UNIVERSIDAD DE ZAMBOANGA

HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT

Governor Alvarez Street, Zone III, Zamboanga City
www.uz.edu.ph

Pre-Calculus
Finals│ 2020-2021 │ First Semester

Name of Student: _____________________________________ Score: _________

Grade/Section/Strand: _________________________________ Date: _________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE (30 points)

Directions: Read each statement carefully before choosing the answer from the choices given. Write only the
LETTER in small letter on the space provided that corresponds to your answer. SHOW YOUR
SOLUTIONS if NEEDED. If the answer is not found in the choices, write the correct answer on the
space provided for. Use Separate Papers for the solutions. (Note: Please AVOID TOO MUCH
ERASURE.)

_________1. Convert x 2−8 x−10 y−34=0 to standard form of a parabola.

a ( x−4)2=10( y −5) c (x +4 )
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=10( y +5)
b (x−4)2=10( y +5) 2
d (x +4 ) =10( y−5)

_________2. The length of the Latus Rectum of y 2 +8 x−2 y=23

a 8 b. -8 c. 5 d. -5

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_________3. Convert (x +3) =4 ( y−1) to general form of a parabola.
2 2
a x + 6 x−4 y+5=0 c. x + 6 x−4 y−5=0
2 2
b x + 6 x+ 4 y +13=0 d. x + 6 x−4 y+13=0

_________4. Given the x 2=20 y , find the distance from the vertex to focus.
a 5 b. 4 c. 20 d. 10

_________5. Find the vertex of the parabola given the equation, y 2 +8 x−12 y+ 68=0
a (6, -4) b. (-4, 6) c. (-6, 4) d. (-6, -4)

_________6. Find the focus of the parabola if the given equation is y 2−12 x+ 8 y−48=0
a (3, -4) b. (7, 4) c. (4, 7) d. (-3, -4)
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(7-9) Given the equation of the parabola, x −6 x−12 y +57=0 , find the following:

_________7. Directrix of the parabola

a y=1 b. y=-1 c. y=0 d. y=2

_________8. The graph of the equation:

a Opening to the right c. Opening downward
b Opening to the left d. Opening upward

_________9. E1 and E2 of the Latus Rectum

a E1(-9, 7) and E2(3, -7) c. E1(9, 7) and E2 (-3, 7)
b E1(9, 7) and E2(3, 7) d. E1 (9, -7) and E2(-3, 7)

_________10. What is the formula to find the vertex of a parabola?

a. x = -b/2 c. x = -b / (2a)
b. x = -b d. x = -b / 2

_________11. The axis of symmetry line passes through which point?

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a. y-intercept c. any random point

b. vertex d. symmetrical point for the vertex

_________12. Which letter determines if a parabola opens up or down?

a. a c. h
b. k d. p

_________13. If the a value is positive, which direction does the graph open?
a. Up c. left
b. Down d. right

_________14. If the a value is negative, which direction does the graph open?
a. Up c. left
b. Down d. right

_________15. Where does the graph y=3(x-1) 2 - 8 increase?

a. (-∞,8) c. (-∞, 1)
b. (8, ∞) d. (1, ∞)

II. VIDEO DEMONSTRATION- 85points (20%)

1. Suppose you are tossing an apple up to your cousin who happens to be on a fourth-story balcony. After
t seconds, the height of the apple in feet is given by h = –16t2 + 38.4t + 0.96. Your friend catches the
apple just as it reaches its highest point. How long does the apple take to reach your friend, and at
what height above the ground does your friend catch it?
2. The Massage Spa’s profit p each week depends on his charge c per service. It is modeled by the
equation p = – 200c2+2400c–4700. What price should he charge for the largest profit?
3. What hourly fee will produce maximum revenues on a skating rink manager finds that revenue R based
on an hourly fee F for skating is represented by the function R = – 480F2 + 3120F?
4. The height s of a ball (in feet) thrown with an initial velocity of 80 feet per second from an initial height
of 6 feet is given as a function of time t (in seconds) by s(t) = -16t2 + 80t + 6. Find the maximum height
of the ball.
5. An object is launched at 19.6 meters per second (m/s) from a 58.8-meter-tall platform. The equation
for the object's height s at time t seconds after launch is s(t) = –4.9t 2 + 19.6t + 58.8, where s is in
meters. What is the maximum height of the ball and at what time does the ball reach its maximum
height?

III. ESSAY-30 points (20%)

Directions: Select one and analyze the statement/problem carefully. Write your essay on your journal
with a correct answer. SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS.

1. Sketch and discuss y 2−64 x=0

Vertex: _________
Focus: __________
Length of Latus Rectum: ______________
Opening: _______________________________
Axis of Symmetry: _______________________________
Directrix: _________________________________________
Endpoints of Latus Rectum: _____________________

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2. Given the general equation of parabola, x −8 x−4 y +4=0 , sketch and discuss its part.
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HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Governor Alvarez Street, Zone III, Zamboanga City
www.uz.edu.ph

Standard Equation: ________________________________

Vertex: __________
Focus: __________
Length of Latus Rectum: ______________
Opening: _______________________________
Axis of Symmetry: _______________________________
Directrix: _________________________________________
Endpoints of Latus Rectum: _____________________

Prepared by: ______Analyn G. Erederos________________

Subject Teacher (Name and Signature)

Evaluated by: Mar Carlo B. Lesula

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Reviewed by: Mark-Richter B. Iribani MAEd

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Deputy Principal (Name and Signature)

Approved by:
Rodolfo M. Relano MAEd
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