MSTE - Mathematics, Surveying and Transportation Engineering

CA 1. Competency Appraisal for Civil Engineering

MATHEMATICS: Analytic Geometry

1. In general quadratic equation, if the discriminant is zero, the curve is a figure that represents a/an
A. Parabola B. Cricle C. Ellipse D. Hyperbola

2. Equation relating x and y that cannot readily be solved explicity for y as a function of x or for x as a function
of y. Such equation 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 in 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 positive and scs A is negative?

A. IV B. I C. III D. II

7. If the general equation F conic is Ax 2 + 2Bxy + Cy2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0, and B 2 – 4AC is greater than 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 lines C. Circle D. Ellipse

10. The graph of r = a + b cos theta 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 degrees 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 a
constant.
A. Circle B. Hyperbola C. Parabola D. Ellipse

14. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of –x of x, its curve is symmetric with respect to the
A. X-axis B. Y-axis C. Origin D. Line 45 degrees with the axes

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. Cycloid B. Epicycloid C. Spiral of Archimedes D. Helix

16. What is the graph of the equation Ax2 + Bx + Cy2 + Dy + Ex + F =0

A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Parabola D. Hyperbola

17. It represent 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. Epicyloid C. Cycloid D. Hypocycloid

20. What is the length of the latus rectum of the curve x2 = 20y ?
A. 5 B. 20 C. Square root of 20 D. Square root of 5

21. If the product of the slopes of any two straight line is negative 1, one of the these lines is said to be _______
to the other.
A. Parallel B. Skew C. Non-intersecting D. Perpendicualr

22. What curve is represented by the equation r = a times theta

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 x2 / 9 – y2 / 4 = 1 is,
A. 3 B. -3 C. -2 D. 2

25. The length of the lotus rectum of the parabola = 4px2 is,
A. 4p B. 2p C. 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. Galileo C. Descartes D. Euclid

28. Also known as the x-coordinates

A. Abscissa B. Ordinates C. Polar ordinate D. Radius vector

29. The x-coordinates 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 quadrant in which the coordinates ( 15, -2)

A. I B. II C. III D. IV

32. The rectangular coordinates 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),
reprensenting 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 coordinates 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. Positice y-axis D. Negative y-axis

37. The points where the curves crossed the coordinates axes are called as the _____with the axes.
A. Asymptotes B. Intercepts C. IntersectioN D. Tangent and normal

38. A line which is perpendicular to the x-axis has a slope equal to

A. Zero B. One C. Infinity D. Either zero or infinity

39. 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

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

A. m1 + m2 = 1 B. m1 + m2 = 0 C. m1m2 = 1 D. m1m2 = -1

41. If all y-terms have even exponents, the curve is symmetric with respect to the
A. line 45 degrees with the axis B. x-axis C. y-axis D. origin

42. If the equation is unchanged by the substitution of –x for x and –y for y simultaneously, its curve is
symmetric with respect to the
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. line 45 degrees with the axses D. origin

43. If all the terms of an equation have even exponents of it all of the terms have odd exponents, the curve is
symmetric with respect to the
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. line 45 degrees with the x-axis D. origin

44. If two linear equations, the x-coefficient of the first is equal to the y-coefficient of the second and the y –
coefficient of the first is numerically equal but opposite sign to the x-coefficient of the second, or vice versa,
the lines represented are
A. parallel to each other B. perpendicular to each other
C. at 45 degress with each other D. none of the above.

45. A cubic equation has either three real 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. line 45 degrees with the a-axis

46. If two equation have the same line as their graph, the equations are said to be
A. Dependent B. consistent C. independent D. linear

47. The points (a, 1), (b, 2), (c, 3) are collinear. Which of the following is TRUE ?
A. c – b = c – a B. c – b = b – a C. c – a = a – b D. c – a = b – a

48. 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 degrees with the axis B. intersecting the origin
C. parallel to the x-axis D. parallel to the y-axis
49. The straight line 4x – y + 3 = 0 and 8x – 2y + 6 = 0 are
A. perpendicular to each other B. parallel to each other
C. intersecting but not perpendicular D. are coincident

50. 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

51. A straight line where the curve approaches more and more closely but never touches it except at a limiting
point of infinity.
A. Asymtote B. Axis of symmetry C. Tangent D. Normal

52. Who coined the word “asymptote” ?

A. John Venn B. John Napier C. Thomas Hobbes D. John Wallis

53. The path of a point which moves according to a given law or equation
A. Cycloid B. Asymtote C. Locus D. Directrix

54. 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

55. A conic section is a 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

56. When the ellipse approaches a circle as a limiting shape, its eccentricity approaches
A. 0 B. 1 C. -1 D. Infinity

57. The set of points in a plane, the sum of whose distance from a fixed points is a constant, is
A. Circle B. parabola C. hyperbola D. ellipse

58. If a straight circular cone is cut by a plane parallel to its base, it would reveal a/an
A. Circle B. parabola C. ellipse D. hyperbola

59. 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

60. A conic section whose eccentricity is always less than 1.

A. Parabola B. Circle C. Ellipse D. Hyperbola

61. A locus of a point which moves so that the sum of the distances from two fixed points ( foci) is constant and
is equal to the length of the major axis.
A. Parabola B. Circle C. Ellipse D. Hyerbola

