ME BOARD EXAMINATION TRAINING SESSIONS 1 A. 5 C.

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PROBLEM SET 04 B. 3 D. 2

1. Which of the following lines is parallel to a line with equation 11. The line 4x - By + 12 = 0 forms a triangle of area equal to 3
y = 1/4 x + 6 sq. units with the coordinate axes. Find the value of B.

A. y = -1/4x — 6 C. y = 2x — 3 A. 6 C. 4
B. 5 D. 10
B. y=- 4x+6 D. x = 4y — 3
12. If the point (x, 2) is equidistant from (3, 2) and (7, 2), find x.
2. A line goes through the point (4, —6) and is perpendicular to
the line y = 4x + 10. What is the equation of the line? A. 5 C. 7
B. 3 D. 8
A. y = mx — 20 C. y=1/4x+5
B. y = -(1/4)x — 5 D. y=1/5x+5 13. What is the equation of line through (7,-3) and
perpendicular to the line whose inclination is arctan 2/3?
3. Find the equation of a line with slope = 2 and y-intercept = -3.
A. 3x+ 2y— 15 = 0 C. 3x+ 2y+ 15 =0
A. y=-3x+2 C. y= 2/3 x + 1
B. 3x — 2y — 15 = 0 D. 3x — 2y + 15 = 0
B. y=2x-3 D. y=2x+3
14. The line whose equation is 3x + 4y — 24 = 0 is intersecting
4. Find the coordinates of the points equidistant from (1,-6), (5,-
the x-axis. What is the angle form from the x-axis.
6), and (6,-1).
A. 143.13° C. 35.43°
A. (3,-3) C. (5,-5)
B. 36.87° D. — 143.13°
B. (4,-4) D. (2,-2)
15. A line passes through ( 2, 8 ) and parallel to the line through
5. The inclination of L, is arctan 1/2, if L2 makes an angle of 45°
( -2, 2) and (4,5) . Find its equation.
with L1, find the slope of L2.
A. x— 2y + 14 = 0 C. x — y + 12 = 0
A. 2 C. 3
B. 2x - y + 16 = 0 D. x + y + 14 = 0
B. 1 D. 4
16. If the constant B in the equation of the line Ax + By + C = 0 is
6. If an equation is unchanged by the substitution of — y for y,
zero, then the line is
its curve is symmetric with respect to the
A. vertical C. horizontal
A. x—axis C. y—axis
B. 45° with the axis D. along the origin
B. origin D. 45 deg. Line
17. A line with an inclination of 45° passes through ( -5/2, -9/2).
7. Which of the following best describes the given lines 4x — y +
If the ordinate of the point is 6, what is its abscissa?
3 = 0 and 8x-2y+ 8 =0?
A. 6 C. 7
A. Coincident lines C. Perpendicular lines
B. 8 D. 5
B. Parallel lines D. Intersecting lines
18. The x - intercepts are found by setting
8. A line passes through point ( 2, 2 ). Find the equation of the
line if the length of the line segment intercepted by the A. y = x C. y = 0
coordinate axes is equal to the square root of 5. B. x = 0 D. x = ∞

A. 2x+y-2 =0 C. 2x—y-2 =0 19. What is the x - intercept of the line passing through ( 1, 4 )
B. 2x—y+ 2=0 D. 2x+y+2= 0 and ( 4, 1) .

9. Find the distance between the lines 4x — 3y = 12 and 4x — 3y A. 4.5 C. 5

=-8. B. 6 D. 4

A. 4 C. 8 20. If all the y - terms have even exponents the curve is

B. 10 D. 3 symmetric with respect to the

10. In a Cartesian coordinates, the coordinates of a square are A. x - axis C. y – axis

( 1, 1 ), ( 0, 8), ( 4, 5), and ( -3, 4 ) . What is the area ? B. origin D. 45 deg. Line

A. 25 C. 20 21. What is the distance between points P (1, -3, 5) and Q ( -3,
B. 18 D. 14 4, - 2 )
A. √ 10 C. 8 A. (2, -5) C. (-5, -1)
B. √ 14 D. √ 114 B. (-2, 3) D. (1, 2)

22. Find the locus of a point that moves so that it is always twice 31.The focus of the parabola y2 = 4x is at:
as far fro m(1,2) as from ( - 3, 4) A. (4, 0) C. (1, 0)
2 2
A. 3x + 3y + 26x - 28y + 95 = 0 B. (0, 4) D. (0, 1)
B. 3x2 - 3y2 + 26x - 28y - 95 = 0 32. A truck hauling cylindrical steel tank has to pass under an
C. 5x2 + 5y2 + 26x - 28y + 95 = 0 overhead parabolic arch bridge which has a span of 24 m and is
D. 3x2 - 3y2 + 26x - 28y - 95 = 0 20 m high. If the tank is 16 m and is place in the truck with its
23. The rectangular coordinate system used to represents a sides vertical, and the top of the tank is 10 m above the street
complex number. level, what is the smallest clearance from the top of the tank so
that the truck can pass under the bridge?
A. Complex plane C. Argand diagram
B. Cartesian plane D. Venn-Euler diagram A. 1.11 C. 1.23
B. 8.99 D. 3.24
24. If θ is the angle between the planes 2x - y + 2z = 3 and 6x -
2y + 3z = 5 then cos θ is equal to which of the following? 33.The cables of horizontal suspension bridge are supported by
two tower 120 feet apart and 40 feet high. If the cable is 10 feet
A. 11/20 C. 17/25 above the floor of the bridge at the center, find the equation of
B. 12/23 D. 20/21 the parabola using the mid point of the bridge as the origin.

