IMMACULATE MATHS

TUTORIAL QUESTIONS
2020/2021 FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
FSC 114: INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS
Date: March 20th, 2021.
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Questions on Set Theory

1. The sets A and B have 6 and 9 elements respectively, such that A is a proper subset of
B, then the total number of elements of A and B are.
A. 3 B. 6 C. 15 D. 9

2. If 63 of persons like banana, 76 like apple. What can be said about the percentage of
persons who likes both banana and apple?
A. 39 B. 24 C. 40 D. 27

3. Which set is the subset of all given sets?

A. {1} B. {0, 1, 6, 7} C. {1, 2, 3} D. ∅

4. Given the sets A, B, and C such A = {x : x is even, x < 10}, B = {x : x2 + 5x + 6 = 0},

and C = {x : 3x2 + 2x = 1} compute A ∪ B ∪ C and (A ∪ C) − (A ∩ C)
A. {−3, −1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8},{−3, −1, 3} B. {−3, −1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10},{−3, −1, 1, 3}
C. {−3, −1, 1, 2, 6, 8, 10},{−3, −1} D. None of these

5. If A and B are non empty sets and A ∪ B = A ∩ B

A. A = ∅ B. B = ∅ C. A = B D. None of these

6. Determine the power set and the cardinality of the power set of the set A = {x : x = x2 + 5x + 6 = 0}
A. {∅, A, {1} , {2} , {−3} , {1, 2} , {1, −3} , {2, −3}} , 8
B. {∅, A, {1} , {2} , {−4} , {1, 4} , {1, −3} , {2, −4}} , 8
C. {∅, A, {1} , {2} , {−3} , {1, 2}} , 6
D. None of those

7. The union of the sets A and B is given by the expression

A. A = {x : x ∈ A and x ∈ B} B. A = {x : x ∈ A ⇐⇒ x ∈ B} C.
A = {x : x ∈ A or x ∈ B} D. None of these.

8. For n ∈ Z, let An = {a ∈ Z : a ≤ n}. Determine the set A3 ∩ A−3

A. ∅ B. ∩3i=−3 C. ∪3i=−3 D. None of these

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9. If X = {prime factors of 84} and Y = {prime factors of 315}, the element of X ∪ Y and
X ∩ Y are, respectively.
A. {3, 4, 5, 7, 9} and {3, 7} B. {3, 4, 5, 7} and {5, 7}
C. {2, 3, 5, 7} and {3, 7} D. {2, 3, 5, 7} and {2, 7}
10. The set A = {x, x ∈ N, x2 − 3x + 2 = 0}
A. Finite set B. Null set C. Infinite set D. None of these

Questions on Real Numbers

x
1. If x2 − 2ax + a2 = 0, find the value of a
A. 3 B. 1 C. 2 D. -1
2. Given two polynomials A = 8x3 − 2x2 + 5 and B = 2x4 − x3 + x2 . Find 2B − 3A
A. 4x4 − 26x3 − 15 B. 4x4 − 8x2 − 15 C. 4x4 − 26x3 + 8x2 − 15 D.
4 3 2
4x − 36x + 18x − 15
3. Which of the following is incorrect?
A. Rational numbers can be written as quotient of two integers.
B. Rational numbers are any numbers that can be expressed in the form of ab , where a
and b are integers.
C. The real numbers system is not made up of a set of rational and irrational numbers.
D. Rational numbers can always be expressed by using terminating decimals or repeating
decimals.
4. Which of the following is incorrect.
A. (x2 + y 2 ) = (x + y)2 −2xy B. loga ( x1 ) = − loga (x) C. x is irrational number
−m m
D. ab = abm

5. Find the remainder and the quotient when x4 − 5x3 + 3x − 5 is divided by x2 + x + 1

A. R = 4x + 10, Q = x2 − 3x + 5 B. R = 4x − 10, Q = x2 − 6x + 5 C. None
2
of these D. Q = 4x − 10, R = x − 6x + 5
6. Simplify m3 − 2m2 − m + 2

