Analytic Geometry Test Questions

1. It also called Cartesian coordinate system, which is based on a two-dimensional plane consisting of the x-
axis and the y-axis.
a. Quadrants c. Axes
b. Rectangular Coordinate System d. Ordered Pairs
Rationalization: The answer is B. Rectangular Coordinate System because a quadrants are the four
section that divide the plane, Axes are the Vertical and Horizontal Line in the plane and ordered pairs
are two points in the plane.
2. In which quadrant of a Cartesian coordinate system you will find a positive x coordinate and a negative y
coordinate.
a. Quadrant I b. Quadrant II c. Quadrant III d. Quadrant IV
Rationalization: The answer is b. Quadrant II, because Quadrant I has both positive coordinate,
Quadrant III has both negative coordinate and Quadrant IV has negative X coordinate and a positive Y
coordinate.

3. These are just like the number line, with positive distances to the right and negative to the left in the case
of the x axis, and positive distances measured upwards and negative down for the y axis.
a. Axes b. Coordinates c. Quadrants d. Ordered pairs
Rationalization: The answer is a. Axes because Coordinates is every point on the plane can be identified
by a pair of numbers (x,y), quadrants are the four section that divide the plane and the Ordered pairs are
two points in the plane.
4. Find the intercepts of the equation y = − 3x − 4.
4 4 4 4
a. (−3, − 4) b. ( 3, − 4) c. ( 3, 4) d. (−3, 4)

Rationalization:
Set y = 0 to find the x-intercept. Set x = 0 to find the y-intercept.
y = −3x – 4 y = −3x − 4
0 = −3x − 4 y = −3 (0) − 4
4 = −3x – 4 y = −4
3=x (0, − 4) y − intercept
4
(−3, 0) x − intercept

5. Find the distance between (9,7), (3,2)

a. 78.102 b. 718.02 c. 7.8102 d.7810.2

Rationalization: The answer is c. 7.8102 because

Distance = √𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
c = √(9 − 3)2 + (7 − 2)2
c = √(6)2 + (5)2
c = √36 + 25
c = √61
c = 7.8102
6. What is the distance between (-3,5), (7,-1)
a. 10√36 b. 1.166 c. 2√34 d. 66.11

Rationalization: The answer is c. 2√ 34 because Distance = √𝑎2 + 𝑏2

c =√(−3 − 7)2 + {5 − (−1)}2
c =√(−10)2 + (6)2
c = √100 + 36
c = √136
c = 2√34 or 11.66

7. Find the midpoint of (-3, 5), (8,-1).

a. (-2.5, 2) b. (2.5, 2) c. (2, 2.5) d. (-2 , -2.5)
𝑥𝑎 +𝑥𝑏 𝑦𝑎 +𝑦𝑏
Rationalization: The answer is a. (-2.5, 2) because M = ( , )
2 2
(−3)+8 5+(−1)
M=( , )
2 2
5 4
M = ( 2, 2 )
M = (2.5, 2)

8. It is defined as the vertical rise over the horizontal run.

a. x-axis b. slope c. y-axis d. coordinate planes

Rationalization: The answer is b. slope because x-axis is the horizontal line in the Cartesian plane, y-axis
is the vertical line in the Cartesian plane and the coordinate plane is a two dimensional plane formed by
perpendicular lines that intersects each other.

9. Find the slope of the line joining the points (−4, −1) and (2, −5).
−2 −3 2 3
a. 3 b. 2 c. 3 d. 2

−2 𝑦 −𝑦 −5−(−1) −4 −2
Rationalization: The answer is a. because m = 𝑥2 −𝑥1 m= m= m=
3 2 1 2−(−4) 6 3

10. What was the movement of the slope in problem no. 7?

a. The line is going "uphill" as we move left to right.
b. The line is going "downhill" as we move left to right.
c. The line is going "downhill" as we move right to left.
d. The line is going "uphill" as we move right to left

Rationalization: The answer is b. The line is going "downhill" as we move left to right because it has a
negative slope.

11. How do we know when two lines are parallel?

a. They have the same points in the coordinate plane.
b. They have consecutive points in the coordinate plane.
c. They have the same slopes.
d. They both have the same y intercept.

