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WorksheetsYellow Book - Analytic Geometry
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 56mins
In general quadratic equation, if the discriminant is zero, the curve is a figure that represent a/an
parabola
circle
ellipse
hyperbola
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
logarithmic function
implicit function
explicit function
continuous function
In polar coordinates system, the length of the ray segment from a fixed origin is known as ____.
amplitude
radius vector
hypotenuse
minimum point
Given the equation 3x2 + 2x – 5y + 7 = 0. determine the curve.
ellipse
parabola
hyperbola
circle
If eccentricity is less than one, then the curve is
parabola
ellipse
hyperbola
circle
Of what quadrant is A, if sec A is positive and csc A is negative?
IV
I
III
II
If the general equation of the conic is Ax2 + 2Bxy + Cy2 + Ey + F = 0 and B2 – 4AC > 0, then the conic is a/an
circle
parabola
hyperbola
ellipse
What type of conic has equation of Ax2 + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0?
circle
parabola
ellipse
hyperbola
4x2 – 256 = 0 is the equation of a/an
parabola
parallel line
circle
ellipse
The graph of r = a + bcosθ is a
lemniscate
lituus
limacon
cardioid
In an ellipse, a chord which contains a focus and is in line perpendicular to the major axis is called
focal width
conjugate axis
focal chord
latus rectum
If all the y-terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric with respect to the ____.
x-axis
origin
y-axis
line 45° with the x-axis
It can be defined as the set of all points in the plane the sum of whose distances from two fixed points is constant
circle
hyperbola
parabola
ellipse
If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of –x for x, its curve is symmetric with respect to the
x-axis
y-axis
origin
line 45° with the x-axis
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?
spiral of Archimedes
epicycloid
cycloid
helix
What is the graph of the equation Ax2 + Bx + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0?
circle
ellipse
parabola
hyperbola
It represents the distance of a point from the y-axis
ordinate
abscissa
coordinates
polar distance
A line passing through the focus and perpendicular to the directrix of a parabola is called
axis of parabola
tangent line
secant line
latus rectum
Locus of points on a side which rolls along a fixed line
cardioid
epicycloid
cycloid
hypocycloid
What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y ?
5
20
20
5
If the product of the slopes of any two straight lines is negative 1, one of these is said to be ____ to the other.
parallel
skew
non-intersecting
perpendicular
What is the curve represented by the equation r = aθ?
spiral of Archimedes
Rosette
Cardioid
Lemniscate
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
Ellipse
Circle
Parabola
Hyperbola
The semi-conjugate axis of the hyperbola
9x2−4y2=13
-3
-2
2
The length of the latus rectum of the parabola
y=4px2 is4p
2p
4p1
-4p
The tangent function is negative in what quadrants?
I and III
IV
II and IV
III
The cartesian or rectangular coordinates system was first introduced by
Newton
Gallileo
Descartes
Euclid
Also known as the x-coordinate
abscissa
ordinate
polar ordinate
radius vector
The x-coordinate of a point is positive in what quadrants?
I and II
II and IV
I and IV
II and III
The y-coordinate of a point is positive in what quadrants?
