PRECal Flashcards
1
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Formed by plane intersecting a cone at an angle at its base. Special type of circle
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Ellipse
2
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Midpoint of ellipse
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Center
3
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Two fixed points of ellipse
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Focus ( foci )
4
Q
Longest distance that passes through focus
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Major axis
5
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Endpoints of Major axis
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Vertices
6
Q
Perpendicular to major axis
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Minor axis
7
Q
endpoints of minor axis
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Co - Vertices
8
Q
A chord dashing through focus
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Latera Recta
9
Q
A line outside ellipse
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directrix
10
Q
Ax2 + By2 - C = 0
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Ellipse gen form
11
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x2/a2 + y2/b2 = 1
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standard ellipse 0,0 horizontal
12
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x2 / b2 + y2/a2 = 1
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standard ellipse 0,0 vertical
13
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(x - h )2/a2 + (y-h)2/b2
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standard ellipse h,k horizontal
14
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(x-h )2/b2 + (y-h)2/a2 = 1
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standard ellipse h,k vertical
15
Q
formed because of intersection of plane perpendicular
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Hyperbola
