FATHER SATURNINO URIOS UNIVERSITY

Arts and Sciences Program

Natural Sciences ang Mathematics Program

PRE – CALCULUS
Preliminary Examination

Name :
Signature :
Section :
Date : Parent’s Name :
Teacher : Date Received :

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Shade the circle corresponding to the letter of your

answer on the answer sheet. If your answer is not among the choices,
shade the letter E.

1. It is a figure formed by the intersection of a plane and a double

right circular cone.
a. Conic section c. Polygons
b. Cross section d. Solids

2. Based on the illustration to the right, what is

being formed by the intersection of the plane and
the double right circular cone?
a. Circle c. Hyperbola
b. Ellipse d. Parabola

3. A point is moving in such a way that its distances from a fixed

point and from a fixed line are the same. What is the figure
formed by the path of the moving point?
a. Circle c. Hyperbola
b. Ellipse d. Parabola

4. Which of the following is TRUE about the latus rectum of a

parabola?
a. It is perpendicular to the directrix.
b. It is parallel to the axis of symmetry.
c. Its length is twice the length between the vertex and focus.
d. Its length is twice the length between the focus and
directrix.

5. Sandra traced the points equidistant from a fixed point. What figure did she form?
a. Circle b. Ellipse b. Hyperbola d. Parabola

6. It is the distance from a fixed point to any point on the circle.

a. Circumference b. Chord b. Diameter d. Radius

7. The following are examples of degenerate conics EXCEPT

a. One line b. Plane b. Point d. Two intersecting lines

8. Each cable of the Golden Gate Bridge is suspended (in the shape of a parabola) touching the roadway midway
between two towers that are 1,280 meters apart. The top of each tower is 152 meters above the roadway. Which of
the following is the equation that models the cables? Assume that the is at the center of the roadway.

2 51200 2 12800 2 5120 2 1280

a. x= y b. x= y c. x= y d. x= y
19 19 19 19
9. Refer to the previous item, how high are the suspension cables over the roadway 400 meters from the center of the
bridge?

475 475 475 475

a. m b. m c. m d. m
32 24 16 8
2
10. Given the standard equation of the circle ( x−2 ) + ( y +1 )2=49. Determine the center and radius of the circle.
a. C ( −2,1 ) ; r =7 b. C ( 2 ,−1 ) ;r =7 c. C (−2,1 ) ;r =49 d. C ( 2 ,−1 ) ; r =49

11. Which of the following is the standard equation of the circle concentric with ( x +3 )2 + ( y−6 )2=64 and has the same
2
area with ( x−1 ) + ( y +2 )2=4?
 a. ( x +3 ) 2 + ( y−6 ) 2=4 b. ( x +3 ) 2 + ( y +2 ) 2=4 c. ( x−1 )2 + ( y +2 ) 2=64 d. ( x−1 )2 + ( y−6 )2=64

12. Find the standard equation of the parabola with vertex ( 2 ,−1 ) , vertical directrix, and passes through the point ( 3,3 )
?

a. ( y +1 )2=16 ( x−2 ) b. ( y +1 )2=−16 ( x−2 ) c. ( x−2 )2=16 ( y +1 ) d. ( x−2 )2=16 ( y +1 )

13. What is standard equation of the parabola with focus ( h−c , k ) and directrix x=h+ c ?
a. ( x−h )2=4 c ( y−k ) b. ( x−h )2=−4 c ( y −k ) c. ( y−k )2=4 c ( x −h ) d. ( y−k )2=−4 c ( x−h )

14. A parabola has vertex at the origin and focus ( 0 ,−3 ). Which of the following is its standard equation?

a. x 2=12 y b. x 2=−12 y c. y 2=12 x d. y 2=−12 x

15. A single-lane street 10 ft wide goes through a semicircular tunnel with radius 9 ft. How high is the tunnel at the
edge of the lane?

a. 56 ft b. 2 √ 14 ft c. 2 √ 7 ft d. √ 14 ft

16. A truck that is about to pass through the tunnel from the previous item is 8 ft wide and 8 ft high. Will this truck be
able to pass through the tunnel?
a. Yes, it will be able to pass through the tunnel.
b. No, the truck is taller than the tunnel.
c. No, the truck is wider than the tunnel.
d. No, since there is not enough information to solve the problem.

17. Mark and James love to play volleyball. Suppose Mark tossed a volleyball to James who is 12 ft away. Midway
between them is a volleyball net, the top of which is 7 ft high. The ceiling of the gymnasium is 25 ft high. When
Mark tossed the ball to James, the shape of its path forms a parabola. The volleyball is 4 ft off the floor when it
leaves Mark’s hand, and James catches the volleyball 4 ft off the floor as well. Write the equation that models the
path of the volleyball if it passes midway between the net and the ceiling. Assume that the origin is on the point
midway the volleyball court.