II and III
I and II
III and IV
II and IV
State the quadrants in which the coordinates ( 15, -2) lies
I
II
III
IV
The rectangular coordinate system used to represent a complex number
Argand Diagram
Venn Diagram
Complex Diagram
Maxwell’s Diagram
A cartesian coordinates system in which the axes are not perpendicular
Parallelogram coordinates system
oblique coordinates system
polar coordinates system
Argand Diagram
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
amplitude
argument
phase angle
all of the above
The rectangular coordinate system in space is divided into eight compartments called
quadrants
octants
cubicles
octodrants
The angle of inclination of a straight line is the angle it makes with the
positive x-axis
negative x-axis
positive y-axis
negative y-axis
The points where the curve crossed the coordinates axes are called as the ___ with the axes
asymptotes
intercepts
intersections
tangent and normal
A line which is perpendicular to the x-axis, has slope equal to
zero
one
infinity
either zero or infinity
A horizontal line has a slope of
zero
negative
infinity
positive
A line parallel to the y-axis at a directed distance x1 has the equation
y = y1
x = x1
y = x1
x = y1
Let m1 and m2 be the respective slopes of two perpendicular lines. Then
m1 + m2 = 1
m1 + m2 = 0
m1 m2 = 1
m1 m2 = - 1
If all the y-terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric with respect to the
line 45° with the x-axis
x-axis
y-axis
origin
If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of – x for x, and – y for y its curve is symmetric with respect to the
x-axis
y-axis
line 45° with the x-axis
origin
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
x-axis
y-axis
line 45° with the origin
origin
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
parallel to each other
perpendicular to each other
at 45° with each other
none of the above
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:
The x-axis
The y-axis
The z-axis
The line 45 deg with the x axis
if two equations have the same line as their graph, the equations are said to be
dependent
consistent
independent
linear
The points (a, 1), (b, 2), (c, 3) are collinear. Which of the following is
c – b =c – a
c – b = b – a
c – a = a – b
c – a = b – a
In a linear equation Ax + By + C = 0 , if B = 0 then the equation has the form of x = -C/A. This line is
45° with the x-axis
intersecting the origin
parallel to the x –axis
parallel to the y-axis
The straight lines 4x – y + 3 = 0 and 8x – 2y +6 = 0
perpendicular to each other
intersecting but not perpendicular
parallel to each other
are coincident
Which of the following is the intercept form of an equation for straight lines?
y = mx + b
(x/a) + (y/b) = 1
y –y1 = m (x – x1)
(x – a) + ( y – b) = 1
A straight line where the curve approaches more and more closely but never touches it except at a limiting point of infinity
asymptote
axis of symmetry
tangent
normal
Who coined the word “asymptote”?
John Venn
John Navier
Thomas Hobbes
John Wallis
The path of a point which moves according to a given law or equation
cycloid
asymptote
locus
directrix
The curve traced by a point moving in a plane is shown as the ____ of the point
parameter
pattern
formula
locus
A conic section is curve which is the intersection of
two cones
a cone and a line
a cone and a plane
a cone and an axis
When the ellipse approaches a circle as a limiting shape, its eccentricity approaches
0
1
– 1
infinity
The set of points in a plane, the sum of whose distances form a fixed points is a constant, is
circle
parabola
hyperbola
ellipse
If a right circular cone is cut by a plane parallel to its base , it would reveal a/an
circle
parabola
ellipse
hyperbola
A ___ to a circle is a line that has exactly one point in common with the circle.
diameter
secant
normal
tangent
A conic section whose eccentricity is always less than 1
parabola
circle
ellipse
hyperbola
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.
parabola
circle
ellipse
hyperbola
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
D/c
D/a
c/D
c/a
A locus of point which moves so that it is always equidistant from a fixed point (focus) and from a fixed straight line (directrix)
circle
ellipse
parabola
hyperbola
The angle between the tangents at the end points of the latus rectum of a parabola is
45°
75°
75°
90°
The tangents of the parabola at the end points of its latus rectum intersect.
at a distance equal to the length of the latus rectum from the focus
at the vertex
at the directrix
none of the above
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
circle
parabola
ellipse
hyperbola
If the discriminant of a quadratic equation is greater than zero, the graph is a/an
circle
parabola
ellipse
hyperbola
A chord passing through the focus of a parabola and perpendicular to the axis of symmetry
directrix
translated axis
latus rectum
axis
The latus rectum of the parabola x2=4ay is
a
4a
2a
16a2
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?
