Renz Marie R.

Nollase III- Saturn February 24,2010

Conic Sections
CIRCLE ELLIPSE PARABOLA HYPERBOLA

The set of all points (x, y) The set of all points (x, y) in The set of all points (x, y) to
The set of all points (x, y)
in a plane whose distance the plane whose distance from which the absolute value of
in a plane whose distance
from two fixed points in the a fixed point called focus is the difference between two
from a fixed point called
Definition plane called foci gives a equal to the distance from the fixed points called foci is
center is constant.
constant sum. fixed line called directrix. constant.

C(0,0) Upward:
x-axis: x2 = 4cy
Center x-axis
x2 / a2 + y2 / b2 = 1 Downward:
C(0,0) x2 / a2 - y2 / b2 = 1
at the x2 = -4cy
x2 + y2 = r2
Origin where a > b Left:
y-axis
(0,0) y-axis: y2 = -4cy
y2 / b2 - x2 / a2 = 1
x2 / a2 + y2 / b2 = 1 Right:
where b > a y2 = 4cy
Equation

Downward:
C(h,k)
(x-h)2 = -4c(y-k) x-axis
(x-h) /a + (y-k)2/b2 = 1
2 2
Left: (x-h)2/a2 - (y-k)2/b2 = 1
C(h, k)
Center (y-k)2 = -4c(x-h)
(x-h)2+(y-k)2 = r2 Where a > b
at (h.k) (x-h)2/a2 + (y-k)2/b2 = 1
Right: y-axis
(y-k)2 = 4c(x-h) (y-k) /b - (x-h)2/a2 = 1
2 2
Where b > a
Upward:
(x-h)2 =4c(y-k)

C(0,0):

Upward (0,c)
Downward (0,-c)
Left (-c,0)
P.A. x-axis: (±c,0) Right (c,0) C(0,0) :
Focus N/A (+c, 0)
P.A. y-axis: (0, ±c) C(h,k): (0, +c)

Upward (h,k+c)
Downward (h,k-c)
Left (h-c,k)
Right (h+c,k)
C(0,0):
x-axis: (±a ,0)
P.A. x-axis: (±a,0) (0,0)
Vertex N/A
P.A. y-axis: (0, ±b) (h,k)
y-axis: (0, ±b)
C(h,k):
(±h, ±k)
P.A. x-axis: 2b2/a x-axis: 2b2/a
Latus Rectum N/A
P.A. y-axis: 2a2/b
LR = 4c
y-axis: 2a2/b
e=c/b
Eccentricity: e=0
e=c/a
e=1 N/A
C(0,0):
Upward: y = -c
Directrix N/A N/A Downward: y=c N/A
Left: x=c
Right: x = -c
P.A. x-axis: 2a
Major axis N/A
P.A. y-axis: 2b
N/A N/A

P.A. x-axis: 2b
Minor axis N/A
P.A: y-axis: 2a
N/A N/A

Equations of y = ± (b/a)x
N/A N/A N/A
Asymptotes: x = ± (b/a)y