HM2: Unit 14 Vocabulary

• parabola

• circle

• ellipse

• hyperbola

Which of these is NOT a conic section?

• parabola

• rhombus

• hyperbola

• ellipse

• standard

• complete

• general

• exact

The line we use to draw a parabola. It is perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the parabola.

• focus

• vertex

• directrix

• asmptote

• The distance from the focus to the vertex.

• The distance from the focus to the directrix.

• The distance between the axis of symmetry and the focus.

• The direction the parabola opens.

What direction will the parabola with these parts open? Directrix: x = 5, Focus: (-2, 3)

• left

• right

• up

• down

What is the length of the major axis of the ellipse?

• 4

• 3

• 6

• 2

The points (0, 1) and (-6, 1) are called the ____ of the ellipse.

• center

• asymptotes

• co-vertices

• vertices

• circle

• ellipse

• hyperbola

• parabola

(1, 0) is the ____ of the hyperbola.

• vertex

• asymptote

• center

• focus