1.

What is the radius of the circle x2 + y2 – 6y = 0? What is the distance between the centers of the
A. 2 circles x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 3 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 8x – 6y
B. 3 + 7 = 0?
C. 4 A. 7.07
D.5
B. 7.77
Problem 2: CE Board November 1995
What are the coordinates of the center of the curve C. 8.07
x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 31 = 0?
A. (-1, -1) D. 7.87
B. (-2, -2)
C. (1, 2) Problem 8: CE Board November 1993
D. (2, 1) The shortest distance from A (3, 8) to the circle x2 +
y2 + 4x – 6y = 12 is equal to?
Problem 3: A. 2.1
A circle whose equation is x2 + y2 + 4x +6y – 23 = 0
has its center at B. 2.3
A. (2, 3)
B. (3, 2)
C. 2.5
C. (-3, 2)
D. (-2, -3)
D. 2.7
Problem 4: ME Board April 1998
What is the radius of a circle with the ff. equation: Problem 9: ME Board October 1996
x2 – 6x + y2 – 4y – 12 = 0 The equation circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 20 = 0
A. 3.46 describes:
B. 7 A. A circle of radius 5 centered at the origin.
C. 5
D.6 B. An eclipse centered at (2, -1).

Problem 5: ECE Board April 1998 C. A sphere centered at the origin.

The diameter of a circle described by 9x2 + 9y2 = 16
is? D. A circle of radius 5 centered at (2, -1).
A. 4/3
B. 16/9 Problem 10: EE Board April 1997
C. 8/3 The center of a circle is at (1, 1) and one point on its
D. 4 circumference is (-1, -3). Find the other end of the
diameter through (-1, -3).
Problem 6: CE Board May 1996
How far from the y-axis is the center of the curve A. (2, 4)
2x2 + 2y2 +10x – 6y – 55 = 0
A. -2.5 B. (3, 5)

B. -3.0 C. (3, 6)

C. -2.75 D. (1, 3)

D. -3.25

Problem 7: Problem 11:

Find the area (in square units) of the circle whose Problem 16: CE Board May 1993, CE Board
equation is x2 + y2 = 6x – 8y. November 1993, ECE Board April 1994
A. 20 π The focus of the parabola y2 = 16x is at
A. (4, 0)
B. 22 π
B. (0, 4)
C. 25 π
C. (3, 0)
D. 27 π
D. (0, 3)
Problem 12:
Determine the equation of the circle whose radius is Problem 17: CE Board November 1994
5, center on the line x = 2 and tangent to the line 3x Where is the vertex of the parabola x2 = 4(y – 2)?
– 4y + 11 = 0. A. (2, 0)

A. (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 5 B. (0, 2)

B. (x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 25
C. (x – 2)2 + (y + 2)2 = 5 C. (3, 0)
D. (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 25
D. (0, 3)
Problem 13:
Find the equation of the circle with the center at (-4, Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola
-5) and tangent to the line 2x + 7y – 10 = 0. y2 = 16x.
A. x = 2
A. x2 + y2 + 8x – 10y – 12 = 0
B. x2 + y2 + 8x – 10y + 12 = 0 B. x = -2
C. x2 + y2 + 8x + 10y – 12 = 0
D. x2 + y2 – 8x + 10y + 12 = 0 C. x = 4
Problem 14: ECE Board April 1998
D. x = -4
Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 +
4x – 2y – k = 0 represents a point circle.
A. 5 Problem 19:
Given the equation of a parabola 3x + 2y2 – 4y + 7 =
0. Locate its vertex.
B. 6
A. (5/3, 1)
C. -6
B. (5/3, -1)
D. -5
C. -(5/3, -1)
Problem 15: ECE Board April 1999
D. (-5/3, 1)
3x2 + 2x – 5y + 7 = 0. Determine the curve.
A. Parabola

B. Ellipse

C. Circle
Problem 20: ME Board April 1997
In the equation y = – x2 + x + 1, where is the curve
D. Hyperbola
facing?
A. Upward
B. Facing left A parabola has its axis parallel to the x-axis, vertex
at (-1, 7) and one end of the latus rectum at (-15/4,
C. Facing right 3/2). Find its equation.

