EREV 405 – MATHEMATICS COURSES REVIEW

ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

1. If the point (3, y) is equidistant from (5, -2) and (-1, 4), find y.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3/2 D. 5/3

2. Find the distance between the line x + y = 2 and a given point (1/2, 1/3).
A. B. C. D.

3. Determine the point of division of the line segment from A(5, 6) to B(-3, -2) that
divides this line segment, starting from A, into two parts in the ratio 1:3.
A. (1, 3) B. (-1, 1) C. (0, 2) D. (3, 4)

4. The points (1, 4), (7, 0), (5, -3) and (-1, 1) are the vertices of a rectangle, find its area.
A. 52 B. 6 C. 26 D. 11

5. The acute angle between the two straight lines y = 3x + 2 and y = 4x + 7 is close to.
A. 0 deg B. 90 deg C. 4.399 deg D. 28.30 deg

6. Find the equation of the line passing through (4, -2) and parallel to the line through
the points (2, -1) and (5, 7).
A. 2x + 5y = 38 B. 8x – 3y – 38 = 0 C. 8x – 5y -38 = 0 D. 5x – 3y – 26 =
0

7. Find the new coordinates of the point P(3, 5), if the origin is moved to (2, 4) by a
translation.
A. (1, 1) B. (2, 2) C. (1, 2) D. (2, 1)

8. Find the area of a circle which passes thru A(0, 0), B(1, 5) and C(5, 1).
A. 65.74 s.u. B. 73.74 s.u. C. 38.74 deg D. 29.5

9. Given a parabola x2 + 4y, a line passes through point A(4, 4) and the focus of the
parabola, find the length of the chord from A to B, where B is a point on the curve.
A. 4.83 B. 5.36 C. 5.9 D. 6.25

10. The graph of 3x2 – 6xy + 5y2 – x + 3y + 4= 0 is

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

11. Find the eccentricity of an ellipse whose major axis is twice as long as its minor axis.
A. B. C. D.

12. Find the equation of the hyperbola which has a center at (0, 0), transverse axis along
the x – axis, a focus ate (5, 0) and a transverse axis of 6.
A. x2/9 – y2/16 = 1 B. x2/9 – y2/25 = 1 C. x2/16 – y2/25 = 1 D. x2/16 – y2/9 =1
 EREV 405 – MATHEMATICS COURSES REVIEW

(Supplementary Problems in ANALYTIC GEOMETRY)

1. Find the distance between A(4, -3) and B(-2, 5)

A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11

2. The segment from (-1, 4) to (2, -2) is extended three times its own length. Find the
terminal point.
A. (11, -24) B. (-11, -20) C. (11, -18) D. (11, -20)

3. The line segment connecting (x, 6) and (9, y) is bisected by the point (7, 3). Find the
values of x and y.
A. 33, 12 B. 5, 0 C. 6, 9 D. 14, 6

4. Find the distance between the lines, 3x + y – 12 = 0 and 3x + y – 4 = 0.

A. B. C. D.

5. Find the area of the triangle formed by the points (5, 4), (-2, 1) and (2, -3).
A. 18 B. 20 C. 16 D. 22.5

6. Write the equation of the line with x intercept a = -3, and y intercept b = 4.
A. 4x – 3y – 12 = 0 B. 4x + 3y + 12 = 0 C. 4x + 3y -12 = 0 D. 4x – 3y + 12=0

7. Find the equation of one of the medians of triangle with vertices (0, 0), (6, 0) and (4,
4).
A. 2x – y = 10 B. 2x – 5y = 4 C. x + 10y = 4 D. x + 2y = 6

8. The cable of a suspension bridge hangs in the form of a parabola when the load is
uniformly distribution horizontally. The distance between two towers is 800 ft, the
points of support of the cable on the towers are 170 ft above the roadway, and the
lowest point on the cable is 10 ft above the roadway. Find the vertical distance to the
cable from a point in the roadway 100 ft from the foot of a tower.
A. 100 ft B. 80 ft C. 90 ft D. 85.8 ft

9. In the ellipse x2 + 3y2 + 2x – 6y = 0, find the length of the diameter which has a slope
1.
A. B. C. D.

10. Find the equation of the locus of the points which are always equidistant from (3, 2)
and (-5, -4).
A. 8x + 3y + 7 = 0 B. 4x + 3y + 7 = 0 C. 4x + 5y + 3 = 0 D. 4x + 3y + 6 = 0

