QUIZ ON CONIC SECTIONS
A. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Set of coplanar points such that the distance from the fixed point is constant.
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
2. Set of coplanar points such that the sum of its distances from the two fixed points is constant.
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
3. Set of coplanar points such that the difference of its distances from the two fixed points is
constant.
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
4. Which of the following is a circle?
A. y 2=6 ( x+ 4) C. x 2+ 6 x+ 9=0
2 2
( x−3) ( y +2)
B. ( x +2)2+( y−7)2=16 D. + =1
4 16
5. Which of the following is the center of the circle x 2+ y 2−4 x−2 y−4=0 ?
A. (2 ,−1) B. (−2 , 1) C. (2 , 1) D. (−2 ,−1)
For items 6 – 7, refer to the graph at the right.
6. Which of the following is the standard equation of the circle?
A. (x +4 )2+( y−2)2=5 C. (x−4)2+( y −2)2=2
B. (x +4 )2+( y−2)2=25 D. (x−4)2+( y −2)2=5
7. Determine the equation of circle in general form.
A. x 2+ y 2+ 8 x −4 y −5=0 C. x 2+ y 2−8 x−4 y−5=0
B. x 2+ y 2−4 x+2 y−5=0 D. x 2+ y 2+ 8 x + 4 y−5=0
8. The standard equation of a parabola whose vertex is at the
point of origin and the directrix is
x=1.
A. x 2=4 y B. x 2=−4 y C. y 2=4 x D. y 2=−4 x
9. Consider the parabola at the right. What is its standard equation?
A. x 2=−4 y C. y 2=−4 x
B. x 2=4 y D. y 2=4 x
10. Find the standard equation of a parabola whose vertex is at
(2 ,−3) and focus is at (2 ,−5).
A. ( x +2)2=8( y −3) C. ( x−2)2=−8 ( y +3)
B. ( x +2)2=−8( y −3) D. ( x−2)2=8 ( y+ 3)
11. Which of the following is the same parabola as y 2 – 5 x+ 12 y +16=0?
A. ( y +6)2=−5 (x+ 4) C. (x +6)2=−5( y+ 4)
B. ( y +6)2=5 ( x+ 4) D. ( x +6)2=5( y+ 4)
12. The equation of a parabola is ( y−3)2=−8(x +2). Determine its graph.
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A. C.
B. D.
13. The standard form of an ellipse with center at the point of origin.
2 2 2 2
( x +2) ( y−3) ( x +2) ( y−3)
A. + =1 C. − =1
4 16 4 16
2 2 2 2
x y x y
B. + =1 D. − =1
25 9 25 9
14. Which of the following is a vertical ellipse?
2 2 2 2
x y x y
A. − =1 C. + =1
10 8 10 8
2 2 2 2
x y x y
B. − =11 D. + =1
8 10 8 10
For nos. 15 and 16. An ellipse with center at (−2 , 4) , a focus is at (2 , 4) and a vertex is at ( 5 , 4 ) .
15. Find the standard equation of the ellipse.
2 2 2 2
( x−2) ( y+ 4) ( x−2) ( y+ 4)
A. + =1 C. + =1
49 33 36 11
2 2 2 2
( x +2) ( y−4) ( x +2) ( y−4)
B. + =1 D. + =1
49 33 36 11
16. Determine the graph of the ellipse.
A. C.
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B. D.
17. Which of the following is a standard form of a hyperbola with center at the first quadrant?
2 2 2 2
( x +2) ( y−3) ( x−2) ( y−3)
A. − =1 C. − =1
16 4 16 4
2 2 2 2
( x +2) ( y+ 3) ( x−2) ( y +3)
B. − =1 D. − =1
16 4 16 4
2 2
y x
For nos. 18 and 19. The standard equation of a hyperbola is − =1 .
9 16
18. Find the coordinates of the foci.
A. (± 2 , 0) B. (0 , ± 3) C. (± 4 ,0) D. ( 0 , ± 5 )
19. Determine the asymptotes of the hyperbola.
3 4 3 4
A. y=± x B. y=± x C. x=± y D. x=± y
4 3 4 3
For nos. 20 and 21, consider the hyperbola at the right.
20. What are the coordinates of its foci?
A. (−2 , 8) and (−2 ,−2) C.(−5 , 3) and (1 , 3)
B. (−2 , 7) and (−2 ,−1) D.(−6 , 3) and (−2 , 3)
21. Which of the following are the asymptotes of the hyperbola?
4 4
A. x=± y C. y=± x
3 3
3 3
B. x=± y D. y=± x
4 4
For nos. 22 – 25. Determine the type of conic each equation
represents using the discriminant.
22. x 2− y 2 +4=0
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
23. 8 x 2+ 3 y 2+ 4 x +4 y+7=0
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
24. x 2+ y 2−2 x−6 y−6=0
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
25. 4 x 2−8 x+ 6 y+ 24=0
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
Prepared by:
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MRS. GLADYS JANE D. BERNADEZ
Facilitator