A. (m + 1)(m + 1)(m + 2) B. (m − 2)(m + 1)(m − 1) C. (m2 + 1)(m − 2) D.

(m2 + 2)(m − 1)
7. If α and
√ β are the√roots of the √equation 3x2√− 5x + 1 = 0, find α2 − β 2
5 37
A. 9 B. 5 913 C. 9 513 D. 5 9 3
α β
8. If α and β are the roots of the equation 2x2 + 3x − 7 = 0, find β
+ α
A. − 27
4
B. 12
7
C. −37
4
D. 27
4

9. If α and β are the roots of the equation 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0, find α3 + β 3

A. -4 8
B. 35 C. 354
D. −35
8

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10. Given the quadratic equation 3x2 − √7x − 1 = 0, find α − β.

A. 37 B. −13
C. 61
9
D. 361
 −2 5 −3
11. Simplify 42x7x2 y
21y −15 6y −15 y −15 216y 15
A. x12
B. x12
C. 216x12
D. x−12
3−7x
12. Solve 2
≤ 12

 27
B. −3, 27 D. −2, 27
    
A. 7
, −3 7
C. [−3, 24] 7
√
13. Find the real solution of the equation 3 2x − 4 − 2 = 0.
A. 12 B. 8 C. 6 D. 2
2 1
14. If the solutions of the equation x 3 + 16x 3 + 64 = 0.
A. -8 B. -1024 C. -512 D. -16
√ √
15. Solve x + 2 = −5 + 2x + 5
A.2 B. 4 C. 142 D. 6
4 2
16. Solve x 3 − 5x 3 − 36 = 0
A. 9 B. −4 C. −2 D. 27

17. Find the degree of the polynomial 16x2 y 4 − 5x5 y 2 + 2x2 + 1

A. 6 B. 7 C. 5 D. 8

18. Find the solution set of |x − 3| < 5

A. −2 ≤ x < 8 B. −2 < x < 8 C. x < 2, x < 8 D. 2 < x < 8

19. Solve the equation |10 − 3w| ≥ 4

A. w ≤ 143
or w ≥ 2 B. 2 ≤ w ≤ 14
3
C. 2 ≥ w ≥ 14
3
D. w ≥ 14
3
or w ≤ 2

20. Obtain the Quotient and remainder when 10x3 − 4x2 + 4 is divided by 2x − 6
A. 5x2 + 13x + 39 and 238 B. 5x2 − 13x + 39 and 238 C. 5x2 + 13x − 39 and
58 D. 5x2 + 13x + 39 and -58

Sequence and Series

1. Find the fourth term of the sequence given that a1 = 3 and ak+1 = 3ak − 2
A. 35 B. 19 C. 55 D. 49

2. The sum of n terms of a certain series is Sn = 4n − 1 for all values of n. Find the average
of the first three terms of the series.
A. 18 B. 20 C. 19 D. 22
1 1
3. If a,b and c are in G.P and ax = by = cz . Find x
+ z
in terms of y
A. y2 B. y2 C. y4 D. y4

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4. Find the fifth term of the sequence given that a1 = 2, a2 = 7 and ak+2 = 5ak+1 − 3ak
A. 419 B. 599 C. 535 D. 533

5. The sum of the first n terms of a G.P is 364. The sum of their reciprocal is 364
243
. If the
first term is 1, find n and the common ration.
A. n = 4, r = 5 B. n = 6, r = 3 C. n = 3, r = 6 D. n = 5, r = 4

6. Find the 7th terms of the sequence 2n+1

n2 +1
15 3 3 5
A. 49 B. 10 C. 14 D. 11
3
k2
P
7. Evaluate k+1
k=1

29 49 49 14
A. 20
B. 20
C. 12
D. 12

30
k2 + 3
P
8. Find the sum
k=1
A. 3782 B. 5894 C. 5673 D. 4955
16
(3 + 5r + 2r )
P
9. Find the value of
r=1
A. 131799 B. 131788 C. 131798 D. 131789
100
1
u1 = 23 . Find the exact value of
P
10. A sequence u1 , u2 , ·, un is defined by un+1 = un
, un
r=1
317 382 352 325
A. 3
B. 3
C. 3
D. 3

