MATHEMATICS – ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND SOLID GEOMETRY

PROBLEM SET # 8
INSTRUCTION: Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer of your
choice. MULTIPLE CHOICE:

1. What is the rectangular form of the following polar equation? r2 = 1- cot2θ

A. y4 - 4y2 + x2y2 - x2 = 0 C. y4 + y2 + 5x2y2 + x2 = 0
B. y4 - y2 + x2y2 + x2 = 0 D. 5y4 - y2 + x2y2 + 5x2 = 0
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2. What is the distance between the points (3, 2, -1) and (4, -5, 3)?
A. 2.12 B. 4.12 C. 6.12 D. 8.12

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3. What is the polar (r, θ) coordinates of the point that has rectangular (x, y) coordinates of (3, 8)?
A. (2.54, 26.31o) C. (6.54, 46.31o)
B. (4.54, 36.31o) D. (8.54, 56.31o)

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4. The polar (r, θ) coordinates of a point are (5, 100o). What are the rectangular (x, y)
coordinates?
A. (-0.268, 1.92) C. (-0.668, 3.92)
B. (-0.468, 2.92) D. (-0.868, 4.92)
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5. What is the equation of an ellipse with foci at (±4, 0) and major axis of length 12?
A. x2 + 36y2 = 720 C. 20x2 + 36y2 = 720
B. 20x2 - 36y2 = 720 D. 20x2 + 36y2 = 72
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6. What is the equation of an ellipse with eccentricity 33 / 49 and ends of minor axis at (0, ±4)?

A. x2/49 - y2/16 = 1 C. x2/49 + y2/16 = 1

B. x2/49 + y2/25 = 1 D. x2/25 + y2/16 = 1

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7. An ellipse has a major axis of 8 and minor axis of 6. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse.
A. 0.273 B. 0.661 C. 0.873 D. 1.02
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8. If B2 – 4AC = 0, then the equation of conic is:

A. ellipse B. Circle C. Hyperbola D. parabola

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9. The equation y2 + y – 2x + 6 = 0 opens:

A. upward B. downward C. right D. left

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10. The equation x2 – 8y2 + 6x – 2y + 6 = 0 is:

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

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11. Find the equation of ellipse with x-intercepts ±4 and y-intercepts ±2.

𝑥2 𝑦4 𝑥2 𝑦4 𝑥2 𝑦4 𝑥2 𝑦4
A. + =1 B. + =1 C. + =1 D. + =1
16 4 25 4 16 9 9 4
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12. Find the eccentricity of hyperbola 9x2 – 4y2 = -36.

A. 1.10 B. 1.20 C. 1.30 D. 0.90

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13. Find the eccentricity of parabola having an equation of y2 – 4x + 6y – 10 = 0.

A. 0 B. 1.0 C. 1.23 D. 0.875

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14. Find the eccentricity of an ellipse. x2 + 4y2 = 4.

A. 0.766 B. 0.866 C. 0.966 D. 0.666

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15. Find the rectangular form of r2 = 16rcotθ cscθ – 32 csc2θ

A. y2 = 16(x-2) B. y2 = -16(x-2) C. y2 = 16(x+2) D. y2 = 12(x-2)

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16. Find the x and y coordinate of 5 ∟40o.

A. x = 4.83, y = -3.21 C. x = 3.83, y = 8.21

B. x = 3.83, y = 3.21 D. x = 5.83, y = 3.21

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17. Find the distance of the directrix from the center of an ellipse if its major axis is 10 and its minor

axis is 8.
A. 8.1 B. 8.3 C. 8.5 D. 8.7

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18. Find the major axis of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 – 2x – 8y + 1 = 0.

A. 2 B. 10 C. 4 D. 6
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19. Which conic section is described by the following equation 9x2 + 16y2 + 54x - 64y = -1?

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

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20. What is the equation of an ellipse with foci at ( 4, 0) and major axis of length 12.

A. x2 + 36y2 = 720 B. 20x2 - 36y2 = 720

C. 20x2 + 36y2 = 720 D. 20x2 + 36y2 = 72

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21. An ellipse has a major axis of 8 and minor axis of 6. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse.

A. 0.273 B. 0.661 C. 0.873 D. 1.02

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𝑥2 𝑦2
22. The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse + = 1 is equal to
64 16

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
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23. Find the area of the ellipse with foci (2, -7) and (2, 9) and with major axis of length 34.

A. 255 pi B. 355 pi C. 155 pi D. 335 pi

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24. In the non-degenerate conic 3(x sq.) + 6xy + 5(y sq.) – x + y = 0. Classify what kind?

