CONICS AT LARGE

Learning Objectives
1. recognize the equation and important characteristics of
the different types of conic sections
2. solve situational problems involving conic sections
 Conics: A More Unified View
•   Parabola with V(h, k)

Ellipse with C(h, k)

Hyperbola with C(h, k)

 Determine the graph of the given equation

1. 4x2 – 4y2 – 32x + 8y + 124 = 0

x2 – y2 – 8x + 2y + 31 = 0
(x2 – 8x) – (y2 – 2y) = -31
(x – 4)2 – (y – 1)2 = -16
Hyperbola
2. x2 + 4x + 4y – 8 = 0
(x + 2)2 + 4y = 12
Parabola
3. 25x2 + y2 – 100x + 6y + 190 = 0
25(x2 – 4x) + (y2 + 6y) = -190
25(x – 2)2 + (y + 3)2 = -81
Empty set
 Focus-Directrix Property
The locus of all points in the plane the ratio of whose distances
from a fixed point F and a fixed line l is a constant e:

1. a parabola if e = 1;

2. an ellipse if 0 < e < 1; and

3. a hyperbola if e > 1.
 Eccentricity

c 2c distancebetweenfoci
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e= = =
a 2a distancebetweenvertices
•  Determine the eccentricity of the conic with eq:
4x2 – 4y2 – 32x + 8y + 124 = 0

(x – 4)2 – (y – 1)2 = – 16

a=b=4 c= =4
 Directrix
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c = ea