11. Find a possible general term for the following sequence 21 , 11

3 5
, 26 ,...
2n−1 2n−1 2n2 −1 9
A. 3n2 −1 B. n3 +1 C. n+1 D. 3n−1

12. The 3rd and the 6th terms of a G.P are 108 and -32 respectively. Find the sum of the
first 7 terms.
A. 4003
B. 200
3
C. 250
3
D. 461
3

13. If X,Y and Z are in G.P whose sum is 13 and their product is -64
A. 17
3
B. 13
3
C. 19
3
D. 11
3

14. The second term of a G.P is 24. The fifth term is 81. Find the seventh term
A. 729
4
B. 729
2
C. −729
4
D. −7292

15. The 5th term of an AP is 13 and the 14th term is 49. Find the first term and common
difference.
A. a = −2, d = 5 B. a = 3, d = 5 C. a = 2, d = 4 D. a = −3, d = 4

16. The sum of n terms of a G.P series is Sn = 4n − 1 for all values of n. Find the product
of the first three terms.
A. 1760 B. 1784 C. 1790 D. 1728

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11 7 17
17. Find the general term for the sequence 1, 17 , 15 , 47
2n+6 4n+4 5n+3
A. 3n2 +1 B. 2n2 +3n+1 C. 3n2 +1 D. 2n23n+5
+3n+3

11 7 17
18. Find the general term for the sequence 2, 17 , 20 , 73
2n+6 4n+4 5n+3
A. 3n2 +1 B. 2n2 +3n+1 C. 3n2 +1 D. 2n23n+5
+3n+3

19. The sum of the first n terms of a sequence is given by n2 + n + 5, find its 4th term.
A. 8 B. 11 C. 17 D. 25
9
20. Which term of the GP 21 , 34 , 98 , · · · is 2310
A. 9th B.10th C. 11th D. 12th

21. The first term of a geometric progression is 64 and the sum to infinity is 256. Find the
sum of the first ten terms.
A. 240 B. 241 C. 242 D. 243

22. The sum of the first n-terms of a series is given by Sn = n2 + 2n. Find the mean of the
first three terms of the series.
A. 9.5 B. 8.5 C. 7.5 D. 6.5
an−3
23. Find the fourth term of the given recursive sequence a0 = 2, a1 = 6, an−1 = an−2
,
A. 13 B. 18 C. 541
D. 61

24. The sum of the first n terms of a sequence is given by n2 + n + 5, find its 4th term.
A. 8 B. 11 C. 17 D. 25

25. A G.P has 6 terms. The first term is 192 and the common ratio is 1.5. An A.P has 21
terms and the common difference is 1.5. Given that the sum of all the terms in the G.P
is equal to the sum of all the terms in the A.P. Find the first and last term of the A.P.
A. 175,205 B. 100,200 C. 125,150 D. 135,255

26. The fifth term of a G.P is greater than the forth term by 13 21 , and the fourth term is
greater than the third by 9. Find the product of the first and the common ratio.
A. 10 B. 12 C. 16 D. 24

27. The sum of the first five terms of an A.P is 30 and the sum of the next four terms is 90.
Find the first term
A.2 B. 3 C. - 43 D. 73

28. Find the sum of the first 12th terms of the arithmetic sequence 3, 7, 11, 15 . . .
A. 300 B. 280 C. 320 D. 108

29. A G.P has a common ratio of 2. Find the values of n for which the sum of 2n terms is
33 times the sum of n terms.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

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30. The second term of a G.P is 24 and the sum to infinity is 100. Find the two possibles
values of the first terms and their corresponding common ratio in the form (a1 , r1 ) and
(a2 , r2 )
A. (2, 53 ) or (3, 52 ) B. (20, 35 ) or (30, 52 ) C. (40, 35 ) or (60, 52 ) D. (4, 35 ) or
2
(3, 5 )