Rationalization: The answer is c. They have the same slope because they have same rise and run and do
not meet each other or intersect.
12. Find the equation of the line that is parallel to y = 2x + 1 and passes though the point (5, 4).
a. y = 2x - 6y b. y = 6x - 2 c. y = 2x + 6 d. y = 2x - 6

Rationalization: The answer is d. y = 2x – 6 because

Let y = mx + b, where m is the value slope of equation of the line.
The slope of y = 2x+1 is 2
y − y1 = 2(x − x1)
y − 4 = 2(x − 5)
y − 4 = 2x – 10
y = 2x − 6

13. Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to y = −4x + 10 and passes though the point (7, 2).
4 7 x 7 x 4 x 7
a. y = x + 4 b. y = 4 + 4 c. y = 4 + 7 d. y = 4 - 4

𝑥 7 −1 1
Rationalization: The answer is b. y = 4 + 4 because the slope of y=−4x+10 is −4 m = −4 = 4
1
y − 𝑦1 = ( 4 )(x − 𝑥1 )
1
y − 2 = ( 4 )(x −7)
𝑥 7
y−2= -4
4
𝑥 7
y=4+4

14. It measures the size of the region enclosed by the polygon. It is measured in units squared.
a. Area b. Perimeter c. Surface d. Volume

Rationalization: The answer is a. Area, because perimeter is the total length around the polygon's edges,
Surface is the outside part or uppermost layer of something and volume is the amount of space that object
occupies.

15. It is the amount of space that object occupies. It is measured in cubic units such as cubic centimeters.
a. Area b. Perimeter c. Surface d. Volume

Rationalization: The answer is d. Volume because perimeter is the total length around the polygon's
edges, Surface is the outside part or uppermost layer of something and Area measures the size of the
region enclosed by the polygon

16. Which of the following describes a correct method of finding the area of a trapezoid.
a. Compose a right triangle, find its area, the divide the area by 2.
b. Compose a parallelogram, find its area, and then divide the area by 2.
c. Decompose into 2 right triangles, find the area of a triangle, then multiply the area by 2.
d. Decompose into 2 right parallelogram, find the area of a triangle, then multiply the area by 2.

Rationalization: The answer is b. Compose a parallelogram, find its area, and then divide the area by 2
because you can now easily get the area of a parallelogram and the triangle outside it.

17. The perimeter of a regular hexagon is 72 centimeters. To the nearest square centimeter, what is its area?
a. 374cm b. 432cm c. 374cm2 d. 432cm2
 Rationalization: The answer is c. because this regular hexagon can be seen as being made up of six
equilateral triangles, each formed by a side and two radii; each has side length 72 / 6 = 12. The area of
𝑠2 √3 122 √3
one triangle is y = = = 62.4. 62.4 x 6 = 374cm2
4 4

18. What is the maximum possible area of a quadrilateral with a perimeter of 48?
a. 144 b. 96 c. 264 d. 172

Rationalization: The answer is a. 144 because a quadrilateral with the maximum area, given a specific
48
perimeter, is a square. Since Area = side2 and a square has four equal sides, the max area is ( 4 ) 2 =
122 = 144.

19. What is the area of a regular hexagon with side length 10?
a. 150 b. 300 c. 150√3 d. 300√3

Rationalization: The answer is c. because a regular hexagon can be seen as a composite of six equilateral
triangles, each of whose side length is the side length of the hexagon. Each of the triangles has area A =
𝑠2 √3 102 √3 1002 √3
= 4 Substitute s = 10 to get A = = = 25√3. Multiply this by 6: 25√3 x 6 = 150√3, the
4 4
area of hexagon.

