Pre-Test in Pre – Calculus

School Year 2021-2022

Name: __________________________________________ Score: ____________

Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose and write the best answer in your answer sheet.

1. What is the highest degree in conic sections?

A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2

2. It is the set of all points in a plane whose distance from two fixed point in a plane have a constant
difference.
A. circle
B. ellipse
C. hyperbola
D. parabola

3. Convert x2 + y2 – 12x – 10y = -12 into standard form of the equation.

A. (x – 6)2 + (y - 5)2 = 49
B. (x + 6)2 + (y + 5)2 = 49
C. (x - 5)2 + (y - 6)2 = 49
D. (x + 5)2 + (y + 6)2 = 49

4. Find the standard form of equation of a circle with center (−6, 7), tangent to the y-axis.
A. (x - 6)2 + (y + 7)2 = 36
B. (x + 6)2 + (y - 7)2 = 36
C. (x + 7)2 + (y − 6)2 = 49
D. (x - 7)2 + (y + 6)2 = 49

5. It is a line that divides the parabola into two parts which are mirror images of each other.
A. axis of symmetry
B. directrix
C. focus
D. vertex

6. Write the equation of the parabola with focus at (2, 5) and directrix at y = -3.
A. (x – 1)2 = 8(y – 2)
B. (x + 1)2 = 8(y + 2)
C. (x – 2)2 = 16(y – 1)
D. (x + 2)2 = 16(y + 1)

7. Which of the following is the standard form of equation of an ellipse when the graph is symmetrical to
the abscissa?
( ) ( )
A.
( ) ( )
B.
( ) ( )
C.
( ) ( )
D.

8. Find the equation in standard form of the ellipse whose foci are f1(−8, 0) and f2(8, 0), such that for any
point on it, the sum of its distances from the foci is 20.
A. + =1

B. + =1

C. + =1

D. + =1
9. Find the standard equation of a hyperbola whose vertices (1, 9) and (13, 9), and one of its foci
is (−2, 9).
( ) ( )
A. - =1
( ) ( )
B. - =1
( ) ( )
C. - =1
( ) ( )
D. - =1

10. Find the coordinates of the center of the hyperbola with equation 9x2 − 4y2 − 90x − 32y = −305.
A. center (5, 4)
B. center (5, -4)
C. center (-5, 4)
D. center (-5, -4)

11. What does the equation x2 + y2– 6x + 2y + 10 = 0 represent?

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

12. Which of the following equations represents hyperbola?

A. x2 + y2 – 20x – 20y + 52 = 0
B. 100x2 + 25y2 – 2500 = 0
C. y2 + 40x – 6y + 209 = 0
D. x2 – 4y2 – 16 = 0

13. A satellite dish shaped like a paraboloid, has diameter 2.4 ft. and depth 0.9 ft. If the receiver is placed
at the focus, how far should the receiver be from the vertex?
A. 0.2 ft.
B. 0.3 ft.
C. 0.4 ft.
D. 0.5 ft.

14. A whispering gallery has a semielliptical ceiling that is 9 m high and 30 m long. How high is the ceiling
above the two foci?
A. 5.1 meters
B. 5.2 meters
C. 5.3 meters
D. 5.4 meters

15. Find the first four terms of the series given by the formula A n = 2 + (-1)n are?
A. 3 + 1 + 3 + 1
B. 1 + 3 + 1 + 3
C. -1 + 3 + (-1) + 3
D. -3 +( –1) + (–3) + (-1)

16. Find the explicit formula of the sequence 1, 3, 5, 7.

A. An = n + 2
B. An = 2n + 1
C. An = 2n – 1
D. An = 2an-1 + 1

17. What are first four terms in the series given by the formula ∑ ?
A. 1 + + +

B. 1 + + +

C. 1 + (- ) + + (- )

D. 1 + (- ) + + (- )
18. Which of the following sigma notations represent the given expression x + 2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 + 5x5?
A. ∑ ( )
B. ∑ ( )
C. ∑ ( )

D. ∑ ( )

19. Evaluate ∑ ( )
A. 26 .
B. 27
C. 28
D. 29

20. Determine the sum of the series of the given summation ∑ ( ).

A. 65
B. 66
C. 67
D. 68

21. The unit circle is a circle of radius ____.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

22. It is the positive acute angle between the x-axis and the terminal side of angle .
A. angle in standard position
B. coterminal Angle
C. radian
D. reference angle

23. Convert to degree measure.

A. 45º
B. 135º
C. 225º
D. 315º

24. Express -330º as a radian measure.

A. -

B. -

C.