Binomial Theorem

1. The sum of the expressions of x and y in any term of the expansion (x + y)n is
A. n + 1 B. n − 1 C. n D. n − r

2. The sum of the constant coefficient in the expansion (1 − x)10 is

A. 900 B. 1024 C. 0 D. 1010
2 2 8
3. Find the middle term
 in the expansion of (x + y )
8
A. 56x6 y 10 B. x3 y 3 C. 56x12 y 6 D. 70x8 y 8
5

4. The r−th term of the expansion (x + y)n is  

n(n−1)···(n−r+1) n−r+1 r−1 n(n−1)···(n−r+2) n−r+1 r−1 n
A. (r+1)!
x y B. (r−1)!
x y C. xn−r y r D.
r
n(n−1)···(n−r+2) n−r r
(r)!
x y

5. The constant coefficient of the 5th, 6th and 7th term in the expansion of (1 + a)n are
in an A.P. Find n
A. 15 B. 8 C. 11 D. 7

6. The fifth term in the fifth level of a pascal triangle is

A. 6 B. 5 C. 1 D. 10
 2
14
7. The term x4 in the expression x2 + x4 is
   
14 14
A. x4 B. x4 C. 3003
16
x4 D. 2002 4
16
x
5 4

8. The sum of the constant coefficient of the expansion (a + b)n is

A. 2n B. a + (n − 1)d C. n(n2 − 2n + 2) D. n2 (2n + (n − 1)d)
n
9. If (1 − x + x2 ) = a0 + a1 x + a2 x2 + · + a2n x2n , then a0 + a2 + a4 + · + a2n equals?
n n
A. 23 B. 3 2+1 C. 22n D. 22n−1
−1 n 1 n


10. If nis a positive
 integer,
 Find the
 coefficient
 of x in the expansion
 if (1 + x) 1 + x
2n 2n 2n 2n
A. B. C. D.
1 2n − 1 n−1 2

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11. What is the expansion of (2 + 2x)−1 ?

A. 12 (1 − x + x2 − x3 + · · ·) C. 12 1 − x + x2 − 41 x3 + · · ·


B. 2 (1 − x + x2 − x3 + · · ·)
D. 12 − 12 x + 12 x2 − 41 x3 + · · ·
n
 
n
an−r br , the expression of (a + b)n + (a − b)n yields?
P
12. With respect to S =
r=0 r
A. S/2 B. 2(Sum of Odd terms) in S C. 2(Sum of Even terms) in S D. 2S

13. The total number of terms in the expression (x + a)51 + (x − a)51 after simplification is?
A. 51 B. 25 C. 102 D. 26

14. The number of terms in the expression (a + b + c)n , where n ∈ N is?

A. (n + 1) B. (n + 2) C. n(n + 1) D. (n+1)(n+2)
2

15. If A and B are coefficients of xn in the expression of (1 + x)2n and (1 + x)2n−1 respectively,
then BA
A. n1 B. 21 C. n D. 1

Questions on Trigonometric functions and equation

1. What is the related angle of 500◦

A. 50◦ B. 450◦ C. 140◦ D. 40◦

2. Which of the following is true of triangle in Q3 and Q4?

A. tan(−θ) = − tan(θ) B. cos(−θ) = cos(θ) C. All of them D. sin(−θ) =
− sin(θ)

3. Which of the following is not correct?

A. sin2 α = 1−cos(2α)
2
B. sin2 α = 1−sin(2α)
2
C. cos2 α = 1+cos(2α)
2
D. sin (2α) =
2 sin α cos α

4. If θ◦ is on Q3 and θ1◦ is its related angle, which one of the following is wrong
A. − sin θ = sin θ1 B. tan θ = tan θ1 C. cos θ = cos θ1 D. None of them

5. Given that 4

cos θ = 5 , obtain

the values of
r csc α and r tan
α assuming that 0◦ ≤ α ≤ 90◦
13 15 25 15
A. 3, 4 B. 3, 4 C. 3 , 4 D. 25 , 15
4 4

