Republic of the Philippines

MCE – Comprehensive Review Centre

Cebu

ACHIEVEMENT TEST 1
Monday, November 23, 2015

Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each item by
shading the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO
ERASURES ALLOWED. Use pencil no. 2 only. NOTE: WHENEVER YOU CAN ENCOUNTER A CARET (^)
SIGN, IT MEANS EXPONENTIATION.

1. What is the radius x 2+ y 2−6 y=0?

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
2. What are the coordinates of the centre of the curve x 2+ y 2−2 x −4 y −31=0 ?
a. (-1,-1)
b. (-2,-2)
c. (1,2)
d. (2,1)
3. A circle whose equation is x 2+ y 2+ 4 y +6 y −23=0 has its centre at
a. (2,3)
b. (3,2)
c. (-3,2)
d. (-2,-3)
4. What is the radius of a circle with the ff. equation: x 2−6 x + y 2−4 y−12=0
a. 3.46
b. 7
c. 5
d. 6
5. The diameter of a circle described by 9 x 2+ 9 y 2=16 is
a. 4/3
b. 16/9
c. 8/3
d. 4
6. How far from the y-axis is the centre of the curve 2 x2 +2 y 2 +10 x −6 y−55=0?
a. -2.5
b. -3.0
c. -2.75
d. -3.25
7. What is the distance between the centres of the circles x 2+ y 2+2 x +4 y−3=0 and
x 2 + y 2−8 x −6 y +7=0?
a. 7.07
b. 7.77
 c. 8.07
d. 7.87
8. The shortest distance from A(3,8) to the circle x 2+ y 2+ 4 x−6 y =12 is equal to
a. 2.1
b. 2.3
c. 2.5
d. 2.7
9. The equation x 2+ y 2−4 x +2 y−20=0 desccirbes:
a. A circle of radius 5 centered at the origin
b. An ellipse centered at (2,-1)
c. A sphere centred at the origin.
d. A circle of radius 5 centred at (2,-1)
10. The centre of a circle is at (1,1) and one point on its circumference is (-1,-3). Find the other end
of the diameter through (-1,-3).
a. (2,4)
b. (3,5)
c. (3,6)
d. (1,3)
11. Find the area (in square units) if the circle whose equation is x 2+ y 2=6 x−8 y .
a. 20pi
b. 22pi
c. 25pi
d. 24pi
12. Determine the equation of the circle whose radius is 5, centre on the line x=2 and tangent to the
line 3x-4y+11=0.
a. (x−2)2+( y −2)2=5
b. (x−2)2+( y +2)2=25
c. (x−2)2+( y +2)2=5
d. (x−2)2+( y −2)2=25
13. Find the equation of the circle with the centre at (-4,-5) and tangent to the line 2x+7y-10=0.
a. x 2+ y 2+ 8 x −10 y −12=0
b. x 2+ y 2+ 8 x −10 y +12=0
c. x 2+ y 2+ 8 x +10 y−12=0
d. x 2+ y 2−8 x+ 10 y +12=0
14. Find the value of k for which the equation x 2+ y 2+ 4 x−2 y−k=0 represents a point circle.
a. 5
b. 6
c. -6
d. -5
15. 3 x 2+2 x−5 y +7=0. Determine the curve.
a. Parabola
b. Ellipse
c. Circle
d. Hyperbola
16. The focus of the parabola y 2=16 x at
a. (4,0)
b. (0,4)
c. (3,0)
d. (0,3)
17. Where is the vertex of the parabola x 2=4 ( y −2) ?
a. (2,0)
b. (0,2)
c. (3,0)
d. (0,3)
18. Find the equation of the directrix of the parabola y 2=16 x ?
a. X=2
b. X=-2
c. X=4
d. X=-4
19. Given the equation of a parabola 3 x+ 2 y 2−4 y +7=0. Locate its vertex.
a. (5/3,1)
b. (5/3,-1)
c. (-5/3,-1)
d. (-5/3,1)
20. In the equation y=−x2 + x +1, where is the curve facing?
a. Upward
b. Facing left
c. Facing right
d. Downward
21. What is the length of latus rectum of the curve x 2=20 y ?
a. √ 20
b. 20
c. 5
d. √ 5
22. Find the location of the focus of the parabola y 2 +4 x −4 y −8=0.
a. (2.5, -2)
b. (3,1)
c. (2,2)
d. (-2.5,-2)
23. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry of the function y=2 x 2−7 x +5.
a. 7x+4=0
b. 4x+7=0
c. 4x-7=0
d. x-2=0
24. A parabola has its focus at (7,-4) and directrix y=2. Find its equation.
a. x 2+ 12 y−14 x+ 61=0
b. x 2−14 y +12 x+ 61=0
c. x 2−12 y+ 14 x+ 61=0
d. None of the above
25. A parabola has its axis parallel to the x-axis, vertex at (-1,7) and one end of the latus rectum at (-
15/4,3/2). Find its equation.
a. y 2−11 y +11 x−60=0
b. y 2−11 y +14 x−60=0
c. y 2−14 y+11 x +60=0
d. None of the above
26. Compute the focal length and the length of the latus rectum of parabola y 2 +8 x−6 y +25=0
a. 2,8
b. 4,16
c. 16,64
d. 1,4
27. Given the parabola ( y−2)2=8(x−1).what is the equation of its directrix?
a. x=-3
b. x=3
c. y=-3
d. y=3
28. The general equation of a conic section is given by the following equation:
Ax2 + Bxy+Cy 2 + Dx+ Ey+ F=0. A curve maybe identified as an ellipse by which of the
following conditions?
a. B2−4 AC <0
b. B2−4 AC=0

