ch 12 section 1 vocab

Question 1

conic sections are formed by the

Answer 1

intersection of a double right cone and a plane

Question 2

four types of conic sections:

Answer 2

circles, parabolas, ellipses, hyperbolas

Question 3

a parabola is a

Answer 3

single curve

Question 4

a hyperbola has two

Answer 4

congruent branches

Question 5

the midpoint of a diameter is the

Answer 5

center of the circle

Question 6

radius of a circle is the

Answer 6

distance from the center to any point on the circle; half the diameter