Conic Sections

Topic 7.6

Definitions

Conic Section: Any figure that can be formed by slicing a double cone with a plane
Circle Ellipse Hyperbola

Parabola

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Equation of a Conic Section

Ax Bxy Cy Dx Ey F 0
2 2

where A, B, and C are not all zero.

Which Conic is it Anyway?

Parabola: Circle:

A=0 A=C

OR

C=0

Ellipse:
Hyperbola:

A C, but both have the same sign

A and C have Different signs

Example: State the type of conic and

x 2 2 y 2 8 x 12 y 4 0

write it in the standard form of that conic

Conic: A and C same sign, but A C

ELLIPSE
2

Standard Form:
2

( x h) 2 ( y k ) 2 1 2 2 a b

( x 8 x __) 2( y 6 y __) 4 __ __

( x 8 x 16) 2( y 6 y 9) 4 16 18 2 2 ( x 4) 2( y 3) 38
2

( x 4) ( y 3) 1 38 19
2 2

Example: State the type of conic and

6 y 2 2 x 24 y 10 0

write it in the standard form of that conic

Conic: A = 0

PARABOLA
2 2

Standard Form: x a ( y k ) h

2 x 6 y 24 y 10 2 x 3( y 4 y __) 5 (3)(__) x 3( y 4 y 4) 5 12
2

x 3( y 2) 17
2

Example: State the type of conic and

2 x 2 2 y 2 8 x 12 y 4 0

write it in the standard form of that conic

Conic: A =C

CIRCLE
2 2 2

Standard Form: ( x h) ( y k ) r
2

2( x 4 x __) 2( y 6 y __) 4 __ __

2( x 4 x 4) 2( y 6 y 9) 4 8 18
2 2

2( x 2) 2( y 3) 30
2 2

**Divide all by 2!**

( x 2) ( y 3) 15
2 2