6. If ∠ABC = ∠BAC = 45◦ , which of the following may √be wrong?

A. tan 45◦ = 1 B. tan 45◦ = cot 45◦ C. sin 45◦ 2 = 1 D. sin 45◦ = csc 45◦

7. If sin α = cos β = 1, then (α, β) =?

A. (90◦ , 45◦ ) B. (45◦ , 0◦ ) C. (0◦ , 90◦ ) D. (90◦ , 0◦ )

8. Which of these may not be true of a right-angled triangle with

√ one of its angles 30◦
A. cos 60◦ = 0.5 B. cos 60◦ = sin 30◦ C. tan 30◦ 3 = 1 D. 2 cos 30◦ =
◦
tan 60

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9. If the√angle between sides r and x in a right angled triangle with sides r, x, y is 45◦ and
r = 2 2,√then √
A. x = 2 B. y = 1 C. x + y = 2 D. y = 2

10. Which of the following is not true?

A. sin (−γ) = − sin (γ) B. cos (−α) = cos (α) C. tan (−β) = − tan (β) D.
None

Questions on Complex Numbers

√ that z = −3 √
1. Given + 4i and ZW =√−14 + 2i. Find √the modulus and argument of W .
A. 2, π4 B. 2 2, π4 C. 2 2, 3π
4
D. 4 2, π4
√
2. Given that i = −1, evaluate i256
A. i B. −1 C. 1 D. −i

3. If Z1 = 2 + i, Z2 = 1 + 3i, then <(Z1 Z2 )

A. −1 B. 7i C. i D. 1

4. Find the complex number of the form Z = a + ib where a and b are real numbers such
that ZZ 0 = 25 and a+b=7, where Z 0 is the conjugate of Z.
A. −4 − 3i B. −3 + 4i C. 3 + 4i D. = −4 + 3i

5. Find the zeros of f (x) = x5 + 4x3 − 45x √

A. 0, ±3, ±5 B. 0, ±3i, ±5 C. 0, ±3i, ± 5 D. 0, ±9, ±5

6. Solve for k if 10 − 8k + 2k 2 = 0
A. (1 + 3i),(1 − 3i) B. (1 + 2i),(1 − 2i) C. (2 + 3i),(2 − 3i) D. (2 + i),(2 − i)
A
7. If A√= 3 − 2i and B = 1 + 2i, find the modulus of
√ √ √ B
A. 565 B. 47 C. 74 D. 12

8. Given that Z = λ+4i

1+λi
, where Z is entirely real and λ is a constant, find the possible
values of λ.
A. 0 B. ±2 C. ±1 D. ±i
√
9. Given that Z = 3+i and W = 3i. The modulus and argument of ZW are respectively;
A. 2, π6 B. 3, π2 C. 6, 2π
3
D. 6, π3
2
10. Given that Z = cos θ + i sin θ, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π. Evaluate 1+Z
A. 1 + i tan θ B. 1 − i sec 2θ C. 1 − i tan 2θ D. 1 + i sec 2θ

11. Find the values of x and y in the equation x(1 + i)2 + y(2 − i)2 = 3 + 10i
A. x = 1, y = 5 B. x = 7, y = 1 C. x = 3, y = 7 D. x = 5, y = 7

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6 4
12. Find √
the zeros
√ of √
the function x√ − 2x√ − 9x2 + 18 √ √ √ √
A.√± 2,√± 3, ± 3i B. ± 2, ± 3, ±3i C. ± 2, ± 3, ± 3 D. ± −2,
± 3, ± 3i

13. Find the complex number Z satisfying the equation 4Z − 3W = 1−18i

2−i
, where W denote
the complex conjugate of Z
A. 4 − i B. 4 + i C. 2 − i D. 2 + i
√
14. The square √ of
i + 3 is 1 √
√ root √
√ √
√ √