20. What is the area of the figure with vertices (−3,−1),(7,−1),(7,8),(5,10),(−3,8)?

a. 110 b. 100 c. 105 d. 95

Rationalization: The answer is b. 100 because this figure can be seen as a composite of two simple shapes:
the rectangle with vertices (−3,−1),(7,−1),(7,8),(−3,8), and the triangle with vertices (7,8),(5,10),(−3,8).
The rectangle has length 7−(−3)=10 and height 8−(−1)=9, so its area is the product of these dimensions,
or 9×10=90. The triangle has as its base the length of the horizontal segment connecting (7,8) and (−3,8),
which is 7−(−3)=10; its height is the vertical distance from the other vertex to this segment, which is
10−8=2. The area of this triangle is half the product of the base and the height, which is 12×10×2=10.
Add the areas of the rectangle and the triangle to get the total area: 90+10=100

21. Write the point-slope form of the line with a slope of 33 which passes through the point (2,5), (2,5).
a. y - 5 = 2 (x − 3) b. y - 5 = 3 (x − 2). C. y - 3 = 2 (x − 5). D. y - 2 = 3 (x − 5).

Rationalization: The answer is b. because The slope is given as m = 3m=3, and the point (2,5) has
coordinates of 𝑥1 = 2 and 𝑦1 = 5. Now plug the known values into the slope-intercept form to get the
final answer. y - 5 = 3 (x − 2).

22. It is a segment from a vertex to the line containing its opposite side of a triangle, and is perpendicular to
that line.
a. Median b. Altitude c. Angle Bisector d. Perpendicular Bisector

Rationalization: The answer is b. Altitude because a Median of a triangle is a segment connecting a vertex
to the midpoint of its opposite side, an Angle Bisector divides an angle into two congruent angles and a
Perpendicular Bisector splits a segment into two congruent segments and is perpendicular to that
segment.

23. It is the intersection of the three medians of a triangle

a. Median b. Angle Bisector c. Centroid d. Orthocenter
 Rationalization: The answer is c. Centroid because the Median of a triangle is a segment connecting a
vertex to the midpoint of its opposite side, an Angle Bisector divides an angle into two congruent angles
and the intersection of the three altitudes of a triangle.

24. Find the equation of the median through A in triangle.

a. 5x - 4y + 3 = 0 b. 4y = 5x + 3 c. 4y – 8 = 5x – 5 d. 5x - 4y = 3

Rationalization: The answer is a. 5x-4y+3=0 because Median passes through the midpoint of BC.
6+4 3+11 10 14
( 2 , 2 ) = ( 2 , 2 ) = (5,7). Now we can use the midpoint and the coordinates of point A to find the
7−2 5
gradient m. m = ( 5−1) = 4. Use either (1,2) or (5,7) and m to find the equation. y – b = (x-a)
5
y – 2 = 4 (x-1)
4y – 8 = 5x – 5
4y = 5x + 3
5x - 4y + 3=0

25. Find the equation of the altitude through B in Triangle ABC

a. x + 3y = 15 c. 3x + y – 15 = 0
b. x + 3y – 15 = 0 d. 3xy – 15 = 0

Rationalization: The answer is b. x + 3y – 15 = 0 because Altitude is

11−2 9
perpendicular to AC: mac = ( )= = 3. Perpendicular gradients are
4−1 3
1 1
connected by m1 x m2 = -1. mperp = - 3 (since, - 3 x 3 = -1) This determines
the gradient of the required line. Use B (6,3) and m. y - b = m(x - a), y - 3
1
=- 3 (x - 6), 3y - 9 = - x + 6, x + 3y – 15 = 0

26. Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of AC in triangle ABC.

a. x + 3y - 22 = 0 c. 3xy - 22 = 0
b. x + 3y = 22 d. 3xy = 22

Rationalization: The answer is a. x + 3y - 22 = 0 because the perpendicular bisector passes through the
1+4 2+11 5 13
midpoint of AC. This determines the point on the required line. The midpoint of AC =( , ) = ( 2, ).
2 2 2
11−2 9
Perpendicular bisector is perpendicular to AC. ( )= = 3. Perpendicular gradients are connected
4−1 3
1 1
by m1 x m2 = -1. This determines the gradient of the required line. mperp = - (since, - 3 x 3 = -1). Use
3
5 13
( 2, ) and m.
2