11. Find the equation of the locus of a pint which moves such that its distance from (-3,
0) is one-half of its distance from (-8, 0).
A. 3x2 + 3y2 + 8x – 28 = 0 C. x2 + y2 + 8x + 28 = 0
2 2
B. 3x + 3y + 8x + 28 = 0 D. x2 + y2 + 8x + 30 = 0
12. Determine the distance of the point (2, 3) from the line joining the points (-3, 4) and
(1, -1)
A. 12/5 B. 13/5 C. 14/5 D. 11/5

13. Find the equation of the bisector of obtuse angle between the lines 2x+y=4 and 4x-
2y=7.
A. 4y = 1 B. 8x = 15 C. 2y = 3 D. 8x + 4y = 6

14. Find the length of a diagonal of a square with given vertices A(6, -13), B(-2, 2), C(13,
10) and D(21, -5).
A. B. C.42 D. 48

15. Find the area of the rectangle whose sides are 2x + 3y = 1, 2x+3y=5, 3x-2y=4 and 3x-
2y=0.
A. 15/16 B. 16/13 C. 16/15 D. 12/11

16. Find the coordinates of the midpoint of the hypotenuse of the right triangle whose
vertices are (1, 1), (5, 2) and (4, 5).
A. (5/2, 5/3) B. (5, 2) C. (5/2, 4) D. (5/2, 7/2)

17. Given the line 2x+ky-3=0, find the value of k such that the point (1, 4) is on the line.
A. ½ B. ¼ C. 1 D. 2

18. The sides of a triangle lie on the 3x + y – 5 = 0, x – 3y – 1 = 0, and x + 3y + 7 = 0.

Find the equation of the circle inscribed in the triangle.
A. (x – 5/6)2 + (y + 4/3)2 = 529 C. (x + 5)2 + (y – 3)2 = 529
B. (x + 5)2 + (y – 2)2 = 529/360 D. (x – 5/6)2 + (y + 4/3)2 = 529/360

19. What is the radius of a circle defined by the equation x2 – 6x + y2 – 4y -12 = 0.

A. 3.46 B. 7 C. 5 D. 6

20. Find the area of the circle whose equation is x2 + y2 = 6x – 8y.

A. 25pi sq. units B. 5pi sq. units C. 15pi sq. units D. 20pi sq. units

21. Compute the focal length and the length of the latus rectuim of parabola y2 + 8x – 6y
+ 25 = 0.
A. 2, 8 B. 4,16 C. 16, 64 D. 1, 4

22. The towers of a 60 meter parabolic suspension bridge are 12 m high and the lowest
point of the cable is 3 m above the roadway. Find the vertical distance from the
roadway to the cable at 15 m from the center.
A. 4m B. 5.25m C. 6 m D. 7.5 m

23. Find the equation of an ellipse with foci at (-1, -1) and (-1, 7) and the semi major axis
of length 8 units.
A. (y + 1)2/64 + (x + 1)2/48 = 1 C. (y + 1)2/64 + (x – 1)2/48 = 1
2 2
B. (y – 3) /64 + (x + 1) /48 = 1 D. (y – 3)2/48 + (x + 1)2/48 = 1
24. The ceiling in a hall way 10m wide is in the shape of a semi-ellipse and is 9m high in
the center and 6 meter high at the side walls. Find the height of the ceiling 2m from
either wall.
A. 35/3 m B. 42/5 m C. 32/5 m D. 35/2 m

25. 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. 94,335,000 miles D. 94,550,000 miles

26. Find the equation of a hyperbola whose foci are (0, 6) and (0, -6) and the difference
of whose focal radii is 10.
A. 25x2 – 11y2 = 275 C. 11x2 – 25y2 = 275
2 2
B. 11y – 25x = 275 D. 25y2 – 11x2 = 275

27. Find the equation of the hyperbola with center (1, 3), vertex (4, 3) and end of
conjugate axis (1, 1).
A. 2x2 – 7y2 – 5x + 32y – 125 = 0 C. 2x2 – 7y2 – 128 = 0
B. 4x2 – 9y2 – 8x + 54y – 113 = 0 D. 9x2 – 4y2 + 8x – 112 = 0

28. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are: y = and which passes
trough (5/2, 3).
A. 4x2 – y2 – 16 = 0 B. 2x2 – y2 – 4 = 0 C. 3x2 – y2 – 9 = 0 D. 5x2 – y2 – 25=0

29. The equation of the tangent to the curve y = x + 5/x at point P(1, 3) is:
A. 4x – y + 7 = 0 B. x + 4y – 7 = 0 C. 4x + y – 7 = 0 D. x – 4y +7 = 0

30. Transform the equation x2 + 9y2 -6x – 36y + 36 = 0 by translating the axis to the point
(3,2).
A. x’2+3y’2=9 B. x’2+9y’2=9 C. x’2+3y’2=2 D. x’2+4y’2=4