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Yellow Book - Analytic Geometry

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 56mins

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Class
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1.

In general quadratic equation, if the discriminant is zero, the curve is a figure that represent a/an

a)

parabola

b)

circle

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

2.

Equations relating x and y that cannot readily be solved explicitly for y as a function of x or for x as a function of y. Such equations may nonetheless determine y as a function of x or vice versa, such function is called

a)

logarithmic function

b)

implicit function

c)

explicit function

d)

continuous function

3.

In polar coordinates system, the length of the ray segment from a fixed origin is known as ____.

a)

amplitude

b)

radius vector

c)

hypotenuse

d)

minimum point

4.

Given the equation 3x2 + 2x – 5y + 7 = 0. determine the curve.

a)

ellipse

b)

parabola

c)

hyperbola

d)

circle

5.

If eccentricity is less than one, then the curve is

a)

parabola

b)

ellipse

c)

hyperbola

d)

circle

6.

Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?

a)

IV

b)

I

c)

III

d)

II

7.

If the general equation of the conic is Ax2 + 2Bxy + Cy2 + Ey + F = 0 and B2 – 4AC > 0, then the conic is a/an

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

hyperbola

d)

ellipse

8.

What type of conic has equation of Ax2 + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0?

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

9.

4x2 – 256 = 0 is the equation of a/an

a)

parabola

b)

parallel line

c)

circle

d)

ellipse

10.

The graph of r = a + bcosθ is a

a)

lemniscate

b)

lituus

c)

limacon

d)

cardioid

11.

In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in line perpendicular to the major axis is called

a)

focal width

b)

conjugate axis

c)

focal chord

d)

latus rectum

12.

If all the y-terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric with respect to the ____.

a)

x-axis

b)

origin

c)

y-axis

d)

line 45° with the x-axis

13.

It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is constant

a)

circle

b)

hyperbola

c)

parabola

d)

ellipse

14.

If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of –x for x, its curve is symmetric with respect to the

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

c)

origin

d)

line 45° with the x-axis

15.

What type of curve is generated by a point which moves in uniform circular motion about an axis, while travelling with a constant speed parallel to the axis?

a)

spiral of Archimedes

b)

epicycloid

c)

cycloid

d)

helix

16.

What is the graph of the equation Ax2 + Bx + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0?

a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

parabola

d)

hyperbola

17.

It represents the distance of a point from the y-axis

a)

ordinate

b)

abscissa

c)

coordinates

d)

polar distance

18.

A line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola is called

a)

axis of parabola

b)

tangent line

c)

secant line

d)

latus rectum

19.

Locus of points on a side which rolls along a fixed line

a)

cardioid

b)

epicycloid

c)

cycloid

d)

hypocycloid

20.

What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y ?

a)

5

b)

20

c)

20\sqrt{20}

d)

5\sqrt{5}

21.

If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative 1, one of these is said to be ____ to the other.

a)

parallel

b)

skew

c)

non-intersecting

d)

perpendicular

22.

What is the curve represented by the equation r = aθ?

a)

spiral of Archimedes

b)

Rosette

c)

Cardioid

d)

Lemniscate

23.

Is the locus of a point that moves in a plane so that the difference of the distances from two fixed points of the locus is constant

a)

Ellipse

b)

Circle

c)

Parabola

d)

Hyperbola

24.

The semi-conjugate axis of the hyperbola

 x29y24=1\frac{x^2}{9}-\frac{y^2}{4}=1  

a)

3

b)

-3

c)

-2

d)

2

25.

The length of the latus rectum of the parabola

 y=4px2y=4px^2  is

a)

4p

b)

2p

c)

 14p\frac{1}{4p}  

d)

-4p

26.

The tangent function is negative in what quadrants?

a)

I and III

b)

IV

c)

II and IV

d)

III

27.

The cartesian or rectangular coordinates system was first introduced by

a)

Newton

b)

Gallileo

c)

Descartes

d)

Euclid

28.

Also known as the x-coordinate

a)

abscissa

b)

ordinate

c)

polar ordinate

d)

radius vector

29.

The x-coordinate of a point is positive in what quadrants?

a)

I and II

b)

II and IV

c)

I and IV

d)

II and III

30.

