Conic Sections

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Conic Sections

• Topic 7.6

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Definitions

• Conic Section Any figure that can be formed by
  slicing a double cone with a plane

Parabola
Circle
Ellipse
Hyperbola
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Equation of a Conic Section
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Which Conic is it Anyway?

• Parabola A 0 OR C 0
• Circle A C
• Ellipse , but both have the same sign
• Hyperbola A and C have Different signs

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Example State the type of conic and write it in
the standard form of that conic

• Conic A and C same sign, but A ? C
• ELLIPSE
• Standard Form

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Example State the type of conic and write it in
the standard form of that conic

• Conic A 0
• PARABOLA
• Standard Form

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Example State the type of conic and write it in
the standard form of that conic

• Conic A C
• CIRCLE
• Standard Form

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