2ab
4ab
2b2/2
2a2/2
The eccentricity of a regular hyperbola is
2
3
2
1.5
A parabola has an eccentricity
equal to 1
less than 1
greater than 1
of infinity
The axis of the parabola that passes through the foci, vertices and center is called
conjugate axis
transverse axis
major axis
minor axis
The locus of a moving point in a plane so that the difference of its distance from two fixed points (foci) is constant
circle
parabola
ellipse
hyperbola
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?
auxiliary circle
unit circle
inscribed circle
concentric circle
Which of the following is NOT a central conic?
circle
parabola
ellipse
hyperbola
Confocal conics are conics
having the same foci
having no focus
whose foci coincide with the origin
whose foci coincides with the vertices
Which of the following is NOT true?
a confocal ellipse and hyperbola always intersect at right angle
A prime number is not a composite number
a cosecant curve is a periodic function of period 360°
a conjecture is an axiom
An ellipse and a hyperbola have the same foci, they are said to be
central conics
quartic conics
confocal conics
congruent conics
The parabola y = -x2 + x + 1 opens
to the right
to the left
upward
downward
A line segment joining two of its points and passing through a focus of a conic
latus rectum
focal radius
focal chord
chord contrast
Given the polar equation r = 3 / ( 1 + 3 cos θ). This is a graph of a/an
ellipse
parabola
circle
hyperbola
The equation r = 4 cos θ is a/an
ellipse
circle
hyperbola
parabola
In polar coordinate system, the distance of any point P from the origin is called
distance
polar angle
polar distance
radius vector
The plane curve traced out by a fixed point on the circle as the circle rolls along a line.
envelope
epicycloid
lemniscate
cycloid
A plane curve traced by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls along outside of a fixed circle.
epicycloid
hypocycloid
cycloid
envelope
A plane curve traced by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls along inside of a fixed circle.
epicycloid
hypocycloid
cycloid
envelope
The equation x3 + y3 – 3ay = 0 represents a
cardioid
lemniscate
folium of Descartes
strophoid
Continuous curve traced by a point moving around fixed point in same plane are steadily increasing or decreasing distance
spiral
helix
lemniscate
limacon
Curve which is locus of centers of curvature of another curve envelope of all its normal.
Helix
Evolute
Spiral
Cardoid
Locus of the ultimate intersections or curves in a system of curves.
evolute
pencil
envelope
helix
Curve formed by uniform chain hanging freely from two points.
trisectrix
parabola
hyperbola
catenary
The locus of a point such that its radius vector is proportional to its vector angle.
Folium of Descartes
Spiral of Archimedes
Spiral of Pythagoras
Helix
The graph of the equation r = acos 2θ is a
limacon
lemniscate
rosette
spiral
The locus of a point which rolls on a straight line (x-axis)
Cycloid
Epicycloid
Astroid
Trochoid
The equation r = a(1 +cos θ) is a polar equation of
hypocycloid
cycloid
cardioids
spiral
The equation r2 = a2cos θ is a
rosette
limacon
lemniscate
spiral
The equation r = a cos θ is a
rosette
limacon
lemniscate
spiral
The equation r – aθ =0 is a
rosette
limacon
lemniscate
spiral
The equation r = a cos θ + b is a
rosette
limacon
lemniscate
spiral
The equation r = a(secθ – tan θ) is a
rosetter
strophoid
trisectrix
lemniscate
The equation r = a(4cosθ – secθ) is a
cardioid
trisectrix
strophoid
fishmouth
The equation (x2 – 2ay – a2)2 = y2(a2 – x2) is a
rosette
cocked hat
fishmouth
spiral
The equation x2 + y2 = a2 is a
cocked hat
fishmouth
trisectrix
lames quartic
The equation ax2 = y2(2a – y) is the equation of
the top
cocked hat
fishmouth
lames quartic
The equation (x2 + y2)2 = ax2y is an equation of
bifolium
cocked hat
spiral
limacon
The equation y2 = (x2 + 1)2 (2 – x2)3 is an equation of
cocked hat
fishmouth
spiral
lemniscate
A curve or surface that is tangential to each of the family of curves or surfaces
envelope
pencil
family
cusp
A curve that describes the locus of the centers of curvatures of another curve to which its tangent are normal
involute
evolute
cusp
lemniscate
____ is formed by intersection of rays from the point reflected or refracted from a curve surface.
envelope
evolute
caustic
parabola
