Answers For Conic Sections in General Form

Mr. Clausen                           Algebra 2

 

Parabolas

 

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 General Form

Standard Form

Opening

Width

Vertex

Axis

Focus

Directrix

Points

1

y=x2+4x-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

y=x2+2x-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

y=x2+4x+4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

y=x2-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

y=x2+3x+2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

y=x2-5x+4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

y=2x2-3x-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

y=x2+2x-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

y=x2-x+12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

y=2x2-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

x=4y2+4y+1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

x=y2+2y+3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

x=2y2+6y+4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

x=y2+1y+1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

x=y2+y+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

x=4y2-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

x=2y2+3y+1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

x=6y2-y-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

x=y2+1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

x=y2+6y+5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Circles

 

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 General Form

Standard Form

Center

Radius

1

x2+y2+2x+6y-6=0

(x+1)2+(y+3)2 = 16

(-1, -3)

4

2

x2+y2+2x-10y-10=0

(x+1)2+(y-5)2 = 36

(-1, 5)

6

3

x2+y2-9=0

(x-0)2+(y-0)2 = 9

(0, 0)

3

4

x2+y2+3x-5y-=0

(x+3/2)2+(y-5/2)2 = 9

(-3/2, 5/2)

3

5

x2+y2-10x+4y+20=0

(x-5)2+(y+2)2 = 9

(5, -2)

3

6

x2+y2-8x-10y+1=0

(x-4)2+(y-5)2 = 40

(4, 5)

 6.3

7

x2+y2+x-8y+=0

(x+1/2)2 + (y-4)2 = 16

(-1/2, 4)

4

8

-2y=x2+5x+y2+ 3 1/4

(x+5/2)2+(y+1)2 = 4

(-5/2, -1)

2

9

-y2=x2-16

x2+ y2 = 16

(0, 0)

4

10

2x2+2y2-8=0

x2+ y2 = 4

(0, 0)

2

 

Ellipses

 

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 General Form

Standard Form

Direction

Center

a

Same direction as ellipse

b

opposite direction from “a”

c

Same direction as “a”

Vertices

Foci

1

9x2+16y2-144=0

Horiz

(0, 0)

4

3

 2.6

(4,0 ) (-4,0 )

(0,3 ) (0,-3 )

(2.6,0 )

(-2.6, 0)

2

9x2+18x+4y2+16y-11=0

Vert

(-1, -2)

3

2

 2.2

(-1, 1) (-1, -5)

(-3, -2) (1, -2)

(-1, 0.2)

(-1, -4.2)

3

16x2+25y2-400=0

Horiz

(0, 0)

5

4

3

(5, 0) (-5, 0)

(0, 4) (0, -4)

(3, 0)

(-3, 0)

4

4x2+y2-24x+4y+36=0

Vert

(3, -2)

2

1

 1.7

(3, 0) (3, -4)

(2, -2) (4, -2)

(3, -3.7)

(3, -0.3)

5

16x2+4y2+48x-32y+36=0

           

Vert

(-1.5, 4)

4

2

 3.5

(-1.5, 8) (-1.5, 0)

(-3.5, 4) (0.5, 4)

(-1.5, 7.5)

(-1.5, 0.5)

6

4x2+25y2+20x-150y+150=0

Horiz

(-2.5, 3)

5

2

 4.6

(-7.5, 3) (2.5, 3)

(-2.5, 5) (-2.5, 1)

(-7.1, 3)

(2.1, 3)

7

x2+4y2-2x+8y+1=0

 

Horiz

(1, -1)

2

1

 1.7

(-1, -1) (3, -1)

(1, 0) (1, -2)

(2.7, -1)

(-0.7, -1)

8

x2+9y2-10x+16=0

 

Horiz

(5, 0)

3

1

 2.8

(8, 0) (2, 0)

(5, 1) (5, -1)

(7.8, 0)

(2.2, 0) 

9

9x2+4y2+36x+24y+36=0

 

Vert

(-2, -3)

3

2

 2.2

(-2, 0) (-2, -6)

(0, -3) (-4, -3)

(-2, -5.2)

(-2, -0.8)

Horiz = Horizontal                                Vert = Vertical

 

 

Hyperbolas

 

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 General Form

Standard Form

Direction

Center

a

Same direction as hyperbola

b

opposite direction from “a”

c

same direction as “a”

Vertices

Foci

1

9x2-4y2+18x-16y-43=0

Horiz

( -1, -2)

2

3

  3.6

(-3 , -2)

 (1 , -2)

 

(-4.6 , -2)

(2.6 , -2)

2

4x2-25y2-100=0

Horiz

(0 , 0)

5

2

  5.4

(-5 , 0)

 (5 , 0)

 

(-5.4 , 0)

(5.4 , 0)

3

4x2-y2-24x+4y+16=0

Horiz

(3, 2)

2

4

  4.5

(1 , 2)

 (5 , 2)

 

(-1.5 , 2)

(7.5 , 2)

4

x2-9y2+4x+18y=14

Horiz

(-2 , 1)

3

1

  3.2

(-5 , 1)

 (1 , 1)

 

(-5.2 , 1)

(1.2 , 1)

5

4x2-y2+12x-4y+1=0

Horiz

(-1.5, -2)

1

2

 2.2

(-2.5 , -2)

(-0.5 , -2)

 

(-3.7 , -2)

(0.7 , -2)

6

2x2-8y2+8x-24y-18=0

Horiz

(-2 , -1.5)

2

1

 2.2

(-4 , -1.5)

 (0 , -1.5)

 

(-4.2 , -1.5)

(0.2 , -1.5)

7

8x2-2y2+32x-6y+19=0

Horiz

(-2 , -1.5)

1

2

 2.2

(-3 , -1.5)

 (-1 , -1.5)

 

(-4.2 , -1.5)

(0.2 , -1.5)

8

x2-4y2-2x-8y-7=0

Horiz

(1 , -1)

2

1

 2.2

(-1 , -1)

 (3 , -1)

 

(-1.2 , -1)

(3.2 , -1)

9

9x2-4y2+36x-24y-36=0

Horiz

(-2 , -3)

2

3

  3.6

(-4 , -3)

 (0 , -3)

 

(-5.6 , -3)

(1.6 , -3)

Horiz = Horizontal                                Vert = Vertical