A. ± 21 2+i 6 B. ± 2 2+i 3 C. ± 21 6+i 2 D. ± 21 6+i 3

15. Use De Moivre’s

√ theorem to solve the√equation Z 3 − 27 = 0 √
√ √

A. 3, −3 B. 3, 32 −1 ± 3 C. −3, 32 −1 ± 3 3



2
1± 3 D. 3, 2
−1 ± 3

16. Find a polynomial function of degree 3 having the zeros 2,±5i

A. x3 −2x2 −25x+50 B. x3 −2x2 +25x−50 C. x3 −50 D. x3 +2x2 +25x+50

17. Find a polynomial function of degree 3 having the zeros 3,±3i

A. x3 − 3x2 − 9x + 27 B. x3 − 3x2 + 9x − 27 C. x3 − 27 D. x3 + 3x2 + 9x + 27

Questions on Coordinate Geometry

1. The triangle formed by the vertices of the points (−2, 8),(3, 20) and (11, 8) is a/an
A. Scalene B. Isosceles C. Right angled D. Equilateral

2. Find the coordinate of the point P which divides the internal A(−3, −7),(−1, −4),
externally in the ratio 4 : 3
A. (−7, 11) B. (−3, −7) C. (2, 4) D. (5, 5)

√the length of a line segment formed by the√points A(a − b, a + b) and B(a + b, a − b)

3. Find
A. a − b B. a + b C. 2ab D. 2 2b

4. Find the distance of the point P (−2, 4) from the line with equation 3x + 4y = 11
A. 15 B. 52 C. 11
5
D. 45

5. If the distance of P (x, y) from A(5, 1) and B(−1, 5) are equal, then
A. x = 3y B. 2x = 3y C. 3x = 2y D. x = y

6. If the point P(2,1) lies on the line segment joining points A(4,2) and B(8,4). then:
A. AP = 31 AB B. AP = P B C. P B = 13 AB D. AP = 12 AB

7. Find the equation of the line parallel to the x−axis which passes through the point of
intersection of the lines 4x + 3y − 6 = 0 and x − 2y − 7 = 0
A. y = −2 B. 2x + 3y = 2 C. y − 2x = 3 D. x = 3

8. Find the equation of the line whose x and y intercepts are 2 and 25 respectively.
A. x + 5y = 2 B. 2x − 5y = 2 C. x − 5y = 2 D. 3x + 5y = 2

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9. A two-year old boy stands at A(−1, − 23 ), watching in fear as his two sisters; Sade and
Tayo throw water balloons at each other. Sade is at B(2, 3), and Tayo is at (0, 4).
The two sisters throw at the same time, and their balloons collide and explode midway
between
√ them. How √ far is the boy
√ from the explosion?
A. 29 B. 2 26 C. 32 D. 6

10. Obtain the equation of the straight line passing through the point (2, 3) and cutting off
intercepts equal in magnitude and opposite in sign.
A. x − y = 1 B. x − y = −1 C. x + y = 5 D. x − y = 5

11. If two vertices of a 4ABC are A(3, 2), B(−2, 1) and its centroid has coordinate 35 , −1


3
.
find the
coordinates of the third vertex.
A. 12 , 32 B. (−4, 4) C. (2, 3) D. (2, 4)

12. The perimeter of a triangle with vertices A(0, 4),B(0, 0) and C(3, 0) is:
A. 5 B. 12 C. 11 D. 72

13. An equilateral triangle ABC has coordinates O(0, 0), B(a, 0) and C(c, d). Find d in
terms of a. √ √
A. d = 2a B. d = 23 a C. d = a2 D. d = 22 a

14. The coordinate of the midpoint of the line joining the point (3p, 4) and (−2, 2q) are
(5, p). Find the value of q.
A. 4 B. 8 C. 12 D. 2

Questions on Analytical Geometry - The Circle

1. The radius of the circle x2 + y 2 + 6x − 4y − 3 = 0

A. 4 units B. 7 units C. 5 units D. 6 units

2. A Circle whose diameter touches the circumference at the points (−3, 6) and (5, 4) is
represented by the equation ......
A. x2 + y 2 + 3x − 2y + 2 = 0 B. 4x2 + 4y 2 − 12x − 20y + 9 = 0 C. x2 + y 2 −
2 2
3x + 4y + 2 = 0 D. x + y − 2x − 10y + 9 = 0

