398 sq. units
55. The semiconjugate axis of the hyperbola
x2 y2
1 is
9 4
a. 3 b. -3
c. 2 d. -2
56. The orbit of the earth is an ellipse with the sun at a
focus, the semimajor axis is 93 million miles, the
eccentricity is 1/60. Find the greatest and least
distance of the earth from the sun in miles.
a. 94.55, 91.45 b. 90.44, 95.36
c. 92.36, 86.23 d. 96.32, 100.31
57. Compute the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 + 4y2
24y 72x + 144 = 0.
a. 0.62 b. 0.75
c. 0.58 d. 0.84
58. The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse
x2 y2
1 is equal to
64 16
a. 3 b. 4
c. 5 d. 6
59. Compute the length of the latus rectum of the
hyperbola 9x2 4y2 90x + 189 = 0
a. 6 b. 7
c. 8 d. 9
60. Find the equation of the asymptotes for the
hyperbola (y 5)2 (x + 5)2 = 36.
a. y = x b. y 5 = (x + 5)
c. y 4 = (x 4) d. y 5 = (x 5)

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