D.

25. Find the angle coterminal with −380º that has measure between 0º and 360º.
A. 340º
B. 20º
C. -20º
D. -340º

26. The coordinate of P(-450º) are?

A. (0, 1)
B. (0, -1)
C. (-1, 0)
D. (1, 0)
27. If cos = with in Quadrant I, what is sin ?
√
A.
√
B.
√
C.
√
D.

28. If tan = -2 with in Quadrant IV, what is cos ?

A. √
B. √
C. √
√
D.
√

29. Evaluate: sec2 – 1.

A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. undefined

30. Find the exact value of .

√
A.
B. √
√
C. -
D. - √

31. The domain of y = cos is _____.

A. all real numbers which are not equal to π, where k is any integers
B. all real numbers greater than or equal to 1
C. all real numbers less than or equal to -1
D. all real numbers

32. What is the range of y = 4sin x?

A. (-4, 4)
B. (4 , -4)
C. (4, +∞)
D. (-∞ , -4)

33. Find the period of y = 2sin 4x.

A.
B.
C. 2π
D. all real numbers

34. Which of the following is the aptitude of y = -3cos ?

A. -4π
B. -3
C. 3
D. 4π

35. In a circle of radius 7 feet, find the length of the arc that subtends a central angle of 5 radians.
A. 45ft.
B. 40ft.
C. 35ft.
D. 30 ft.
36. A central angle in a circle of radius 20 m is subtended by an arc of length 15π m. Find the measure of
in degrees.
A. 130º
B. 135º
C. 140º
D. 145º

37. The following are Pythagorean Identities EXCEPT.

A.
B.
C.
D.

38. Which of the following identity is NOT equal to cos 2A.

A.
B.
C.
D.

39. Simplify .
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. 2

40. Simplify .
( )
√
A.
√
B. +
√
C. +2
√
D. 1 +

41. The diagonal of a rectangle is 15√ meters long and makes an angle of 45º with one side of the
rectangle. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
A. 15√ meters by 15√ meters
B. 15 meters by 15√ meters
C. 15√ meters by 15√ meters
D. 15√ meters by 5√ meters

42. A player kicked a football from the ground with an initial speed of 85 feet per second at an angle of 60º.
Find the horizontal distance traveled by the football.
A. 180.44 ft.
B. 185.47 ft.
C. 190.50 ft.
D. 195.53 ft.

43. Find the range of 0 < y < π.

A. y = arctan x
B. y = arcsin x
C. y = arcsec x
D. y = arccot x
44. What is the domain of y = sin-1 x?
A. (0, 1)
B. (-1, 1)
C. [-1, 1]
D. (-∞, ∞)

45. Find the exact value of the expression sin -1 (cos( - )).
A.
B.
C.
D. π
√
46. Simplify cos ( tan -1√ + sin -1 ( - ).
A. -1
B. 0
C. 1
D. undefined

47. In the equation tan 2x – 2cos x = 0 in the interval [0, 2π ). Which of the following is NOT the solution of
the given equation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

48. Which of the following is one of the solutions of 8tan 2x – 5 = 3 in [ , ]

A.
B.
C.
D.

For Item 49 -50. The voltage V (in volts) coming from an electricity distributing company is fluctuating
according to the function V(t) = 200 +170sin(120 π ) at time t in seconds.

49. What is the first time it takes to reach 300 volts?

A. t =

B. t =

C. t =

D. t =

50. For what values of t does the voltage reach its maximum value?

A. t =

B. t =

C. t =

D. t =
 Department of Education
Region III
Division of Pampanga
City of San Fernando

Pre-Test Examination in Pre – Calculus

School Year 2021-2022

Answer key

1. D 26. B
2. A 27. B
3. A 28. B
4. B 29. C
5. A 30. C
6. C 31. D
7. C 32. A
8. D 33. A
9. D 34. C
10. B 35. C
11. B 36. B
12. A 37. B
13. C 38. A
14. D 39. C
15. B 40. B
16. C 41. A
17. A 42. C
18. A 43. D
19. B 44. C
20. D 45. C
21. A 46. C
22. D 47. D
23. B 48. B
24. A 49. A
25. A 50. D

Prepared by:

Mervhie E. Calma
Master Teacher II

Noted by:

Jane P. Valencia Ed.d

EPS in Mathematics