THIRD QUARTER

MELC III – 3.1

CHAPTER 3: THE CONICS
LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION

Prepared by:
JOHN FRANCIS S. CULTURA
 Schools Division Office- Mandaluyong City
City of Mandaluyong Science High School
Mathematics Department

MATH10A- ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

THIRD QUARTER
CHAPTER 3: THE CONICS
Lesson 1: Introduction

OBJECTIVES:
• To define conics
• To determine and illustrate conic sections

REVIEW:

A circle is the set of all points on a plane

that are equidistant from a fixed point on
the plane. The fixed point is called the
center, and the distance from the center
to any point of the circle is called the
radius.
Standard form:
(𝒙 − 𝒉)𝟐 + (𝒚 − 𝒌)𝟐 = 𝒓𝟐
General form:
𝒙𝟐 + 𝒚𝟐 + 𝒅𝒙 + 𝒆𝒚 + 𝒇 = 𝟎

INTRODUCTION:

The graph of a second-degree equation in the coordinates x and y is called a conic

section or, more simply, a conic. This designation derives from the fact that the
curve can be obtained as the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane.

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 Historical Note: The Greek mathematician Apollonius (262B.C. – 200B.C.)
wrote the definitive treatise Conic Sections on this subject. It superseded the
works of earlier Greek geometers and formed the cornerstone of thought on the
subject for well over a thousand years. Apollonius is responsible for the
characterization of the conic sections portrayed in the figures below. He gave the
conics their names. He believed they should be studied for the beauty of the
demonstration rather than for practical applications.

The shape of the conic will depend on the position of the cutting plane.
If the cutting plane is parallel to the base of the cone or perpendicular to the
axis of symmetry of the cone, we have a circle.

If the cutting plane is parallel to the slant height of the cone, the conic
section formed is called parabola.

If the cutting plane is neither parallel to the base nor to the slant height of
the cone, the conic section formed is called ellipse.

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If the cutting plane intersects the two nappes of a double-nappped cone, the
conic section formed is called hyperbola.

THE CONIC SECTIONS:

ACTIVITIES
:

Activity #1
Study the following videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A7RR0oy2ho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO2zAU3Eppo

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Reference/s:
Fuller, G. & Tarwater, D. (June 1992). Analytic Geometry 7th Edition. US: Addison-
Wesley Publishing Company.
Love, C. & Rainville, E. (1981). Analytic Geometry. New York, US: Macmillan
Publishing Co.,Inc.
Quirino & Mijares (1964). Analytic Geometry. Quezon City, Philippines: Royal
Publishing House, Inc.

Prepared by:

JOHN FRANCIS S. CULTURA

Teacher I, CMSHS

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