62. 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

63. A locus of a point which move 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

64. The angle between the tangents and the end points of the latus rectum of a parabola is
A. 45 degrees B. 60 degrees C. 75 degrees D. 90 degrees

65. The tangents to the parabola at the end points of its latus rectum intersects.
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

66. 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

67. If the discriminant of a equation is greater than zero, the graph is a/an,
A. Circle B. parabola C. ellipse D. hyperbola

68. 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

69. The latus rectum of the parabola x2 = 4ay is

A. A B. 4a C. 2 square roots a D. 16a 2

70. 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. 2 ab B. 4 ab C. 2b 2/a D. 2a 2 / b

71. The eccentricity of a regular hyperbola is

A. square root of 2 B. square root of 3 C. 2 D. 1.5

72. A parabola has an eccentricity

A. equal to 1 B. less than 1 C. greater than 1 D. of infinity

73. The axis of the hyperbola that passes through the foci, vertices and center is called
A. conjugate axis B. transverse axis C. major axis D. minor axis
74. The locus of a moving point in a plane so that the difference of its distances from two fixed points ( foci) is
constant.
A. Circle B. Parabola C. Ellipse D. Hyperbola

75. 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 the conics?
A. Auxilliary circle B. Unit circle C. Inscribed circle D. Concentric circle

76. Which of the following is NOT a central conic ?

A. Circle B. Parabola C. Ellipse D. Hyperbola

77. Confocal conics are conics

A. having the same foci B. whose foci coincide with the origin
C. having no focus D. whose foci coincides with the vertices

78. 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 degrees.
D. A conjecture is an axiom.

79. If 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

80. The parabola y = -x2 + x + 1 opens

A. to the right B. to the left C. upward D. downward

81. 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 of contrast

82. Given the polar equation r = 3/(1 + 3 cos theta). This is a graph of a/an
A. Ellipse B. parabola C. circle D. hyperbola

83. The equation r = 4 cos theta is a/an

A. Ellipse B. circle C. hyperbola D. parabola

84. In polar coordinates system, the distance of any point P from the origin is called
A. Distance B. polar angle C. polar distance D. radius vector

85. 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

86. A place curve traced by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls along the outside of a fixed circle.
A. Epicycloid B. Hypocycloid C. ycloid D. Envelope

87. A plane curve traced by a fixed point on a circle as it rolls along the inside of a fixed circle.
A. Epicycloid B. Hypocycloid C. Cycloid D. Envelope

88. The equation x3 + y3 – 3axy = 0, represents a

A. Cadioid B. Lemniscate C. Folium of Descartes D. Strophoid

89. Continuous curve trace by a point moving around fixed in same plane at steady increasing or decreasing
distance.
A. Spiral B. Helix C. Lemniscate D. Limacon

90. Curve which is locus of centers of curvature of another curve or the envelope of all its normal.
A. Helix B. Evolute C. Spiral D. Cardioid

91. Locus of the ultimate intersections of curve in a system of curve

A. Evolute B. Pencil C. Envelope D. Helix

92. Curve formed by uniform chain hanging freely from two points.
A. Trisectrix B. Parabola C. Hyperbola D. Catenary

93. The locus of a point such that its radius vector is proportional to its vectorial angle.
A. Folium of Descartes B. Spiral of Archimedes C. Spiral of Pythagoras D. Helix

94. The graphs of equation r = a cos 2 theta is a

A. Limacon B. Lemniscate C. Rosette D. Spiral

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

A. Cycloid B. Epicycloid C. Astroiid D. Trochoid
 96. The equation r = a ( 1 + cos theta ) is a polar equation of
A. Hypocycloid B. Cycloid C. Cardioid D. Spiral

97. The equation r 2 = a2 cos theta is a

A. Rosette B. Limacon C. Lemniscate D. Spiral

98. The equation r = a cos theta is a

A. Rosette B. Limacon C. Lemniscate D. Spiral

99. The equation r = a times theta is a

A. Rosette B. Limacon C. Lemniscate D. Spiral

100.The equation r = a cos theta + b is a

A. Rosette B. Limaacon C. Lemniscate D. Spiral

101.The equation r = a ( cos theta – tan theta ) is a

A. Rosette B. Strophoid C. Trisectrix D. Lemniscate

102.The equation r = a (4 cos theta – sec theta ) is a

A. Cardioid B. Trisectrix C. Strophoid D. Fishmouth

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

A. Rosette B. Cocked hat C. Fishmouth D. Spiral

104.The equation x2 =y2 = a2 is a

A. Cocked hat B. Fishmouth C. Trisectrix D. Lames quartic

105.The equation ax2 = y2(2a - y) is the equation of

A. the top B. cocked hat C. fishmouth D. lames quartic

106.The equation (x2 + y2)2 = ax2 y is an equation of

A. Bifolium B. cocked hat C. spiral D. limacon

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

A. cocked hat B. spiral C. fishmouth D. lemniscate

108.The curve of surface that is tangential to each of the family of curves or surfaces.
A. Envelope B. pencil C. family D. cusp

109.A curve that describes the locus of the centers of curvatures of another curve to which its tangents are
normal.
A. Involute B. evolute C. cusp D. lemniscate

110._________ is formed by intersection of rays from the point reflected or refracted from a curve surface.
A. Envelope B. Evolute C. Caustic D. Parabola

Prepared by:

Engr. Jane K. Zaportiza

CA 1 Instructor