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Conics Flashcards

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Parabola Focus

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The point from which the parabola curve originates

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Directrix (d)

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The line from which all points on the parabola are equally spaced
y-value for foci on y-axis
X-value for foci on x-axis

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Ellipses

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A closed curve on which all points are spaced from two points the sum of which are always equal to the same value

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Foci

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The two points that determine the shape of the ellipse

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Major axis

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The greater distance from an individual focus for a point on an elipse

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Minor axis

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The lesser distance from an individual focus for a point on an elipse

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Ellipse Center

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Always (0,0)

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Hyperbolas

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Set of points on whose distances from two fixed points have a constant difference
Look like two parabolas approaching each other
Form slanted asymptotes

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Vertices

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Hyperbola points on the x-axis

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Asymptotes

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Hyperbola points on the y-axis

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x-value for Horizontal Ellipses

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x=√([1-(y^2/b^2)]*a^2)

a- vertices at (±a,0)
b- √(a^2-c^2)
c- foci at (±c,0)

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y-value of horizontal ellipses

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y=√([1-(x^2/a^2)]*b^2)

a- vertices at (±a,0)
b- √(a^2-c^2)
c- foci at (±c,0)

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Foci of horizontal ellipses (without ‘b’

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c=√(a^2-[y^2/(1-x^2/a^2)])

a- vertices at (±a,0)
c- foci at (±c,0)

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Vertices of horizontal ellipses (without given foci)

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a=√(x^2/[1-y^2/b^2])

a- vertices at (±a,0) or (0,±a)
b- given value

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Foci of vertical ellipses (without ‘b’

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c=√(a^2-[x^2/(1-y^2/a^2)])

a- vertices at (0,±a)
c- foci at (0,±c)

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y-value of vertical ellipses

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y=√([1-(x^2/b^2)]*a^2)

a- vertices at (0,±a)
b- √(a^2-c^2)
c- foci at (0,±c)

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x-value for vertical Ellipses

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x=√([1-(y^2/a^2)]*b^2)

a- vertices at (0,±a)
b- √(a^2-c^2)
c- foci at (0,±c)

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Slanted asymptotes for horizontal hyperbolas

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y=±bx/a

b- √(a^2-c^2)
a- vertices at (±a,0)
c- foci at (±c,0)

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Horizontal Axis Hyperbolas

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Hyperbola curves in towards x=0

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Vertical axis hyperbolas

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Hyperbola curves in towards y=0

21
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Slanted asymptotes for vertical asymptotes

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y=±ax/b

b- √(a^2-c^2)
a- vertices at (0,±a)
c- foci at (0,±c)

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Foci of horizontal hyperbolas (without ‘b’

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c=√(a^2+(y^2)/[(x^2)/(a^2)-1])

a- vertices at (±a,0)
c- foci at (±c,0)

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Foci of vertical hyperbolas (without ‘b’

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c=√(a^2+(x^2)/[(y^2)/(a^2)-1])

a- vertices at (0,±a)
c- foci at (0,±c)

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Vertices of vertical ellipses (without given foci)

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a=√(y^2/[1-x^2/b^2])

a- vertices at (0,±a)
b- given value

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Vertices of vertical hyperbolas (without given foci)

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a=√(y^2/[1+x^2/b^2])

a- vertices at (0,±a)
b- given value

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Vertices of horizontal hyperbolas (without given foci)

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a=√(x^2/[1+y^2/b^2])

a- vertices at (±a,0)
b- given value

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X-value of horizontal hyperbolas

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x=√([a^2+a^2(y^2/b^2)])

a- vertices at (±a,0)
b- √(c^2-a^2)
c- foci at (±c,0)

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B-value for hyperbolas

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b= √(c^2-a^2)

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B-value for ellipses

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b= √(a^2-c^2)

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Y-value for vertical hyperbolas

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y=√([a^2+a^2(x^2/b^2)])

a- vertices at (0,±a)
b- √(c^2-a^2)
c- foci at (0,±c)

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Y-value of horizontal hyperbolas

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Y=√(b^2(x^2/a^2)-b^2)

a- vertices at (±a,0)
b- √(a^2-c^2)
c- foci at (±c,0)

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General x,y,c,a formulas

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1=(x^2/a^2)-(y^2/b^2)
Ellipses add the two, with ‘b’ as √(a^2-c^2)
Hyperbolas subtract the two, with ‘b’ as √(c^2-a^2)
Horizontal means x/a and y/b
Vertical means y/a and x/b

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PL-value

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Distance from a given point on the parabola to the directrix

Use, [d-r*cosθ]

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PF-value (r)

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Distance from a given point on the parabola to the focus point
Basically a ‘radius’
Use r=εd/(1+εcosθ)

35
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Eccentricity (ε)

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Ratio of the PF-value to the PL-value

ε=|PF|/|PL|

36
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Identifying Conic Sections from eccentricity

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If ε=1, the curve is nothing more than a parabola
If ε1, the curve is a hyperbola
If ε=0, the curve is a circle

37
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Conic sections

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Describe curves on a plane running through two, hour-glass stacked cones

38
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Circle eccentricity

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ε=0

39
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Polar equation for d>(x=0)

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r=εd/(1+εcosθ)

40
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Polar equation for d

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r=εd/(1-εcosθ)

41
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Polar equation for d>(y=0)

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r=εd/(1+εsinθ)

42
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Polar equation for d

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r=εd/(1-εsinθ)

43
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Ellipsoid formula

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(x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2)+(z^2)/(c^2)=1

a- ±x-vertices
b- ±y-vertices
c- ±z-vertices

44
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Elliptic paraboloid formula

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(x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2)=z

a- ±x-vertices
b- ±y-vertices
c- ±z-vertices

45
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One-sheet hyperboloid formula

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(x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2)+(z^2)/(c^2)=1

a- ±x-vertices
b- ±y-vertices
c- ±z-vertices

46
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Two-sheet hyperboloid

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-(x^2)/(a^2)-(y^2)/(b^2)+(z^2)/(c^2)=1

a- ±x-vertices
b- ±y-vertices
c- ±z-vertices

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Elliptic Cone formula

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(x^2)/(a^2)+(y^2)/(b^2)=(z^2)/(c^2)

a- ±x-vertices
b- ±y-vertices
c- ±z-vertices

48
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Hyperbolic paraboloid formula

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z=(x^2)/(a^2)-(y^2)/(b^2)

a- ±x-vertices
b- ±y-vertices
c- ±z-vertices

49
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Parabolas

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Set of points equidistantly spaced from a fixed point and a fixed line

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