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Identifying The Conic Sections by Inspection

This document discusses identifying conic sections by their equations. It defines the general second-degree equation and explains that the type of conic section (circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola) can be determined from the values of coefficients A, B, and C using the discriminant. Examples are provided of finding the type of conic section from equations using the discriminant. Practice problems are given for writing equations of conic sections in standard form and determining the type using the discriminant.

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Identifying The Conic Sections by Inspection

This document discusses identifying conic sections by their equations. It defines the general second-degree equation and explains that the type of conic section (circle, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola) can be determined from the values of coefficients A, B, and C using the discriminant. Examples are provided of finding the type of conic section from equations using the discriminant. Practice problems are given for writing equations of conic sections in standard form and determining the type using the discriminant.

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IDENTIFYING THE

CONIC SECTIONS
BY INSPECTION
OBJECTIVE
S 1. Recognize the equation 2. Determine the
and important type of conic each
characteristics of the equation
different types of conic represents using
sections. the discriminant.
• The general form of the second-degree
equation in two variables is

• where A, B, and C are not all zero. Most


of the equations discussed thus far have
equations with B = 0.
•The graph of this equation is a circle, a
parabola, an ellipse, a hyperbola, or in
some special cases, a point, a line, a pair
of lines, or no graph at all.
• The coefficients A, B, and C of the general
form

of the equation of conic section can be used in


determining the type of conics it represents
using the discriminant
provided that the graph is not a
degenerateform
• i. If the graph of

is either an ellipse or a circle, ELLIPSE if A


and C in the equation of an ellipse have the
same sign, CIRCLE if A and C in the equation
of a circle are equal.
• ii. If the graph of

is a parabola. Either A or C in the equation


of a parabola is zero.
+Cx +Dy+E = 0 (D0, opens upward
or downward)
+Cx + Dy + E = 0 (C 0, opens to
the right or left)
• iii. If the graph of

is a hyperbola and A and c in the equation


of a hyperbola are opposite in sign.
DETERMINE THE TYPE OF CONIC
EACH EQUATION REPRESENTS
USING THE DISCRIMINANT
EXAMPLE
1.
Solution: Compute for the value of the
discriminant
Conic Degen
Section erate
Cases
Circle Point or
nothing
Two
parallel
Parabola lines, a line
or nothing
have the same sign Ellipse Point or
nothing
have opposite sign Hyperbola Two
intersectin
g lines
Solution:
A = 9, B = 0, C = 25

Since the discriminant is NEGATIVE

is AN ELLIPSE
Learning task 1:

1. Write an equation of an ellipse with center


(-2 , -1), a horizontal major axis of length of 10
and a minor axis of length 5.

2. Write the equation of the hyperbola in standard


form
3. Write an equation of the hyperbola with foci
(0 , -3) and (0 , 3) and vertices at (0 , -2) and (0
, 2)

4. Write the standard form


equation of the circle whose
graph is shown on the right.
5. Write the
standard form
equation for the
circle whose graph
is shown on the
right. List 6 points
that lie on this circle
Learning Task 2: Determine the type of conics
each equation represents using the
discriminant
Learning task 3: Classify each conic section and
write its equation in standard form

1.

2.

3.
4.

5.

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