y - b = m(x - a) 6y - 39 = - 2x + 5
13 1 5
y- = - 3 (x - 2) 6y = - 2x + 44
2
13 1 5
6y -6 x = 6 ( - (x - )) 3y + x = 22
2 3 2
5
6y – 39 = -2 (x - 2,) x + 3y - 22 = 0
27. A set of lines or curves that intersect at the same point.
a. Concurrent Lines b. Perpendicular Lines c. Parallel Lines d. Straight Lines
Rationalization: The answer is a. Concurrent Lines because Perpendicular Lines are lines that meet at
right angles, Parallel Lines are always the same distance apart from each other — no matter how far they
are extended, they will never meet and Straight Lines are essentially just a line with no curves.
28. Find the equation of a line passing through the point of intersection of x + y – 3 = 0 and 2x – y + 1 = 0
and a point (2, -3).
a. 4xy – 5 = 0 b. 4x + y = 5 c. 4x + y – 5 = 0 d. y = 4x– 5
Rationalization: The answer is c. 4x + y – 5 = 0 because any line passing through the point of intersection
of the lines x + y – 3 = 0 and 2x – y + 1 = 0 is given by (x + y – 3) +A(2x – y + 1) = 0. Now, it passes
through the point (2, -3) and so (2-3-3) + A(2.2 – (-3) + 1) = 0. This gives 8A – 4 = 0 which gives A =
1/2 Hence, the required equation is (x + y – 3) + 1/2(2x – y + 1) = 0 which is 4x + y – 5 = 0.
29. It is the set of all points on a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point on a plane.
A. Circle B. Parabola C. Ellipse D. Hyperbola

Rationalization: The answer is letter B. The question defines the circle because parabola is the set of all
points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point, ellipse is the set of all points on a plane, whose
sum of distances from two fixed two remains constant and hyperbola is the set of all points, the difference
whose distances from fixed point is constant.

30. It is the set of all points on a plane, whose sum of distances from two fixed two remains constant.
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Parabola D. Hyperbola

Rationalization: The answer is letter B. The question describes ellipse while circle is the set of all points
on a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point on a plane, parabola is the set of all points in a plane
that are equidistant from a fixed point and hyperbola is the set of all points, the difference whose distances
from fixed point is constant.

31. Which of the following defines Parabola?

a. is the set of all points on a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point on a plane.
b. is the set of all points on a plane, whose sum of distances from two fixed two remains constant.
c. is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point, ellipse is the set of all points
on a plane, whose sum of distances from two fixed two remains constant.
d. is the set of all points, the difference whose distances from fixed point is constant.

Rationalization: The answer is letter C.. Letter A defines Circles, while letter B defines Ellipse and letter
D Defines Hyperbola.
32. Which describes the hyperbola?
a. is the set of all points on a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point on a plane.
b. is the set of all points on a plane, whose sum of distances from two fixed two remains constant.
c. is the set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed point, ellipse is the set of all points
on a plane, whose sum of distances from two fixed two remains constant
d. is the set of all points, the difference whose distances from fixed point is constant.

Rationalization: The answer is letter D. Letter A describes Circles while letter B describes Ellipse and
letter C describes parabola.
33. Which of the following is NOT an example/application of ellipse?
a. .. c.

b. .. d.

Rationalization: Letter D is an example/application of PARABOLA.

34. Which of the following is NOT an example/application of PARABOLA?

a. . c.

b.

Rationalization: Letter A is an example/application of Circles.

35. Which of the following is an example/application of hyperbola?

a. c.

b. . d.
 Rationalization: Letter B is an application of hyperbola while letter A is parabola, letter C is ellipse and
letter d is circle.

36. What is the standard equation of conic section circle?

𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑦2
a. y2 = 4ax b. + 𝑏2 = 1 c. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑟 2 d. − =1
𝑎2 𝑎2 𝑏2

Rationalization: Letter C is the correct answer because letter A is formula for Parabola, letter B is for
Ellipse and D is for Hyperbola.

37. Which of the following is the formula for hyperbola?

𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥2 𝑦2
a. y2 = 4ax b. 2
+ 2
=1 c. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 𝑟 2 d. 2
− =1
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 𝑏2

Rationalization: Letter D is the correct formula for Hyperbola because letter A is for parabola, letter B
is for ellipse and letter C is for circle.