The y-coordinate of a point is positive in what quadrants?

a)

II and III

b)

I and II

c)

III and IV

d)

II and IV

31.

State the quadrants in which the coordinates ( 15, -2) lies

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

32.

The rectangular coordinate system used to represent a complex number

a)

Argand Diagram

b)

Venn Diagram

c)

Complex Diagram

d)

Maxwell’s Diagram

33.

A cartesian coordinates system in which the axes are not perpendicular

a)

Parallelogram coordinates system

b)

oblique coordinates system

c)

polar coordinates system

d)

Argand Diagram

34.

The angle of rotation about the origin of the positive x-axis into the point with rectangular coordinates (a, b), representing the complex number a + bi is called ____ of the complex number

a)

amplitude

b)

argument

c)

phase angle

d)

all of the above

35.

The rectangular coordinate system in space is divided into eight compartments called

a)

quadrants

b)

octants

c)

cubicles

d)

octodrants

36.

The angle of inclination of a straight line is the angle it makes with the

a)

positive x-axis

b)

negative x-axis

c)

positive y-axis

d)

negative y-axis

37.

The points where the curve crossed the coordinates axes are called as the ___ with the axes

a)

asymptotes

b)

intercepts

c)

intersections

d)

tangent and normal

38.

A line which is perpendicular to the x-axis, has slope equal to

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

infinity

d)

either zero or infinity

39.

A horizontal line has a slope of

a)

zero

b)

negative

c)

infinity

d)

positive

40.

A line parallel to the y-axis at a directed distance x1 has the equation

a)

y = y1

b)

x = x1

c)

y = x1

d)

x = y1

41.

Let m1 and m2 be the respective slopes of two perpendicular lines. Then

a)

m1 + m2 = 1

b)

m1 + m2 = 0

c)

m1 m2 = 1

d)

m1 m2 = - 1

42.

If all the y-terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric with respect to the

a)

line 45° with the x-axis

b)

x-axis

c)

y-axis

d)

origin

43.

If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of – x for x, and – y for y its curve is symmetric with respect to the

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

c)

line 45° with the x-axis

d)

origin

44.

If all of the terms of an equation have even exponents of if all of the terms have odd exponents, the curve is symmetric with respect to the

a)

x-axis

b)

y-axis

c)

line 45° with the origin

d)

origin

45.

If two linear equations, the x-coefficient of the first is equal to the y-coefficient of the send and the y-coefficient of the first is numerically equal but of opposite sign to the x-coefficient of the second, or vice- versa, the line represented are

a)

parallel to each other

b)

perpendicular to each other

c)

at 45° with each other

d)

none of the above

46.

A cubic equation has either three equal roots or one real root and two conjugate imaginary roots. The real roots are the points of intersection with:

a)

The x-axis

b)

The y-axis

c)

The z-axis

d)

The line 45 deg with the x axis

47.

if two equations have the same line as their graph, the equations are said to be

a)

dependent

b)

consistent

c)

independent

d)

linear

48.

The points (a, 1), (b, 2), (c, 3) are collinear. Which of the following is

a)

c – b =c – a

b)

c – b = b – a

c)

c – a = a – b

d)

c – a = b – a

49.

In a linear equation Ax + By + C = 0 , if B = 0 then the equation has the form of x = -C/A. This line is

a)

45° with the x-axis

b)

intersecting the origin

c)

parallel to the x –axis

d)

parallel to the y-axis

50.

The straight lines 4x – y + 3 = 0 and 8x – 2y +6 = 0

a)

perpendicular to each other

b)

intersecting but not perpendicular

c)

parallel to each other

d)

are coincident

51.

Which of the following is the intercept form of an equation for straight lines?

a)

y = mx + b

b)

(x/a) + (y/b) = 1

c)

y –y1 = m (x – x1)

d)

(x – a) + ( y – b) = 1

52.

A straight line where the curve approaches more and more closely but never touches it except at a limiting point of infinity

a)

asymptote

b)

axis of symmetry

c)

tangent

d)

normal

53.

Who coined the word “asymptote”?

a)

John Venn

b)

John Navier

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Wallis

54.

The path of a point which moves according to a given law or equation

a)

cycloid

b)

asymptote

c)

locus

d)

directrix

55.

