Conic Sections

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What are conic sections?

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Conic sections are the curves obtained by intersecting a plane with a double right circular cone. The four types of conic sections are circles, ellipses, parabolas, and hyperbolas.

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What is the standard form of a parabola that opens left?

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What is the vertex of a parabola?

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How do you determine the direction a parabola opens?

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What is the focus of a parabola?

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The focus is a point located inside the parabola where all the reflected rays converge. It is located at a distance 'p' from the vertex along the axis of symmetry.

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What is the directrix of a parabola?

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The directrix is a line perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the parabola, located 'p' units away from the vertex in the opposite direction of the focus.

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What is the standard form of a circle?

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How do you find the center of a circle from its equation?

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What is the radius of a circle given its equation?

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What is the standard form of an ellipse?

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