Ellipses and Hyperbolas

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

The major axis is:

• The shorter axis of an ellipse
• The longer axis of an ellipse
• The closest point closest to the Sun
• The farthest point closest to the Sun

What is the value of b?

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

An ellipse has a center at the origin and vertices at (-4, 0) and (4, 0), and co-vertices at (0, 2) and (0, -2). Is the major axis horizontal or vertical?

• Horizontal

• Vertical

• Neither

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

The major axis is...

• the x-axis
• the y-axis

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

Which is the equation to find c on an ellipse?

• c² = a² + b²
• c² = a² - b²
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• (x-h)² + (y-k)² = r²

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1

Is the hyperbola vertical or horizontal? 

• Vertical
• Horizontal

What are the asymptotes of the hyperbola in the picture?

• y = x and y = –x
• y = 2x and y = –2x
• y = ¹/₂x and y = –¹/₂x
• y = 2x and y = 4x