B2−4 AC >0
c. B2−4 AC =1
29. What is the area enclosed by the curve 9 x 2+ 25 y 2−225=0 ?
a. 47.1
b. 50.2
c. 63.8
d. 72.3
30. Point P(x,y) moves with a distance from point (0,1) one-half of its distance from line y=4. The
equation of its locus is.
a. 2 x2 −4 y 2 =5
b. 4 x2 +3 y 2=12
c. 2 x2 +5 y 3=3
d. x 2+ 2 y 2=4
31. The lengths of the major and minor axes of an ellipse are 10m and 8m, respectively. Find the
distance between the foci.
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
32. The equation 25 x 2+16 y 2 −150 x +128 y +81=0 has its centre at
a. (3,-4)
b. (3,4)
c. (4,-3)
 d. (3,5)
33. Find the major axis of the ellipse x 2+ 4 y 2−2 x−8 y +1=0.
a. 2
b. 10
c. 4
d. 6
x2 y2
34. The length of the latus rectum for the ellipse + =1 is equal to
64 16
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
35. An ellipse with an eccentricity of 0.65 and has one of its foci 2 units from the centre. The length
of the latus rectum is nearest to
a. 3.5
b. 3.8
c. 4.2
d. 3.2
36. An earth satellite has a apogee of 40,000 km and a perigee of 6,600 km. Assuming the radius of
the earth as 6,400 km, what will be the eccentricity of the elliptical path described by the satellite
with the centre of the earth at one foci?
a. 0.46
b. 0.49
c. 0.52
d. 0.56
37. 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
b. 91,450,000
c. 94,335,100
d. 94,550,000
38. The earth’s orbit is an ellipse with the sun at one of the foci. If the farthest distance of the sun
from the earth is 105.50 million km and the nearest distance of the sun from the earth is 78.25
million km, find the eccentricity of the ellipse.
a. 0.15
b. 0.25
c. 0.35
d. 0.45
39. An ellipse with centre at the origin has a length of major axis 20 units. If the distance from centre
of ellipse to its focus is 5, what is the equation of its directrix?
a. x=18
b. x=20
c. x=15
d. x=16
40. What is the length of the latus rectum 4 x2 +9 y 2 +8 x−32=0?
a. 2.5
 b. 2.7
c. 2.3
d. 2.9
41. 4 x2 − y 2=16 is the equation of a/an
a. Parabola
b. Hyperbola
c. Circle
d. Ellipse
42. Find the eccentricity of the curve 9 x 2−4 y 2−36 x+ 8 y=4
a. 1.80
b. 1.92
c. 1.86
d. 1.76
43. How far from the x-axis is the focus F of the hyperbola x 2−2 y 2+ 4 x +4 y+ 4=0 ?
a. 4.5
b. 3.4
c. 2.7
d. 2.1
2 2
x y
44. The semi transverse axis of the hyperbola − =1 is
9 4
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
2 2
x y
