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Circle
• A special kind of ellipse. • Axis of Symmetry-
• A=C perpendicular to F. Divides the
• Consist of all points on the plane parabola into two parts.
equidistant from a fixed point • Vertex- peak point; the main
called the center. point of the parabola that lies
• Distance from any point on circle is at middle portion of the curve.
constant and is called radius. • Focus, Vertex, and Directrix are
equidistant to each other.
• Latus Rectum- segment
containing the focus with its
endpoints on the parabola.
Always twice the length of
focal distance.
• Finding the Center: Length= 4a
√ (𝑥 − ℎ )2 + (𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 = 𝑟 • Distance Formula
• Distance between two points: o Vertex-Focus= a
o Focus-Directrix= 2a
𝑑= √(𝑥2 − 𝑥1 )2 + (𝑦2 − 𝑦1 )2
o Vertex-Directrix= a
• Midpoint Formula:
𝑥2 − 𝑥1
𝑥=
2
• Standard Form:
o If in (0,0)
𝑥2 + 𝑦2 = 𝑟2
o If not in (0,0)
(𝑥 − ℎ )2 + ( 𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 = 𝑟 2
• Completing the square
Formula:
𝑏 2
( )
2
Parabola
• is a set of all points on the
plane equidistant from a fixed-
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o Axis of Symmetry:
▪ If upward and
downward:
𝑥 = 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑥 𝑥
▪ If right and left:
𝑦 = 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑥 𝑦
o Latus Rectum
▪ Get the value of 2a first.
▪ Use the coordinates of
focus.
• Standard Form of Equation
o Upward: ▪ If upward and
(𝑥 − ℎ)2 = 4𝑎 (𝑦 − 𝑘) downward:
o Downward: (𝑥 ± 2𝑎, 𝑦)
(𝑥 − ℎ)2 = −4𝑎 (𝑦 − 𝑘) ▪ If right and left:
o Right: (𝑥, 𝑦 ± 2𝑎)
(𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 = 4𝑎 (𝑥 − ℎ) o Length of Latus Rectum:
o Left: ▪ If upward and
(𝑦 − 𝑘 )2 = −4𝑎 (𝑥 − ℎ) downward:
• Solving for each part of 𝐶𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑦
Parabola: ▪ If right and left:
o Orientation: 𝐶𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑥
▪ 𝑈𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑: 𝑥 2 + Ellipse
▪ 𝐷𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑: 𝑥 2 − • Set of all coplanar points such
▪ 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡: 𝑦 2 + that the sum of its distances
▪ 𝐿𝑒𝑓𝑡: 𝑦 2 − from two fixed points is
o Vertex: constant (foci or focus).
▪ Opposite sign of the h
and k.
o Focus:
▪ Solve for “a” first.
▪ Use the Vertex.
▪ 𝑈𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑: (𝑥, 𝑦 + 𝑎)
▪ 𝐷𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑: (𝑥, 𝑦 − 𝑎)
▪ 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡: (𝑥 + 𝑎, 𝑦)
▪ 𝐿𝑒𝑓𝑡: (𝑥 − 𝑎, 𝑦)
o Directrix:
▪ Use the value of a.
▪ Use opposite operation • Major Axis- line that passes
of focus. through the foci of an ellipse.
▪ If the graph is upward Can be horizontal or vertical.
and downward: • Vertex- endpoints of ellipse.
𝑦= • Midpoint- center of the ellipse.
▪ If the graph is right and • Minor axis- line that is
left: perpendicular to major axis.
𝑥= • Co-Vertices- endpoints of
minor axis.
PRECALCULUS REVIEWER 10/26/2023
(𝑥 − ℎ)2 (𝑦 − 𝑘)2
− =1 Mathematical Induction
𝑎2 𝑏2 • Sequence- set of terms with
pattern.
o If (h,k) Vertical:
• Series- sum of the terms in a
(𝑦 − 𝑘)2 (𝑥 − ℎ)2
− =1 sequence.
𝑎2 𝑏2
• Formulas for Arithmetic:
o Sequence
• Measurements:
𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 + (n – 1)d
o a→center-vertex
o Series
o b→center-conjugate axis
▪ If last term is not present:
endpoint 𝑛
o c→focus-center 𝑆𝑛 = [2𝑎1 + (𝑛 − 1)𝑑]
2
o Transverse Axis= 2a ▪ If last term is missing:
o Conjugate Axis= 2b 𝑛
𝑆𝑛 = (𝑎1 + 𝑎𝑛 )
o Principal Axis=2c 2
• Solving for each part of the • Formulas for Geometric:
Hyperbola: o Sequence
o Solve for the value of a, b, 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑎1 𝑟 𝑛−1
c. o Series
o To get c, √𝑎2 − 𝑏2 ▪ If last term is not present:
o Orientation: 𝑎1 (1 − 𝑟 𝑛 )
𝑆𝑛 =
▪ If Vertical, +y 1−𝑟
▪ If Horizontal, +x ▪ If last term is missing:
𝑎1
o Center: 𝑆∞ =
1−𝑟
▪ Opposite sign of the
h and k. Sigma Notation
o Vertices: • Properties of Sigma Notation used
▪ Use the coordinates for different situations.
of center. 𝑛(𝑛+1)
• Function PNS: ∑𝑛𝑖=1 𝑖 =
▪ If Vertical: 2
(𝑥, 𝑦 ± 𝑎) Used for sigma notation that has
function i.e. 5d
PRECALCULUS REVIEWER 10/26/2023
Binomial Theorem
• To refract and expand a given
expression.
• Pascal Triangle- Blaise Pascal
constantly adding 1 on both sides
Starting at 010.
• How to use?
o Look at the exponent.
o Look for the nearest row that
has the same number as the
exponent.
o The row of numbers will be
your coefficient.
o The expanded term will be
n+1.