D. Downward A. y2 – 11y + 11x – 60 = 0

B. y2 – 11y + 14x – 60 = 0
Problem 21: CE Board May 1995 C. y2 – 14y + 11x + 60 = 0
What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve D. none of these
x2 = 20y?
Problem 26: ECE Board November 1997
Compute the focal length and the length of the latus
rectum of the parabola y2 + 8x – 6y + 25 = 0.
A. 2, 8

B. 4, 16

C. 16, 64
Problem 22: EE Board October 1997
Find the location of the focus of the parabola y2 +
D. 1, 4
4x – 4y – 8 = 0.
A. (2.5, -2)
Problem 27:
Given a parabola (y – 2)2 = 8(x – 1). What is the
B. (3, 1)
equation of its directrix?
A. x = -3
C. (2, 2)
B. x = 3
D. (-2.5, -2)
C. y = -3
Problem 23: ECE Board April 1998
Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the
D. y = 3
function y = 2x2 – 7x + 5.
A. 7x + 4 = 0
Problem 28: ME Board October 1997
The general equation of a conic section is given by
B. 4x + 7 = 0
the following equation: Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey
+ F = 0. A curve maybe identified as an ellipse by
C. 4x – 7 = 0 which of the following conditions?
A. B2 – 4AC < 0
D. x – 2 = 0 B. B2 – 4AC = 0
C. B2 – 4AC > 0
Problem 24: D. B2 – 4AC = 1
A parabola has its focus at (7, -4) and directrix y =
2. Find its equation.

A. x2 + 12y – 14x + 61 = 0

B. x2 – 14y + 12x + 61 = 0 Problem 29: CE Board November 1994
C. x2 – 12x + 14y + 61 = 0 What is the area enclosed by the curve 9x2 + 25y2 –
D. none of these 225 = 0?
A. 47.1
Problem 25:
B. 50.2
C. 63.8 C. 4

D. 72.3 D. 6

Problem 30: ECE Board April 1998 Problem 34: CE Board May 1993
Point P (x, y) moves with a distance from point (0, The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse is equal
1) one-half of its distance from line y = 4. The to?
equation of its locus is?

A. 2x2 – 4y2 = 5
B. 4x2 + 3y2 = 12 A. 2
C. 2x2 + 5y3 = 3 B. 3
D. x2 + 2y2 = 4 C. 4
D. 5
Problem 31: Problem 35:
The lengths of the major and minor axes of an An ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.65 and has one
ellipse are 10 m and 8 m, respectively. Find the of its foci 2 units from the center. The length of the
distance between the foci. latus rectum is nearest to?

A. 3 A. 3.5 units

B. 4 B. 3.8 units

C. 5 C. 4.2 units

D. 6 D. 3.2 units

Problem 32: Problem 36:

The equation 25x2 + 16y2 – 150x + 128y + 81 = 0 An earth satellite has an apogee of 40,000 km and a
has its center at? perigee of 6,600 km. Assuming the radius of the
A. (3, -4) earth as 6,400 km, what will be the eccentricity of
the elliptical path described by the satellite with the
B. (3, 4) center of the earth at one of the foci?

C. (4, -3) A. 0.46

D. (3, 5) B. 0.49

C. 0.52

D. 0.56

Problem 37: ECE Board April 1998

The major axis of the elliptical path in which the
Problem 33: EE Board October 1997 earth moves around the sun is approximately
Find the major axis of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 – 2x – 8y 168,000,000 miles and the eccentricity of the ellipse
+ 1 = 0. is 1/60. Determine the apogee of the earth.
A. 2
A. 93,000,000 miles
B. 10
B. 91,450,000 miles
C. 94,335,100 miles C. circle

D. 94,550,000 miles D. ellipse

Problem 38: CE Board November 1992 Problem 42: EE Board October 1993
The earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun at one of Find the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 – 4y2 – 36x +
the foci. If the farthest distance of the sun from the 8y = 4.
earth is 105.5 million km and the nearest distance of A. 1.80
the sun from the earth is 78.25 million km, find the
eccentricity of the ellipse. B. 1.92

A. 0.15 C. 1.86

B. 0.25 D. 1.76

C. 0.35 Problem 43: CE Board November 1995

How far from the x-axis is the focus F of the
D. 0.45 hyperbola x2 – 2y2 + 4x + 4y + 4 = 0?
A. 4.5
Problem 39:
An ellipse with center at the origin has a length of B. 3.4
major axis 20 units. If the distance from center of
ellipse to its focus is 5, what is the equation of its C. 2.7
directrix?
D. 2.1
A. x = 18
Problem 44: EE Board October 1994
B. x = 20 The semi-transverse axis of the hyperbola is?

