The document summarizes key information about different conic sections:
- Circles have the standard form (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2, with center (h,k) and radius r.
- Parabolas can be oriented vertically or horizontally, with the standard forms (x-h)^2 = 4p(y-k) or (y-k)^2 = 4p(x-h) depending on the orientation. They have a focus and directrix.
- Ellipses have the standard form ((x-h)/a)^2 + ((y-k)/b)^2 = 1, with focal points located a distance
The document summarizes key information about different conic sections:
- Circles have the standard form (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2, with center (h,k) and radius r.
- Parabolas can be oriented vertically or horizontally, with the standard forms (x-h)^2 = 4p(y-k) or (y-k)^2 = 4p(x-h) depending on the orientation. They have a focus and directrix.
- Ellipses have the standard form ((x-h)/a)^2 + ((y-k)/b)^2 = 1, with focal points located a distance
The document summarizes key information about different conic sections:
- Circles have the standard form (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2, with center (h,k) and radius r.
- Parabolas can be oriented vertically or horizontally, with the standard forms (x-h)^2 = 4p(y-k) or (y-k)^2 = 4p(x-h) depending on the orientation. They have a focus and directrix.
- Ellipses have the standard form ((x-h)/a)^2 + ((y-k)/b)^2 = 1, with focal points located a distance
The document summarizes key information about different conic sections:
- Circles have the standard form (x-h)^2 + (y-k)^2 = r^2, with center (h,k) and radius r.
- Parabolas can be oriented vertically or horizontally, with the standard forms (x-h)^2 = 4p(y-k) or (y-k)^2 = 4p(x-h) depending on the orientation. They have a focus and directrix.
- Ellipses have the standard form ((x-h)/a)^2 + ((y-k)/b)^2 = 1, with focal points located a distance
Circle ( x h) ( y k ) r 2 2 2 Derived from the distance formula. Centre (h, k ) Radius r
Parabola - Vertex (h, k )
( x h) 2 4 p ( y k ) p 0 opens up, Focus (h, k p) p 0 opens down Directrix at y k - p
Foci (h p, k ) ( y k ) 2 4 p( x h) p 0 opens right,
Directrix at x h - p p 0 opens left Ellipse - Centre ( h, k ) The longer axis is called the major axis, the shorter axis is ( x h) 2 ( y k) 2 Horizontal major axis: a > b 1 called the minor axis. a2 b2 ‘a’ is the distance from the Vertices: (h a, k ) centre to each vertex (the end Foci: (h c, k ) of the major axis). ( x h) 2 ( y k)2 ‘b’ is the distance from the 1 centre to the end of the minor Vertical major axis: a > b b2 a2 axis. ‘c’ is the distance from the Vertices: (h, k a) centre to each focus. Foci: (h, k c) c a b 2 2 2 Eccentricity: e = c/a Length of major axis = 2a Length of minor axis = 2b
Hyperbola - Centre (h, k ) ‘a’ is the distance from the
centre to each vertex. ‘b’ is a point on the conjugate Horizontal transverse axis ( x h) 2 ( y k )2
(x coefficient is positive) 1 axis but is not a point on the
Vertices: (h a, k ) a2 b2 hyperbola (it helps determine asymptotes) Foci: (h c, k ) ‘c’ is the distance from the centre to each focus. b Asymptote: yk ( x h) c a b 2 2 2 a N.B. The transverse axis is Vertical transverse axis ( y k) 2 ( x h) 2 not necessarily the longer axis (y coefficient is positive) 1 but is associated with Vertices: (h, k a) a2 b2 whichever variable is positive.