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

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25. Find the distance between the foci of the curve 9x2 + 25y2 − 18x + 100y − 166 = 0

A. 7 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12
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26. The cords of the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 144 having equal slopes of 3/4 is bisected by its

diameter. What is the equation of the diameter?

A. 18x − 25y = 0 B. 16x + 27y = 0 C. 24x + 17y = 0 D. 14x − 31y = 0
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27. Given the curve 36x2+ 9y2-36=0. What is the length of its latus rectum?
 A. 0.6 B. 0.75 C. 1.5 D. 1

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28. The eccentricity of an ellipse is 0.6 and the distance between its foci is 6 units. Find the

distance between its directrices.

A. 8.33 B. 15.67 C. 16.67 D. 21.33
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29. The equation x2 – 8y2 + 6x – 2y + 6 = 0 is:

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

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30. Find the eccentricity of hyperbola 9x2 – 4y2 = -36.

A. 1.10 B. 1.20 C. 1.30 D. 0.90

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31. The parabola y = 3(x squared) – 6x + 5 has its vertex at

A. (2, 5) B. (1, 2) C. (-1, 2) D. (-2, 5)

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32. Find the eccentricity of a hyperbola whose transverse and conjugate axes are equal in length.

A. sq. rt. of 2 B. sq. rt. of 3 C. 2(sq. rt. of 2) D. 2(sq. rt. of 3)

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33. What is the eccentricity of the curve 9x2 − 16y2 − 144x + 224y + 751 = 0?

A. 1.33 B. 1.67 C. 1.73 D. 1.54

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

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

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35. Given the hyperbola: xy = 1. Determine the new equation of this hyperbola if the x, y, axes

are rotated about the origin by 45 degrees clockwise.

A. y2 – x2 = 1 B. x2 – y2 = 2 C. x2 – y2 = 1 D. y2 – x2 = 2
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36. Through the point (3, 3), determine the equation of the line making an angle of 30o with the y-

axis.
A. y – 3 = 1.192(x – 3) B. y – 3 = 1.428(x – 3)
C. y – 3 = -1.732(x – 3) D. y – 3 = 1.000(x – 3)

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37. Find the rectangular form of r2 = 16rcotθ cscθ – 32 csc2θ

A. y2 = 16(x-2) B. y2 = -16(x-2) C. y2 = 16(x+2) D. y2 = 12(x-2)

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38. Find the x and y coordinate of 5 ∟40o.

A. x = 4.83, y = -3.21 B. x = 3.83, y = 3.21 C. x = 3.83, y = 8.21 D. x = 5.83, y = 3.21

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39. Find the polar equation of the circle, if its center is at (4, 0) and the radius is 4.

A. r – 8 cosu = 0 B. r – 6 cosu = 0
C. r – 12 cosu = 0 D. r – 4 cosu = 0
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40. Given the polar equation r = 5 sinФ. Determine the rectangular coordinates (x, y) of a point

in the curve when Ф is 30o.

A. (2.17, 1.25) B. (3.2, 1.5) C. (2.51, 4.12) D. (6, 3)

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41. Change the polar equation r = tan theta sec theta to rectangular coordinates.

A. y = 2 (x squared) B. y = x squared
C. y = 2x D. y = x cubed

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42. Change y = x from rectangular to polar form.

A. theta = 2π or 3π/2 B. theta = π/3 or 4π/3

C. theta = π/4 or 5π/4 D. π or 3π

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43. What is the cosine of the angle between the planes of 2x – y – 2z – 5 = 0 and 6x – 2y + 3z + 8 =

0?
A. 3/21 B. 8/21 C. 67.6 D. 0

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44. Find k so that the plane (k + 1)x – y + (2 – k)z = 5 is perpendicular to the plane 2x + 6y – z + 3 = 0.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
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45. The distance between points (x, 3,6) and (2,10,4) is 9.434 units. Calculate the value of x.

A. 5 B. 7 C. 8 D. 6
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46. If the distance between points A(2,5,4) and B(x, 3,6) is AB = 5.745m, determine the value of x.

A. 4 B. 6 C. 3 D. 7

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47. Find the angle between the y-axis and vector V = 2i – 3j + 4k.

A. 120.34o B. 123.85o C. 132.92o D. 137.01o

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48. Find the angle between the z-axis and vector V = 2i – 3j + 4k.

A. 42.03o B. 46.02o C. 58.78o D. 69.46o

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49. What is the distance between the two points (1, -3, 9) and (-4,5,-7)?

A. 12.74 B. 14.03 C. 16.23 D. 18.57

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50. Find the radius of sphere passing though point (1,5,2).

A. 30 B. 20 C. 5 D. 9

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