3. Which of the following represents the equation of a tangent to the circle 3x2 + y 2 = −6x
at the point (1, 2)?
A. 2x + y + 2 = 0 B. x + 2y + 1 = 0 C. 2x + 2y + 1 = 0 D. 2x − y + 2 = 0

4. The coordinate of the center of a circle which has a set of parametric equations y + 5 =
7 sin θ and x − 6 = 7 cos θ
A. (6, 5) B. (−6, 5) C. (−5, 6) D. (6, −5)

5. The equation of the normal to the circle 2x2 + 2y 2 − 4x + 4y = 12 at the point (−1, 1) is
A. x + y + 1 = 0 B. x + y = 0 C. x + y − 1 = 0 D. x − y − 1 = 0

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6. Which of the following does not represent a circle?

A. x2 + y 2 + 5x = 0 B. x2 + y 2 = 0 C. 2x2 − 2y 2 − x − 4y = 0 D.
2 2
3x + 3y − 2y = 0

7. Which of the following conditions is not sufficient in the derivation of the equation of a
circle?
A. Two points as the ends of the diameter B. Two points, one on the circumference
and the other outside the circle C. Three points on the circumference D. A
point on the circumference and the coordinate of the center

8. Find the equation of a circle if the diameter of the circle has the end points (6, 2) and
(−3, −3)
A. x2 +y 2 −3x−y+24 = 0 B. x2 +y 2 +4x+y−34 = 0 C. x2 +y 2 −3x+y−24 = 0
2 2
D. x + y + 2x + 3y − 14 = 0

9. Find the equation of tangent to the circle given by the equation 2x2 + 2y 2 = 30 at the
point (−3, 6)
A. 2x − y = 3 B. x − 2y + 5 = 0 C. 3x + 2y − 5 = 0 D. 5x − 2y = 2

10. Find the center

q and radius of a
circle
q given by the
equation
q x2 + y 2 − x + yq− 2 = 0
A. − 21 , 12 , 32 B. − 32 , 32 , 53 C. 12 , 12 , 23 D. 21 , − 12 , 52

11. Is the point (−3, 8) inside or outside or indeterminate or on the circle whose equation
is given by x2 + y 2 + 4x − 8y = 5
A. outside B. on C. inside D. indeterminate.
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12. If the parametric equations of a circle are x = −2 + 3 cos θ and y = 1 + 3 sin θ. Find
the cartesian equation of the circle.

A. (x + 2)2 + (y − 1)2 = 3 B. (x − 3)2 + (y + 1)2 = 4 C. (x + 2)2 + (y − 2)2 = 5

D. (x − 2)2 + (y + 1)2 = 6

13. Suppose x2 + y 2 − 6x + 4ky + 20 = 0 is an equation of a circle where k is an integer.

Find the value of k if the radius of the circle is 5
A. ±1 B. ±2 C. ±3 D. ±4

14. Find the equation of the normal to the circle given by the equation 2x2 +2y 2 +12x−4y =
30 at the point (1, −2).
A. y = − 43 x − 45 B. y = − 34 x + 54 C. y = 34 x − 43 D. y = − 25 x − 43

15. Find the point of intersection of a circle given by the equation (x − 2)2 + (y − 6)2 = 40
and the line given by the equation y = 3x
A. (0, 0) and (−4, 3) B. (0, 0) and (4, 2) C. (0, 1) and (3, 4) D. (0, 3) and
(4, −2)

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16. Find the length of the tangent to a circle given by the equation x2 + y 2 − 4x + 2y + 8 = 0
at the point (0, 2).
A. 1 unit B. 4 units C. 2 units D. 3 units

17. Find the equation of a circle given by the points (−4, 2), (−2, 6) and (4, 8).
A. x2 +y 2 −3x−y+24 = 0 B. x2 +y 2 +4x+y−34 = 0 C. x2 +y 2 −3x−y−24 = 0
D. x2 + y 2 − 6x − 2y − 40 = 0

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