38. It is the distance across the circle.

a. Center b. Diameter c. Radius d. None of these
Rationalization: The answer is b. Diameter because in geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight
line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints lie on the circle.
39. What is the slope of (-4,-3) and (0,3)?
3 4 3 2
a. m = 2 b. m = 3 c. m = 4 d. m = 3

3
Rationalization: The answer is a. m = 2 because

40. What is the slope of (-2,5) and (2,0)?

4 5 5 4
a. m = - 5 b. m = - c. m = 4 d. m = 5
4

5
Rationalization: The answer is b. m = - because
4

41. It is the smallest Positive angle from the positive x-axis to the line.
a. Angle of inclination b. Perpendicular bisector c. Angle of elevation d. Angle of Depression
Rationalization: The answer is a. Angle of Inclination of a Line because it is an angle between a line and
the x-axis. This angle is always between 0° and 180°, and is measured counterclockwise from the part of
the x-axis to the right of the line. Note: All horizontal lines have angle of inclination 0°.
42. This makes an equidistance from all three vertices of a triangle.
a. Incenter b. Orthocenter c. Circumcenter d. Centroid
 Rationalization: The answer is c. Circumcenter because it is the point at which the perpendicular
bisectors of the sides of a triangle intersect and which is equidistant from the three vertices.
43. It is the points of intersection of parabola with the axis.
a. Axis of parabola b. Axis of hyperbola c. Vertex of parabola d. Vertex of hyperbola
Rationalization: The answer is c. Vertex of Parabola because it is the point where the parabola crosses
its axis of symmetry. If the coefficient of the x2 term is positive, the vertex will be the lowest point on the
graph, the point at the bottom of the “U-shape“.
44. What is the value of the slope if it is vertical line?
a. Zero b. Undefined c. 1 d. -1
Rationalization: The answer is b. Undefined because the slope of a vertical line does not exist! We can't
divide by zero, which is of course why this slope value is "undefined". This relationship is always true: a
vertical line will have no slope, and "the slope is undefined" or "the line has no slope" means that the line
is vertical.
45. What is the value of slope if it is horizontal line
a. Zero b. Undefined c. 1 d. -1
Rationalization: The answer is a. Zero because a line with zero slope is perfectly flat in the horizontal
direction. No matter what value of x you have, you get the same y-value. It does not increase or decrease.
46. The branch of mathematics concerned with the shape of individual objects, spatial relationships among
various objects, and the properties of surrounding space.
a. Trigonometry b. Algebra c. Calculus d. Geometry
Rationalization: The answer is d. Geometry because Trigonometry is the study of relationships between
side lengths and angles of triangles, Algebra deals with symbols and the rules for manipulating those
symbols and Calculus is concerned with the calculation of instantaneous rates of change and the
summation of infinitely many small factors to determine some whole.
47. What is the three basic term or undefined terms?
A. Points, lines, and planes. C. Points, Lines segment and planes
B. Vertex, Line and planes. D. Vertex, line segment and point

Rationalization: The answer is a. Points, lines, and planes because in geometry, formal definitions are
formed using other defined words or terms. There are, however, three words in geometry that are not
formally defined. These words are point, line and plane, and are referred to as the "three undefined terms
of geometry".

48. It is a conic section formed by intersecting a right circular cone with a plane at an angle such that both
halves of the cone are intersected.
a. Ellipses b. Hyperbola c. Parabola d. Conic Sections

Rationalization: The answer b. Hyperbola because Ellipses is formed when a plane cuts through a right
circular cone, Parabola is an unbounded curve formed when the plane is parallel to the edge of the cone
and Conic sections

49. It is the set of all the points on a plane, whose sum of distances from two fixed two remains constant.
a. Ellipses b. Hyperbola c. Parabola d. Conic Sections
 Rationalization: The answer a. Ellipses because an ellipse is a plane curve surrounding two focal points,
such that for all points on the curve, the sum of the two distances to the focal points is a constant.

50. He is a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the “Father of Geometry”.

a. Euclid b. Hipparchus c. Gottfried Leibniz d. Rene Descartes
Rationalization: The answer is a. Euclid because he wrote perhaps the most important and successful
mathematical textbook of all time, the “Stoicheion” or “Elements”, which represents the culmination of
the mathematical revolution which had taken place in Greece up to that time. Hipparchus is the “Father
of Trigonometry”, Gottfried Leibniz is the “Father of Calculus” and Rene Descartes publish La
Geometries.

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