C. x = 15

D. x = 16
A. 2
Problem 40:
What is the length of the latus rectum of 4x2 + 9y2 + B. 3
8x – 32 = 0?
A. 2.5 C. 4

B. 2.7 D. 5

C. 2.3 Problem 45: CE Board May 1996

What is the equation of the asymptote of the
D. 2.9 hyperbola?

Problem 41: EE Board October 1993

4x2 – y2 = 16 is the equation of a/an?
A. parabola A. 2x – 3y = 0
B. hyperbola B. 3x – 2y = 0
C. 2x – y = 0 Problem 50: ME Board April 1997
What is the radius of the sphere center at the origin
D. 2x + y = 0 that passes the point 8, 1, 6?

Problem 46: EE Board April 1994 A. 10

Find the equation of the hyperbola whose
asymptotes are y = ± 2x and which passes through B. 9
(5/2, 3).
C. √101
A. 4x2 + y2 + 16 = 0
B. 4x2 + y2 – 16 = 0 D. 10.5
C. x2 – 4y2 – 16 = 0
D. 4x2 – y2 = 16 The equation of a sphere with center at (-3, 2, 4) and
of radius 6 units is?
Problem 47:
Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices (-4, A. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y – 8z = 36
2) and (0, 2) and foci (-5, 2) and (1, 2). B. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y – 8z = 7
C. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y + 8z = 6
A. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x +16y – 16 = 0 D. x2 + y2 + z2 +6x – 4y + 8z = 36
B. 5x2 – 4y2 + 20x – 16y – 16 = 0 Problem 52: EE Board April 1997
C. 5x2 – 4y2 – 20x +16y + 16 = 0 Find the polar question of the circle, if its center is
D. 5x2 + 4y2 – 20x +16y – 16 = 0 at (4, 0) and the radius 4.
Problem 48:
Find the distance between P1 (6, -2, -3) and P2 (5, A. r – 8 cos θ = 0
1, -4).
B. r – 6 cos θ = 0
A. 11
C. r – 12 cos θ = 0
B. √11
D. r – 4 cos θ = 0
C. 12
Problem 53: ME Board October 1996
D. √12 What are the x and y coordinates of the focus of the
iconic section described by the following equation?
(Angle θ corresponds to a right triangle with
adjacent side x, opposite side y and the hypotenuse
r.)  r sin2 θ = cos θ
A. (1/4, 0)
Problem 49:
The point of intersection of the planes x + 5y – 2z = B. (0, π/2)
9; 3x – 2y + z = 3 and x + y + z = 2 is at?
C. (0, 0)
A. (2, 1, -1)
D. (-1/2, 0)
B. (2, 0, -1)
Problem 54:
C. (-1, 1, -1) Find the polar equation of the circle of radius 3
units and center at (3, 0).
D. (-1, 2, -1)
A. r = 3 cos θ
B. r = 3 sin θ 32. A
33. C
C. r = 6 cos θ 34. C
35. A
D. r = 9 sin θ 36. D
37. D
38. A
Problem 55: EE Board October 1997
39. B
Given the polar equation r = 5 sin θ. Determine the 40. B
rectangular coordinate (x, y) of a point in the curve 41. B
when θ is 30º. 42. A
43. C
A. (2.17, 1.25) 44. B
45. A
B. (3.08, 1.5) 46. D
47. A
C. (2.51, 4.12) 48. B
49. A
D. (6, 3) 50. C
51. B
ANSWER KEY: 52. A
53. A
1. B 54. C
2. C 55. A
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. D
10. B’
11. C
12. B
13. C
14. D
15. A
16. A
17. B
18. D
19. D
20. D
21. B
22. C
23. C
24. A
25. C
26. A
27. B
28. A
29. A
30. B
31. D