PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

PRECALCULUS

I. Multiple Choice

Direction: Choose the correct answer.

1. These are obtained from the intersection between a double-napped cone and a plane.
 Conic sections
 Circles
 Parabola
 Hyperbola
2. These are formed when the plane is parallel to the axis of revolution or the y-axis.
 Conic sections
 Circles
 Parabola
 Hyperbola
3. A set of all points on a plane that are equidistant from a given fixed point.
 Circle
 Parabola
 Hyperbola
 Ellipse
4. A set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from a fixed line called directrix and a fixed line
called its focus.
 Parabola
 Circle
 Ellipse
 Hyperbola
5. The line that passes through the focus and is perpendicular to the directrix.
 Axis of symmetry
 Latus rectum
 Directrix
 Vertex
6. What is the general form of equation of a circle?
 x 2+ y 2+ Dx + Ey+ F=0
2 2 2
 ( x−h ) + ( y −k ) =r
2 2 2
 ( x +h ) + ( y +k ) =r
 x 2+ Dx+ y 2 + Ey+ F=0
7. What is the first step in transforming the equation of a circle from standard form to general form?
 Square the two binomials
 Group the terms with same variables
 Simplify the expression by combining all like terms
 Place all the terms to the left side
8. What is the first step in graphing a parabola with a given equation of a parabola?
 Locate the vertex of a parabola
 Determine its axis of symmetry
 Identify the opening of the parabola
 Locate the focus of the parabola
9. Transform x 2+ y 2−144=0 to standard form.
 x 2+ y 2=144
 x 2+ y 2=12
 y 2 + x 2=144
 y 2 + x 2=12
10. Transform 3 x 2+3 y 2−120=0 to standard form.
 x 2+ y 2=40
 3 x 2+3 y 2=120
 3 x 2+ y2 =120
 y 2 + x 2=40
11. What is the general form of ( x−1 )2 + ( y−2 )2=20?
 x 2+ y 2+ 8 x −14 y +1=0
 x 2+ y 2−2 x −4 y −15=0
 x 2+ y 2−2 x −4 y =15
 y 2 + x 2−2 x −4 y −15=0
12. What is the equation of a circle in general form whose center is at (-7,6) and whose radius is 10
meters long?
 x 2+ y 2+14 x−12 y −15=0
 x 2+ y 2−14 x +12 y −15=0
 x 2+ 14 x+ y 2−12 y −15=0
 x 2+ 14 x+ y 2−12 y =15
13. What is the center of the equation of a circle in ( x +3 )2 + ( y−1 )2=10 ?
 (−3 , 1)
 (3 ,−1)
 (3 , 1)
 (−3 ,−1 )
14. What is the radius of the equation of a circle in ( x +3 )2 + ( y−1 )2=10 ?
 10
 √ 10
 100
 √ 100
15. Given: y 2=3 x , determine the vertex.
 (0,0)
 (0, 1)
 (1, 3)
 (3, 1)
16. Given: y 2=3 x , determine the axis of symmetry.
 Horizontal
 Vertical
  Slant
 Curve
2
17. Given: y =3 x , determine the opening of the parabola.
 Right
 Left
 Upward
 Downward

18. Given: y 2=3 x , determine the focus.

 (3/4, 0)
 (0, 3)
 (0, 0)
 (0, 3/4)

19. Given: y 2=3 x , determine the length of the latus rectum.

 3
 4
 ¾
 1

20. Given: y 2=3 x , determine the equation of the directrix.

−3
 x=
4
3
 x=
4
−3
 y=
4
3
 y=
4

21. Given: x 2=−32 y , determine the axis of symmetry.

 Vertical
 Horizontal
 Slant
 Curve

22. Given: x 2=−32 y , determine the opening of the parabola.

 Downward
 Upward
 Right
 Left

23. Given: x 2=−32 y , determine the focus.

 (0, -8)
 (0, 8)
 (8, 0)
 (-8, 0)
24. Given: x 2=−32 y , determine the endpoints of latus rectum or foci.
 (-16, -8) & (16, -8)
 (-8, -8) & (-8, 8)
 (-16, -8) & (-16, 8)
 (0, -16) & (0, 16)

25. Given: x 2=−32 y , determine the equation of the directrix.

 y=8
 y=−8
 y=0
 y=16