The curve traced by a point moving in a plane is shown as the ____ of the point

a)

parameter

b)

pattern

c)

formula

d)

locus

56.

A conic section is curve which is the intersection of

a)

two cones

b)

a cone and a line

c)

a cone and a plane

d)

a cone and an axis

57.

When the ellipse approaches a circle as a limiting shape, its eccentricity approaches

a)

0

b)

1

c)

– 1

d)

infinity

58.

The set of points in a plane, the sum of whose distances form a fixed points is a constant, is

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

hyperbola

d)

ellipse

59.

If a right circular cone is cut by a plane parallel to its base , it would reveal a/an

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

60.

A ___ to a circle is a line that has exactly one point in common with the circle.

a)

diameter

b)

secant

c)

normal

d)

tangent

61.

A conic section whose eccentricity is always less than 1

a)

parabola

b)

circle

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

62.

A locus of appoint which moves so that the sum of the distances from two fixed points (foci) is constant and equal to the length of the major axis.

a)

parabola

b)

circle

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

63.

If the distance from the center to the focus of an ellipse is c, from the center to the vertex is a and from the center to the directrix is D, its eccentricity, is

a)

D/c

b)

D/a

c)

c/D

d)

c/a

64.

A locus of point which moves so that it is always equidistant from a fixed point (focus) and from a fixed straight line (directrix)

a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

parabola

d)

hyperbola

65.

The angle between the tangents at the end points of the latus rectum of a parabola is

a)

45°

b)

75°

c)

75°

d)

90°

66.

The tangents of the parabola at the end points of its latus rectum intersect.

a)

at a distance equal to the length of the latus rectum from the focus

b)

at the vertex

c)

at the directrix

d)

none of the above

67.

In general equation of a conic section Ax2 + Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0, if A and C have different signs, then the curve is a/an

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

68.

If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is greater than zero, the graph is a/an

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

69.

A chord passing through the focus of a parabola and perpendicular to the axis of symmetry

a)

directrix

b)

translated axis

c)

latus rectum

d)

axis

70.

The latus rectum of the parabola  x2=4ayx^2=4ay  is

a)

a

b)

4a

c)

 2a2\sqrt{a}  

d)

 16a216a^2  

71.

If a and b are lengths of semi-major and semi-minor axis of an ellipse respectively, then what is the length of its latus rectum?

a)

2ab

b)

4ab

c)

2b2/2

d)

2a2/2

72.

The eccentricity of a regular hyperbola is

a)

2\sqrt{2}

b)

3\sqrt{3}

c)

2

d)

1.5

73.

A parabola has an eccentricity

a)

equal to 1

b)

less than 1

c)

greater than 1

d)

of infinity

74.

The axis of the parabola that passes through the foci, vertices and center is called

a)

conjugate axis

b)

transverse axis

c)

major axis

d)

minor axis

75.

The locus of a moving point in a plane so that the difference of its distance from two fixed points (foci) is constant

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

76.

What is the term given to a circle with radius equal to half the transverse axis of the hyperbola or major axis of an ellipse and its center is the center of conics?

a)

auxiliary circle

b)

unit circle

c)

inscribed circle

d)

concentric circle

77.

Which of the following is NOT a central conic?

a)

circle

b)

parabola

c)

ellipse

d)

hyperbola

78.

Confocal conics are conics

a)

having the same foci

b)

having no focus

c)

whose foci coincide with the origin

d)

whose foci coincides with the vertices

79.

Which of the following is NOT true?

a)

a confocal ellipse and hyperbola always intersect at right angle

b)

A prime number is not a composite number

c)

a cosecant curve is a periodic function of period 360°

d)

a conjecture is an axiom

80.

An ellipse and a hyperbola have the same foci, they are said to be

a)

central conics

b)

quartic conics

c)

confocal conics

d)

congruent conics

81.

The parabola y = -x2 + x + 1 opens

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

c)

upward

d)

downward

82.

A line segment joining two of its points and passing through a focus of a conic

a)

latus rectum

b)

focal radius

c)

focal chord

d)

chord contrast

83.

