Unit 4

Question 1

A ___ is the intersection of a plane with one or both nappes of a double cone.

Answer 1

conic section

Question 2

A(n) ___ of a hyperbola is one of two lines through the center of a hyperbola that the hyperbola approaches but never intersects.

Answer 2

asymptote

Question 3

A(n) ___ is the locus of points in a plane that are equidistant from one point, called the center.

Answer 3

circle

Question 4

The ___ axis is the line joining the two vertices of a hyperbola.

Answer 4

transverse

Question 5

A(n) ___ is the locus of points in a plane such that the difference of the distances to two fixed points called the foci is a constant.

Answer 5

hyperbola

Question 6

A(n) ___ is the locus of points in a plane such that the sum of the distances from any point in the locus to two points, called the foci, is a constant.

Answer 6

ellipse

Question 7

The ___ is the line through the vertices of an ellipse.

Answer 7

major axis