−3 −3
a. x 2=−3 ( y−16 ) b. x 2= ( y −16 ) c. ( x−16 )
2
=−3 y d. ( x−16 )
2
= y
4 4
18. A seismological station is located at ( 0 ,−3 ), 3 km away from the straight shoreline where the x – axis runs
through. If the epicenter of an earthquake was determined to be 6 km away from the station and 1 km away from
the shore, which of the following is the possible location of the epicenter?

a. ( ± 2 √ 5 , 1 ) b. ( ± √ 32,−1 ) c. ( 1 ,−3 ± 4 √ 2 ) d. (−1 ,−3 ± 4 √ 2 )

2 2
19. A student was asked to transform the general equation of the circle defined by 16 x +16 y −16 x+ 8 y −251=0
into standard form. The work of the student is shown below:

Step 1 :
( 1
16 ( x 2−x ) +16 y 2+ y =251
2 )
Step 2 :
( ) (
2 1
16 x − x+ +16 y + y +
4
2 1
2
1
16
=251+ +)
1 1
4 16

( ) ( )
2 2
1 1 4021
Step 3 : 16 x− +16 y + =
2 4 16

( ) ( )
2 2
1 1 4021
Step 4 : x− +16 y+ =
2 4 256
At which step did the student commit a mistake, if at all?

a. Step 1 b. Step 2 c. Step 3 d. Step 4

20. Consider the equation 4 y 2+ 4 x +8 y−4=0. Which of the following represent its graph?
a. b. c. d.
21. It is a closed plane curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the sums of its distances from two fixed
points is a constant. What type of conic section is this?
a. Circle b. Ellipse c. Hyperbola d. Parabola
22. It is a closed plane curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the difference of its distances from two
fixed points is a constant. What type of conic section is this?

a. Circle b. Ellipse c. Hyperbola d. Parabola

23. It is the line segment containing the foci of an ellipse with both endpoints on the ellipse.
a. Conjugate axis b. Major axis c. Minor axis d. Transverse Axis

24. Consider an ellipse with a center (h , k ), with minor axis parallel to x-axis. What will be the equation of
the ellipse?
( x−h )2 ( y−k )2 ( y−k )2 ( x−h )2 ( x−h )2 ( y−k )2 ( x−h )2 ( y−k )2
a. 2
− 2
=1 b. 2
− 2
=1 c. 2
+ 2
=1 d. 2
+ 2
=1
a b a b a b b a
25. The following statements are true, EXCEPT

( x−h )2 ( y−k )2
a. The standard equation of a vertical ellipse is + =1 where a> b.
b2 a2
b. The orientation of the major axis is the same with the orientation of the ellipse.
c. If the minor axis of the ellipse is parallel to the y – axis, then the ellipse is horizontal.
( x−h )2 ( y−k )2
d. The coordinates of the vertices of the ellipse + =1 where
a2 b2
a> bare ( h , k ± a ) .
2 2
x ( y +3 )
26. What is the center of the hyperbola defined by the equation + =1?
49 51
a. (0 , 3) b. (3 , 0) c. (0 ,−3) d. (−3 , 0)

27. The following statements are true, EXCEPT

a. The auxiliary rectangle of a hyperbola can be a square
b
b. The asymptotes of a horizontal hyperbola are y=± ( x −h ) +k .
a
( y−k )2 ( x−h )2
c. The coordinates of the foci of a hyperbola 2
− 2
=1 are ( h , k ± c ) wherec= √ a2−b2 .
a b
d. If the conjugate axis of the hyperbola is parallel to the x – axis, then the hyperbola is vertical.

2 x 17 37 2 x
28. Find the equation of the hyperbola with vertex at (2 , 9) and has asymptotes y= + and y= − .
3 3 3 3
( x−5 )2 ( y −9 )2 ( x−9 )2 ( y−5 )2 ( y−5 )2 ( x−9 )2 ( y−9 )2 ( y−5 )2
a. − =1 b. − =1 c. − =1 d. − =1
9 4 9 4 9 4 9 4

29. The general equation of the hyperbola is given by x 2−2 2

y −14 x +20 y+ 69=0 . What is its standard equation?
( y−7 )2 ( x−5 )2 2
( y−5 ) ( x−7 ) 2
( x−7 )2 ( y−5 )2 ( x−5 )2 ( y −7 )2
a. − =1 b. − =1 c. − =1 d. − =1
35 70 35 70 35 70 35 70
30. Suppose Mr. Tan asked his students John, Bea and Ana to give the properties of the hyperbola given in item no.
29. The following are the answers of his students

Ana Bea John Who

Orientation Vertical Horizontal Vertical
Center (−5 ,−7) (5 , 7) (5 , 7)
Vertices (−5 ,−7 ± √35) ¿) ¿)
Foci (−5 ,−7 ± √ 105) (5 , 7 ± √105) (5 , 7 ± √105)
y=± √ ( x+ 5 )−7 y=± √ ( x−5 ) +7 y=± √ ( x−5 ) +7
Asymptotes 35 35 35
√70 √ 70 √ 70
among them is/are correct?
a. Ana b. Bea c. John d. None of them
Given the equation of the circle below, find the center and radius. Then, sketch the graph and indicate the
center.
1. 4 x2 + 4 y 2 +8 x−16 y +19=0

Given the equation of the parabola below, find the properties. Then, sketch the graph and indicate the center.

2. 2 y 2+ x +20 y + 49=0

Given the equation of the ellipse below, properties. Then, sketch the
graph and indicate the center.
3. 25 x 2+169 y 2=4225
Given the equation of the hyperbola below, find the center, foci, vertices, and asymptotes. Then, sketch the
graph and the auxiliary rectangle, then include these points and lines.
4. 16 x 2−9 y 2=144