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Quizbee Questions (Pre Calculus)

Easy
1. Which of the following describes an ellipse?
A. A plane intersects one nappe of a double napped cone at an angle of
75˚
B. A plane is parallel to the axis of revolution.
C. A plane is parallel to the generating line of one cone.
D. A plane is perpendicular to the axis of revolution.
2. What is the directrix of the figure formed when you plot a rainbow on
a Cartesian plane with vertex at the origin, and with focus of the rainbow
at (0,−8)?
A. y = -8
B. y = 8
C. x = -8
D. x= 8
3. If the foci of a hyperbola are (−5,−4) and (−5,6), what is the center of
the hyperbola?
A. (-5,1)
B. (-5,4)
C. (0,0)
D. (0,1)
4. A circle is formed when a plane __________ to the axis intersects a
double-napped cone.
A. Coincident
B. Adjacent
C. Parallel
D. Perpendicular
5. What is the radius of the circle with an equation of (x+4)²+(x−3)²=4?
A. -2
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Average
1. Find the equation of the circle with center at (2,1) and a radius
of 5 units.
A. (x+2)² + (y-1)² = 25
B. (x-2)² + (y-1)² = 5
C. (x-2)² + (y-1)² = 25
D. (x+2)² + (y+1)² = 5

2. What is the vertex of the parabola given by the


equation (x+1)2=−8x?
A. (0,-1)
B. (-1,0)
C. (1,0)
D. (0,1)
3. Determine the focal distance of an ellipse if the length of the
major and minor axes are 34 units and 16 units, respectively.
A. 30
B. 20
C. 30
D. 15
4. Determine the focal distance of a hyperbola if the length of the
transverse and conjugate axes are 30 units and 16 units, respectively.
A. 8
B. 15
C. 17
D. 34
5. What is the coordinate of the center of the hyperbola with an
equation of ?
A. (-3, 1)
B. (3,1)
C. (-3,-1)
D. (3,-1)
Difficult
1. An electricity-generating dish uses a parabolic reflector to concentrate
sunlight onto a high-frequency engine located at the focus of the
reflector. If the engine is located 4.5mm above the vertex, what is the
equation that represents the cross-section of the dish with its vertex
at (0,0)?
Answer: x² = 18y
2. Find the equation of an ellipse with center at the origin, major axis of
length 26 units long on the x-axis, and minor axis of length 24 units.

Ans:
3. Find the equation of a hyperbola with center at the origin, whose
transverse axis is on the x-axis and is 22 units long, and whose conjugate
axis is 14 units long.

Answer: =1

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