Given the polar equation r = 3 / ( 1 + 3 cos θ). This is a graph of a/an

a)

ellipse

b)

parabola

c)

circle

d)

hyperbola

84.

The equation r = 4 cos θ is a/an

a)

ellipse

b)

circle

c)

hyperbola

d)

parabola

85.

In polar coordinate system, the distance of any point P from the origin is called

a)

distance

b)

polar angle

c)

polar distance

d)

radius vector

86.

The plane curve traced out by a fixed point on the circle as the circle rolls along a line.

a)

envelope

b)

epicycloid

c)

lemniscate

d)

cycloid

87.

A plane curve traced by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls along outside of a fixed circle.

a)

epicycloid

b)

hypocycloid

c)

cycloid

d)

envelope

88.

A plane curve traced by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls along inside of a fixed circle.

a)

epicycloid

b)

hypocycloid

c)

cycloid

d)

envelope

89.

The equation x3 + y3 – 3ay = 0 represents a

a)

cardioid

b)

lemniscate

c)

folium of Descartes

d)

strophoid

90.

Continuous curve traced by a point moving around fixed point in same plane are steadily increasing or decreasing distance

a)

spiral

b)

helix

c)

lemniscate

d)

limacon

91.

Curve which is locus of centers of curvature of another curve envelope of all its normal.

a)

Helix

b)

Evolute

c)

Spiral

d)

Cardoid

92.

Locus of the ultimate intersections or curves in a system of curves.

a)

evolute

b)

pencil

c)

envelope

d)

helix

93.

Curve formed by uniform chain hanging freely from two points.

a)

trisectrix

b)

parabola

c)

hyperbola

d)

catenary

94.

The locus of a point such that its radius vector is proportional to its vector angle.

a)

Folium of Descartes

b)

Spiral of Archimedes

c)

Spiral of Pythagoras

d)

Helix

95.

The graph of the equation r = acos 2θ is a

a)

limacon

b)

lemniscate

c)

rosette

d)

spiral

96.

The locus of a point which rolls on a straight line (x-axis)

a)

Cycloid

b)

Epicycloid

c)

Astroid

d)

Trochoid

97.

The equation r = a(1 +cos θ) is a polar equation of

a)

hypocycloid

b)

cycloid

c)

cardioids

d)

spiral

98.

The equation r2 = a2cos θ is a

a)

rosette

b)

limacon

c)

lemniscate

d)

spiral

99.

The equation r = a cos θ is a

a)

rosette

b)

limacon

c)

lemniscate

d)

spiral

100.

The equation r – aθ =0 is a

a)

rosette

b)

limacon

c)

lemniscate

d)

spiral

101.

The equation r = a cos θ + b is a

a)

rosette

b)

limacon

c)

lemniscate

d)

spiral

102.

The equation r = a(secθ – tan θ) is a

a)

rosetter

b)

strophoid

c)

trisectrix

d)

lemniscate

103.

The equation r = a(4cosθ – secθ) is a

a)

cardioid

b)

trisectrix

c)

strophoid

d)

fishmouth

104.

The equation (x2 – 2ay – a2)2 = y2(a2 – x2) is a

a)

rosette

b)

cocked hat

c)

fishmouth

d)

spiral

105.

The equation x2 + y2 = a2 is a

a)

cocked hat

b)

fishmouth

c)

trisectrix

d)

lames quartic

106.

The equation ax2 = y2(2a – y) is the equation of

a)

the top

b)

cocked hat

c)

fishmouth

d)

lames quartic

107.

The equation (x2 + y2)2 = ax2y is an equation of

a)

bifolium

b)

cocked hat

c)

spiral

d)

limacon

108.

The equation y2 = (x2 + 1)2 (2 – x2)3 is an equation of

a)

cocked hat

b)

fishmouth

c)

spiral

d)

lemniscate

109.

A curve or surface that is tangential to each of the family of curves or surfaces

a)

envelope

b)

pencil

c)

family

d)

cusp

110.

A curve that describes the locus of the centers of curvatures of another curve to which its tangent are normal

a)

involute

b)

evolute

c)

cusp

d)

lemniscate

111.

____ is formed by intersection of rays from the point reflected or refracted from a curve surface.

a)

envelope

b)

evolute

c)

caustic

d)

parabola