45. What is the equation of the asymptote of the hyperbola − =1
9 4
a. 2x-3y=0
b. 3x-2y=0
c. 2x-y=0
d. 2x+y=0
46. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are y=±2 x and which passes through
(5/2,3)
a. 4 x2 + y 2 +16=0
b. 4 x2 + y 2−16=0
c. x 2−4 y 2−16=0
d. x 2− y 2−16=0
47. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertices at (-4,2) and (0,2) and foci at (-5,2) and (1,2).
a. 5 x 2−4 y 2+20 x +16 y−16=0
b. 5 x 2−4 y 2+20 x−16 y −16=0
c. 5 x 2−4 y 2−20 x+16 y +16=0
d. 5 x 2+ 4 y 2−20 x +16 y−16=0
48. Find the distance between P1(6,-2,-3) and P2(5,1,-4)
a. 11
b. √ 11
 c. 12
d. √ 12
49. The point off intersection of the planes x+5y-2z=9; 3x-2y+z=3 and x+y+z=2 is at
a. (2,1,-1)
b. (2,0,-1)
c. (-1,1,-1)
d. (-1,2,1)
50. What is the radius of the sphere centre at the origin that passes the point 8,1,6?
a. 10
b. 9
c. √ 101
d. 10.5
51. The equation of sphere with centre at (-3,2,4) and of radius 6 units is
a. x 2+ y 2+ z 2 +6 x−4 y−8 z=36
b. x 2+ y 2+ z 2 +6 x−4 y−8 z=7
c. x 2+ y 2+ z 2 +6 x−4 y +8 z=6
d. x 2+ y 2+ z 2 +6 x−4 y +8 z=36
52. Find the polar equation of the circle, if its centre is at (4,0) and the radius 4
a. r −8 cos θ=0
b. r −6 cos θ=0
c. r −12cos θ=0
d. r −4 cos θ=0
53. What are the x and y coordinates of the focus of the conic 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)
b. (0,pi/2)
c. (0,0)
d. (-1/2,0)
54. Find the polar equation of the circle of radius 3 units and centre at (3,0)
a. r =3 cos θ
b. r =3 sinθ
c. r =6 cos θ
d. r =9 sin θ
55. Given the polar equation r =5 sinθ . Determine the rectangular coordinates (x,y) of a point in the
curve when θ is 30 deg.
a. (2.17, 1.25)
b. (3.08, 1.5)
c. (2.51, 4.12)
d. (6,3)
56. Find the length of the side of a pentagon if the line perpendicular to its side is 12 units from the
center.
a. 14.74
b. 17.44
c. 71.44
 d. 14.74
57. What minimum diameter of a round shaft necessary to make the square key 12mm?
a. 20
b. 18
c. 15
d. 17
58. A cylindrical tank 6m long and 4m in diameter is placed horizontally. The tank is less than full.
What is the depth of the water in the tank if the surface of the water is 2m.
a. 0.34
b. 0.17
c. 0.42
d. 0.268
59. In a general triangle ABC, angle C=35deg and side a = 30, b=40. Solve for the area of triangle
a. 343.446
b. 345.146
c. 343.148
d. 344.146
60. The area of a triangle of sides 5,6,7 is:
a. 14.7
b. 17.9
c. 12.5
d. 16.5