25. What is the equation of a line though point A (0, 7) parallel A. x2 – 120 y + 1200 = 0
to the line 9x + y — 3 =0. B. x2 – 120 y - 1200 = 0
C. x2 + 120 y + 1200 = 0
A. 9x+y— 7=0 C. 9x+y— 40= 0
D. x2 + 140 y + 1600 = 0
B. 9x+y-48 =0 D. 9x+y— 63 = 0
34. What is the center of the curve x2 + y2- 2x - 4y - 31 = 0.
26. What are the coordinates of the center and the radius,
respectively, of the following equation for a circle? A. (-1, -2) C. (1, -2)
B. (-1, 2) D. (1, 2)
x2 + y2 + 12y – 2x + 12 = 0
35. An equation of the second degree in which the xy - term is
A. (1, - 6) ; 12 C. (-1, 6) ;25
missing and only one square term is present, represents a ____
B. (- 1, 6) ;sqrt of 12 D. (1, -6) ;5
with its axis parallel to a coordinate axis.
27. If the rectangular coordinates of a point are ( -3, - 5.2), what
A. Circle C. parabola
are the polar coordinates (r, 0) of the point?
B. Ellipse D. hyperbola
A. ( - 6, -120 ) C. ( 6, 120 )
36 The parabola 8x2 + 64x - 32y + 63 = 0 opens
B. ( 6, - 120 ) D. (6, - 150 )
A. upward C. downward
28. What is the equation of a parabola with a vertex at (4,8) and
B. to the right D. to the left
a directrix at y = 5?
37. The parabola whose vertex is at origin, axis on y - axis focus
A. (x - 8)2 = 12(y - 4) C. (x - 4)2 = 6(y - 8)
at (0, p) directrix y = -p and opening upward has the equation.
B. (x - 4)2 = 12(y - 8) D. (y - 8)2 = 12(x - 4)
A. x2= 4py C. x2= -4py
29. An ellipse whose center at (0, 0) passes through (x, 15). Find
B. y2= 4px D. y2= -4px
its shortest distance from the origin to the given point if the
major axis on the x-axis is 60 and minor axis in the y-axis is 38.Find the equation of the ellipse with foci (2, -7) and (2, 9) and
equivalent to 40. with major axis of length 34.

A. 2.9 C. 25.0 2
( x−2) ( y−1)
2 2
( x−2) ( y−1)
2

B. 24.9 D. 27.0 A. + =1 C. + =1
225 289 227 228
2 2 2 2
30. Find the location of the vertex of the parabola (x + 2)2 = - 16 ( x−2) ( y−1) ( x−2) ( y−1)
( y – 3 ).
B. + =1 D. + =1
15 17 227 228
39. From the given equation of the hyperbola 16y2 - 9x2 + 36x + 49. What is the length of the latus rectum of the parabola x2=
96y - 36 = 0. Find the center of the hyperbola (h, k) 20y.

A. (2, -3) C. (2, 1) A. 21 C. 24

B. (3, 2) D. (1, -1) B. 23 D. 20

40. Find the equation of the asymptotes for a hyperbola (y - 5 )2- 50. A curve has a general equation of the form Axe + By2 + F = 0.
( x + 5 )2 = 36. If it passes through (4, 0) and (0, 3) fmd its specific equation.

A. y -5 = ±(x + 5) C. y-4= ±(x-4) A. 9x2+16y2 = 144 C. 9x2-15y2 = 120

B. y= ±x D. y -5 =±(x -5) B. 9x2-16y2 = 144 D. 9x2-12y2 = 120

41. Find the value of k for which the equation x2 + y2 + 4x - 2y - k

= 0 represents a point circle.

A. 5 C. – 6
B. 6 D. - 5

42. The major axis of the elliptical path in which the earth
moves around the sun is approximately 186,000,000 miles and

the eccentricity of the ellipse is 1/60. Determine the apogee of

the earth.

A. 93,000,000 miles C. 91,450,000 miles

B. 94,335,100 miles D. 94,550,000 miles

43. What is the radius of the circle whose center is at (- 4, 2)

tangent to the line 3x + 4y - 5 = 0?

A. 1.8 C. 1.2
B. 3.5 D. 3.2

44. Compute the area enclosed by the curve x2- 10x + 4y + y2 =

196

A. 125 pi C. 225 pi
B. 325 pi D. 100 pi

45.The conic section whose eccentricity is greater than 1 (e >1)

A. circle C. parabola
B. ellipse D. hyperbola

46. The axis of the hyperbola passes through the foci, vertices
and center is called

A. conjugate axis C. latus rectum

B. tranverse axis D. directrix

47. A solid generated by the rotation of a ellipse about its minor

axis.

A. elliptic spheroid C. hyperbolic spheroid

B. prolate spheroid D. oblate spheroid

48. What is the length of the latus rectum for the ellipse x2/64 +
y2/16 = 1?

A. 3 C. 5
B. 4 D. 6