Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII
Division of Calbayog City
CALBAYOG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Calbayog City

2nd UNIT TEST

In
PRECALCULUS

Name: _______________________ Grade:___ Section:_______ Date:_________ Score:______ Rating:____ %

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Select only the letter that represent to your best answer. Provide solution as
necessary.

1. A _____ is the locus of points in a plane for which the absolute value of the difference of the distances from two distinct
fixed points is constant.
a. point b. hyperbola c. circle d. ellipse e. neither of these

2. A _____ is the locus of points in a plane such that the sum of the distances from two fixed points is a constant.
a. parabola b. hyperbola c. circle d. point e. neither of these
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3. The equation x +3 y 4 x +24 y=52 is an example of a:
a. parabola b. line c. circle d. point e. neither of these

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4. From the given equation: =1 , the center is at :
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a. 1,1 b. 1,0 c. 1,1 d. -1,1 e. neither of these

5. From problem 15, one of the focus is at:

a. 0,6 b. -10,0 c. 6,0 d. 0,10 e. neither of these

6. From problem 15, one of the vertex is at:

a. 0,6 b. -10,0 c. 6,0 d. 0,10 e. neither of these

7. From problem 15, one of the asymptote is at:

a. 4x/3 b. 3x/4 c. 5x/4 d. 4x/5 e. neither of these
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8. If both x and y appear, and their coefficients A and B have different signs this is describing a:
a. degenerate case b. hyperbola c. circle d. ellipse e. neither of these

9. If an equation of a hyperbola fails, the resulting conic is a:

a. point b. line c. empty set d. parabola e. neither of these
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10. From the given equations: y= x and x= y the curves intersects at:
a. (0,1)&(1,1) b. (0,0)&(1,1) c. (0,-1)&(1,1) d. (0,1)&(1,-1) e. neither of these

11. A laptop has screen size 13 inches with aspect ratio 5:4. Find the length and width of screen.
a. 10&8 in b. 11&9 in c. 10&9 in d. 10&11 in e. neither of these

12. What are the dimensions of a rectangle whose perimeter is 50 cm and diagonal is 18 cm?
a. 14&8 in b. 13&10 in c. 10&6 in d. 15&9 in e. neither of these
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13. Determine the foci of the hyperbola with equation: : =1 .
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a. (-6,0)(-6,0) b. (-6,0)(6,0) c. (6,0)(6,0) d. (-6,0)(0,-6) e. neither of these

14. From problem 13, what are the points of the vertices?
a. (-4,0)(4,0) b. (-4,0)(-4,0) c. (4,0)(4,0) d. (-6,0)(0,4) e. neither of these

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15. Where is the center of the equation: : =1 ?
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a. (-2,7) b. (-2,-7) c. (7,2) d. (7,-2) e. neither of these

16. What is one of the vertices from problem 15?

a. (-7,-3) b. (7, 3 ) c. (7,-3) d. (-7,3) e. neither of these

17. From problem 15, where is one of the foci located?

a. (7,-3.8) b. (7, 3.8) c. (-7, 7.8) d. (-7, -7.8) e. neither of these

18. An explosion was heard by two stations 1200 m apart, located at F1 (-600,0) and F2 (600,0). If the explosion was heard in
F1 two seconds before it was heard in F2, identify the possible locations of the explosion. Use 340 m/s as the speed of
sound.
a. Quadrant I b. Quadrant II c. Quadrant III d. b and c e. neither of these
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19. The equation 4 x 9 y 16 x18 y=7 is an example of a:
a. two lines b. a line c. point d. a or b e. b only
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20. The equation 4 x +9 y 16 x +18 y=61 is an example of a:
a. two lines b. line c. empty set d. point e. neither of these

21. Is the equation 3 x2 3 y 2+12 x12 y=5 , a hyperbola?

a. Yes, it is b. No, its not c. It can be modified d. Maybe e. both a and c

22. Is the equation 7 x 2+3 y 214 x+12 y=14 , a hyperbola?

a. Yes, it is b. No, its not c. It can be modified d. Maybe e. both b and c

23. For what values of a will the system:

x2 + y 2 + 2x -1 = 0
xy+a=0

a. a = -1 and a = 3 b. a = 3 and a = -1 c. a = -1 and a = -3 d. both a and b e. both b and c

24. Determine the values of the system:

x2 + y 2 - 6x -10y + 24 = 0

x2 + y 2 + 2y -24 = 0

a. (-4,2)(4,0) b. (4,2),(4,0) c. (4,2),(0,4) d. both b and c e. both a and b

25. In finding the asymptotes of the hyperbola, one of the equation to be used is:

a. y=bx/a b. y=-bx/a c. x=ay/b d. both a and b c. all of these

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